title: Magh (Bengali calendar)
text: # Magh (Bengali calendar)
  
  Magh (Bengali: মাঘ) is the tenth month in the Bengali calendar. This is the last month of the two months of winter season.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  This month is named after the star Magha (মঘা Môgha).
  
  ## Festivals
  
  * Maghi Purnima, a Buddhist festival on the full moon night of this month
  * Suryavrata, a vrata observed by Hindu women usually who are unmarried, on the first day of this month
  * Saraswati puja, Hindu festival in honor of goddess Saraswati observed on the fifth lunar day in this month, popular in Bangladesh, and Assam and West Bengal states of India.
  
  ## Observances
  
  * Suryavrata - Magh 1
  * Republic Day of India and Australia Day - Magh 12 (India), Magh 11 (Bangladesh)
  * Super Bowl Sunday - Fourth Sunday of Magh
  