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Pohela Boishakh (Bengali: পহেলা বৈশাখ) [n 1] (Phonetics: pohela bōiśakh) is the Bengali New Year celebrated by the Bengali people worldwide and as a holiday on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian [2] states of West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand and Assam (Goalpara and Barak Valley).
Panta Ilish - a traditional platter of Panta bhat with fried Ilish slice, supplemented with dried fish (Shutki), pickles (Achar), dal, green chillies and onion - is a popular serving for the Pahela Baishakh festival.
A traditional Bengali lunch. In Bangladesh, this food has become common fare for the population while in West Bengal, they have remained the food of professional chefs. Further innovations include chap (ribs slow cooked on a tawa), rezala (meat in a thin yogurt and cardamom gravy) and kathi roll (kebabs in a wrap). [8]
For those regions which follow the solar calendar, the new year falls as Baisakhi in Punjab, Bohag Bihu in Assam, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu, Vishu in Kerala, Pana Sankranti or Odia Nababarsa in Odisha and Poila Boishakh in Bengal in the month of the calendar, i.e., Vaishakha. Generally, this day falls during 14th or 15th of the month of April.
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The first day of the Bengali year is known as Pohela Boishakh (1st of Boishakh) which is a public holiday in Bangladesh. [3] The Bengali era is called Bengali Sambat (BS) [4] and has a zero year that starts in 593/594 CE. It is 594 less than the AD or CE year in the Gregorian calendar if it is before Pohela Boishakh, or 593 less if after Pohela ...
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Boishakh (Bengali: বৈশাখ, Nepali: बैशाख, Bôishakh, Baishakh) is the first month in the Assamese calendar, Bengali calendar and Nepali calendar. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This month lies between the second half of April and the first half of May.