Happy new year-1422 Pahela Boishakh First Day of Bengali New Year (Bangla Noboborsho)

On 14 April of every year Bengali Noboborsho is celebrated in Bangladesh and 15 April in West Bengal of India. This is the first day of the Bengali calendar.This day has traditionally greeting as শুভ নববর্ষ (Bengali New Year).This year Pahela Baishakh, the most colourful celebration in the Bangla calendar falls on Today on 14 Apr 2015. President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have greeted their countrymen on the occasion of Bangla New Year 1422.

Pahela Baishakh is a traditional occasion in the life of each and every Bengali. Pahela Boishakh is the first month and the first day of Bengali Calendar. On this day we celebrate our (Bengali new year) Bengali Noboborsho. Mughal Emperor Akbar had introduced the Bengali calendar in the year 1556 and now the year is1422.

Bangladeshi people enjoy a national holiday on Pahela Boishakh. Pahela Baishakh celebrations have become an integral part of Bengali culture. All over the country people celebrates fairs and festivals and get lots of enjoyment. There may have traditional song that welcomes the New Year. People eat traditional food and artist shows traditional handicraft to sell.

Village dwellers of Bangladesh traditionally clean their house and people usually dress up in new clothes and enjoy the festival. They also prepare special dishes for guests.People of Bangladesh wear traditional dress like Saris, Panjabis etc. There has a festival organized by the student and the teachers of Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka.


This month is the start of a new business year of Bangladeshi people. All Businessmen and Traders open new account book and arranged a traditional occupation Haalkhata for closing the previous accounts.
This year we see people gather with traditional dress and celebrate the days from early morning. Girls and babies get her face painted during a celebration of 'Pahela Baishakh'.Every body eat a traditional food (Panta Elish) .So Bengali new year,The first day of the Boishakh is really a cultural and important day of all Bangladeshi people.






Ref: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohela_Boishakh

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