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
In Bengali, Pohela stands for 'first' and 'Falgun' is the eleventh month of the Bengali calendar.
See also
References
- ^ "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
