![]() ![]() The festival marks the end of the harvest festival, where people thank Gods for the reaps of the season gone by. ![]() It also happens to be a national holiday in Bangladesh. Pohela Boishakh is one of the biggest and most significant Bengali festivals, which is celebrated with much fervour and enthusiasm by Bengalis all over the country. Interestingly, Pohela Boishakh coincides with other regional festivals like Baisakhi (Punjab), Vishu (Kerala), Puthandu (Tamil Nadu) and Bihu (Assam), when people celebrate the new year with their own local traditions and customs. Pohela Boishakh marks the first day of the first month (Baishakh) of the lunisolar Bengali calendar. The Bengali New Year would be celebrated on 15th April 2018. Pohela Boishakh 2018, or the Bengali New Year, is around the corner, and the Bengalis around the country can't wait to make merry and indulge to their heart's content. ![]()
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