List of festivals in West Bengal

West Bengal celebrates many holidays and festivals. The Bengali proverb “Baro Mase Tero Parbon” (“Thirteen festivals in twelve months”) indicates the abundant of festivity in the state. In West Bengal throughout the year many festivals are celebrated. Durga Puja is solemnized as perhaps the most significant of all celebrations in Bengal.[1] Here is a list of the main festivals of West Bengal.

Main Festivals

Other Festivals

References

  1. "Durga Puja". Durga Puja Festival: Durga Puja of Bengal.


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