Pohela Falgun
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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
References
- ↑ "Pohela Falgun celebrated". The Daily Star. February 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Nepali Date Converter". banned-books.info. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
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