Pohela Falgun
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Bangladeshi girls taking Selfie at Pohela Falgun festival.
Pohela Falgun (Bengali: পহেলা ফাল্গুন Pôhela Falgun or পয়লা ফাল্গুন Pôela Falgun), first day of Spring of Bengali month Falgun, of the Bengali calendar, celebrated in Bangladesh[1] and West Bengal and in the other Indian states, including Assam, Tripura, Jharkhand and Odisha. The first of Falgun usually falls on 13 February of the Gregorian Calendar.[2] This day is marked with colourful celebration and traditionally, women wear yellow saris to celebrate this day. This celebration is known as Bosonto Utsob (Bengali: বসন্ত উৎসব ; Spring Festival).
Names
In Bengali, Pohela stands for 'first' and 'Falgun' is eleventh month of the Bengali calendar.
See also
References
- ↑ "Pohela Falgun celebrated". The Daily Star. 14 February 2011.
- ↑ "Nepali Date Converter". banned-books.info. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
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