Pohela Falgun
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Pohela Falgun (Bengali: পহেলা ফাল্গুন or পয়লা ফাল্গুন) is a festival observed on 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] Before 2019, the first of Falgun used to fall on 13 February of the Gregorian Calendar;[3] however, 2020 onward, due to changes to the Bangladeshi calendars, Pohela Falgun is celebrated on 14 February, coinciding with Valentine's Day in the country.[4] On this day, Bengalis are seen to wear traditional clothes consisting of yellow , red, and even shades of orange. Some women also prefer to wear bangles and floral ornaments.
Etymology
[edit]In Bengali, Pohela stands for 'first' and 'Falgun' is the eleventh month of the Bengali calendar.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pohela Falgun celebrated". The Daily Star. 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Falgun Fest at DU: How it all began". The Daily Star. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ^ "Nepali Date Converter". banned-books.info. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
- ^ Pohela Falgun to be celebrated on Valentine's Day, Dhaka Tribune, 10 February 2020
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