Pohela Boishakh
pohela boishakh bengali পহেলা বৈশাখ bengali new year celebrated april bangladesh april indian state west bengal tripura jharkhand assam goalpara barak valley festival based spring harvest—which mark first day new year official calendar bangladesh pohela boishakh origin mughal empire representing proclamation tax collection reform akbar celebration rooted tradition mahifarash community old dhaka presently largely secular holiday celebrant enjoyed people several different faith background festival celebrated procession fair family time traditional greeting bengali new year শুভ নববর্ষ shubho noboborsho literally happy new year festive mangal shobhajatra organised bangladesh unesco declared festivity organised faculty fine art university dhaka cultural heritage humanity bengali word pohela pahela bengali পহেলা alternatively poila bengali পয়লা mean first boishakh baishak bengali বৈশাখ first month bengali calendar bengali পহেলা বৈশাখ pohela boishakh pahela boishakh pahale baishak bengali পয়লা বৈশাখ poila boishakh bengali new year referred bengali nobo borsho bengali নববর্ষ nobo mean new borsho mean year muslim origin theory mughal rule land tax collected bengali people according islamic hijri calendar calendar lunar calendar new year coincide solar agricultural cycle according source festival tradition introduced bengal rule mughal emperor akbar time tax year harvest bangla year therewith called bangabda akbar asked royal astronomer fathullah shirazi create new calendar combining lunar islamic calendar solar hindu calendar already use known fasholi harvest calendar according historian started bengali calendar according shamsuzzaman khan could nawab murshid quli khan mughal governor first used tradition punyaho day ceremonial land tax collection used akbars fiscal policy start bangla calendar according shamsuzzaman khan nitish sengupta origin bengali calendar unclear according shamsuzzaman called bangla shon shaal arabic سن persian سال word respectively suggests introduced muslim king sultan contrast according sengupta traditional name bangabda also unclear whether adopted alauddin husain shah akbar tradition use bengali calendar may started husain shah akbar regardless adopted bengali calendar new year state sengupta helped collect land tax spring harvest based traditional bengali calendar islamic hijri calendar created administrative difficulty setting collection date say current bengali calendar begin year hijrah ie migration prophet muhammad last messenger islam makkah madinah vikramaditya origin theory historian attribute bengali calendar thcentury indian king shashanka term bangabda bangla year found two shiva temple many century older akbar era suggesting bengali calendar existed akbars time various dynasty whose territory extended bengal prior thcentury used vikrami calendar buddhist text inscription created pala empire era mention vikrama month ashvin system found sanskrit text elsewhere ancient medieval indian subcontinent rural bengali community india bengali calendar credited bikromaditto like many part india nepal however unlike region start bce bengali calendar start ce suggesting starting reference year adjusted point bangladesh however old bengali calendar modified committee headed muhammad shahidullah making first five month day long rest day month falgun adjusted day every leap year officially adopted bangladesh since national calendar start new year festival always fall april bangladesh – calendar amended falgun lasting day regular year day leap one effort align western use gregorian calendar however date celebration april retained bengali calendar india remains tied hindu calendar system used set various bengali hindu festival bengali west bengal indian state festival fall either april every year current bengali calendar use indian state based sanskrit text surya siddhanta retains historic sanskrit name month first month baishakh pohela boishakh people wear traditional attire namely woman clad sari salwar kameez men dressed kurta visit family friend spend time together pohela boishakh also known uniting friend family long time time unity reuniting spending enjoyable time friend family putting past behind celebration bengali new year pahela baishakh begin dawn arranges cultural organisation chhayanaut welcoming year ramna batamul banyan tree ramna park bangladesh haal khata festival celebrated occasion pohela boishakh order complete account reckoning last year open new ledger observed bengali businessmen shopkeeper trader signifies every year start new beginning ignores due debt customer shopkeeper alike instead open new page new year shopkeeping occasion male seen wearing red white kurta traditional design imprinted embroidered woman young lady wear red white saree blouse put flower crown head girl also dress salwar kameez seen wearing traditional ornament accessory along dress thought traditional ledger used haal khata red cover white page recent time claiming traditional bengali eat panta bhat poitabhat ricebased dish prepared soaking rice generally leftover water overnight popularly eaten hilsa fish curry many argue ageold tradition merely trend stop overfishing repopulate dwindling hilsa population around time fishing banned mangal shobhajatra mongol shovajatra bengali মঙ্গল শোভাযাত্রা mass procession take place dawn first day bengali new year bangladesh procession organised teacher student faculty fine art university dhaka festival considered expression secular identity bangladeshi people way promote unity declared intangible cultural heritage unesco categorised representative list heritage humanity fair held local area many different thing ranging book special dish sold traditionally fair held huge banyan tree trader far across area would gather good toy fair ride nagordola wooden ferris wheel set kid different type traditional food sold stall jilipi sandesh soan papdi batasha candy made sugar jaggery khoi popped rice kadma candy made sugar forth bioscope form old movie projector also part attraction younglings back day bengali new year observed public holiday bangladesh celebrated across religious boundary muslim majority hindu minority according willem van schendel henk schulte nordholt festival became popular mean expressing cultural pride heritage among bangladeshi resisted pakistani rule day marked singing procession fair traditionally business start day new ledger clearing old often involves inviting loyal customer offering sweetmeat festival called haal khata singer perform traditional song welcoming new year people enjoy classical jatra play people wear festive dress woman desking hair flower whitered color combination particularly popular bangladeshi prepare enjoy variety traditional festive food pohela boishakh include panta bhat watered rice ilish bhaji fried hilsa fish many special bhartas paste dhaka celebration start dhaka dawn rendition rabindranath tagore song esho boishakh chhayanaut banyan tree ramna ramna batamul integral part festivity mangal shobhajatra traditional colourful procession organised student faculty fine art university dhaka charukala according history rudimentary step mangal shobhjatra started jessore charupith community organisation later faculty fine art university dhaka arranged mangal shobhajatra different motif theme mangal shobhajatra celebrated different organisation country dhaka university mangal shobhajatra tradition started student used procession overcome frustration military rule organised festival create mask float least three theme one highlighting evil another courage third peace also highlighted pride bangladeshi people folk heritage irrespective religion creed caste gender age recent year procession different theme relevant country culture politics every year different cultural organisation band also perform occasion fair celebrating bengali culture organised throughout country traditional event held celebrate pohela boishakh include bull racing munshiganj boli khela wrestling chittagong nouka baich boat racing cockfight pigeon racing chittagong pohela boishakh celebration chittagong involves similar tradition dhaka student fine art institute chittagong university brings mangal shobhajatra procession city followed daylong cultural activity dc hill crb range cultural programme held different sociocultural educational organisation city shammilito pohela boishakh udjapon parishad hold twoday function hill premise observe festival starting rabindra sangeet recitation morning late afternoon evening chaitra sangkranti programme held bid farewell previous year chittagong shilpakala academy different folk culture music dance puppet show displayed bengali india historically celebrated pohela boishakh official regional holiday state west bengal tripura day also called nabo barsho west bengal pohela boisakh traditional new year festival state new year referred noboborsho festival fall april west bengal follows traditional bengali calendar adjusts solar cycle differently one used bangladesh festival fall april notable event west bengal include early morning cultural procession called prabhat pheri procession see dance troupe child dressed float displaying performance art song rabindranath tagore tripura northeast india pohela boishakh state holiday tripura people wear new clothes start day praying temple prosperous year day mark traditional accounting new year merchant festive food confectionery sweet purchased distributed gift friend family member festival also observed bengali community eastern state assam bangladesh heritage ethnic society alberta canada celebrates heritage festival bengali new year colourful manner along organisation bengali people calgary celebrate day traditional food dress bengali culture bangabandhu council australia also host pohela boishakh event sydney olympic park bengali renaissance list festival bangladesh festival west bengal pohela falgun haal khata bangal pohela boishakh modern 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