Bangladeshi girls taking a selfie at a Pahela Falgun festival.
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Pohela Falgun (Bengali: পহেলা ফাল্গুন, Pôhela Falgun or পয়লা ফাল্গুন, Pôela Falgun), also known as the first day of Spring of the Bengali month Falgun, is a festival celebrated in Bangladesh.[1] The celebration was started in 1991 by students of Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts.[2] The first of Falgun usually falls on 13 February of the Gregorian Calendar.[3] However, due to changes to the Bangla calendar, from 2020 onwards Pohela Falgun is celebrated on February 14.[4] The festival in Bangladesh also celebrated as Basanta Utsab (Bengali: বসন্ত উৎসব; Spring Festival),
Etymology
In Bengali, Pohela stands for 'first' and 'Falgun' or 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
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