Pohela Boishakh

Pohela Boishakh

Pohelaa Boishakh
Pohela Boishakh celebration in Dhaka,Bangladesh
Official name	পহেলা বৈশাখ
Observed by	Bengali people
Celebrations	Haal Khatha, Boishakhi Mela
Observances	Bangladesh (14 April) India (15 April)
Frequency	annual

Pohela Boishakh (Bengali: পয়লা বৈশাখ, or Bengali New Year Bengali: বাংলা নববর্ষ, Bangla Nôbobôrsho) is the first day of the Bengali calendar, celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and on 15 April in the Indian state of West Bengalby the Bengali people and also by minor Bengali communities in other Indian states, including Assam, Jharkhand andOrrisa. It coincides with the New Year's days of numerous Southern Asiancalendars like Tamil new year Puthandu. The traditional greeting for Bengali New Year is শুভ নববর্ষ "Shubhô Nôbobôrsho" which is literally "Happy New Year".

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In Dhaka

In Chittagong Hill Tracts

In Kolkata

Celebration in other countries

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