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This is a list of festivals in Bangladesh. Almost everyone in Bangladesh has come across the saying “Bangalir baro mashe tero parbon ( Bengali : বাঙালির বারো মাসে তেরো পার্বণ)”, which roughly translates to " Bengalis have thirteen festivals in twelve months (a year)".
Pohela Boishakh (Bengali: পহেলা বৈশাখ) [n 1] is the Bengali New Year celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian [2] states of West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand and Assam (Goalpara and Barak Valley).
'First of Falgun'), also spelled Poyla Falgun (Bengali: পয়লা ফাল্গুন, romanized: Pôẏlā Phālgun), is a festival observed the first day of Spring of the Bengali month of Falgun in Bangladesh. [1] The celebration was started in 1991 by students of Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts. [2]
This water sports festival is held on the last day of Sangrai festival. [6] Sangrai water sports are performed not only by the Marmas, but also by the Dai tribes of Southeast Asia, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and China in mid-April. In Myanmar, such events are called "Thingyan" and in Thailand and Laos this ceremony is called "Sankran".
Festivals and celebrations are an integral part of the culture of Bangladesh. Pohela Falgun, Pohela Boishakh for Bengali and Boishabi for hill tracks tribal, Matribhasha dibosh, victory day, Nobanno, Pitha Utshob in winter, Poush Songkranti and chaitro sankranti in the last day of Bangla month chaitro, Shakhrain are celebrated by everyone ...
See Category:Festivals in Bangladesh for festivals by location. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. C. Cultural festivals in Dhaka (9 P)
Bangladesh has numerous public holidays, including national memorial, religious and secular holidays of Bengali origin. The Bengali traditional calendar, known as Baṅgābda is the national and official calendar in Bangladesh. The holidays are celebrated according to Bengali, Islamic or Gregorian calendars for religious and civil purposes ...
Dhaka World Music Festival also referred to as Dhaka World Music Fest is an international folk music festival held in Dhaka, Bangladesh featuring national and international music stars of different genres. The festival covers an extensive scope of performances from local folk and traditional music genres to world fusion and contemporary world ...