Pohela Falgun

Bangladeshi girls taking Selfie at Pohela Falgun festival.

Pohela Falgun (Bengali: পহেলা ফাল্গুন Pôhela Falgun or পয়লা ফাল্গুন Pôela Falgun), first day of Spring of Bengali month Falgun, of the Bengali calendar, celebrated in Bangladesh^[1] and West Bengal and in the other Indian states, including Assam, Tripura, Jharkhand and Orrisa. The first of Falgun usually falls on 13 February of the Gregorian Calendar^[2] This day is marked with colourful celebration and traditionally, women wear yellow saris to celebrate this day.

Names

In Bengali, Pohela stands for 'first' and 'Falgun' is eleventh month of the Bengali calendar.

See also

• Phalguna
• Bengali Calendar
• Culture of Bangladesh
• Culture of Nepal
• Festivals of West Bengal

References

Festivals in the Hindu calendar Major festivals Chhath Diwali Ganesh Chaturthi Holi Galungan (Bali) Krishna Janmashtami Maha Shivaratri Makar Sankranti Nyepi (Bali) Navratri Ayudha Puja Durga Puja Vijayadashami Onam Pongal Rama Navami Thaipusam Vat Purnima Mesha Sankranti Regional New Year Bihu (Assamese) Cheti Chand (Sindhi) Gudi Padwa (Marathi, Konkani) Pana Sankranti (Oriya) Pohela Boishakh (Bengali) Puthandu (Tamil) Ugadi (Telugu, Kannada) Vaisakhi (Punjabi) Vishu (Malayali) Holy days Akshaya Tritiya Amalaka Ekadashi Ekadashi Gowri Habba Karva Chauth Mahalakshmi Vrata Nirjala Ekadashi Raksha Bandhan Sankranti Savitri Brata Holy periods Chaturmas Dhanurmas Pitru Paksha Hindu festivals