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 Odisha. 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. This celebration is known as Bosonto Utsob (Bengali: বসন্ত উৎসব ; Spring Festival).

Names

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

See also

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

References

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Festivals in the Hindu calendar
Major festivals	Chhath Diwali Ganesh Chaturthi Vasant Panchami 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 Bhratri Dwitiya Dhanteras Ratha yatra Dashahara Ananta Chaturdashi Guru Purnima Buddha Jayanti Hanuman Jayanti
Regional New Year	Bihu (Assamese) Cheti Chand (Sindhi) Gudi Padwa (Marathi, Konkani) Nyepi (Bali) Pana Sankranti (Oriya) Pohela Boishakh (Bengali) Puthandu (Tamil) Ugadi (Telugu, Kannada) Vaisakhi (Punjabi) Vishu (Malayali)
Holy days	Akshaya Tritiya Amalaka Ekadashi Vaikuntha Ekadashi Kamada Ekadashi Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Shayani Ekadashi Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Varuthini Ekadashi Prabodhini Ekadashi Ekadashi Gowri Habba Karva Chauth Mahalakshmi Vrata Nirjala Ekadashi Raksha Bandhan Sankranti Nag Panchami Savitri Brata Amavasya Madhu Purnima Sharad Purnima Kartik Purnima Dattatreya Jayanti Pradosha
Holy periods	Chaturmas Dhanurmas Pitru Paksha Devi Paksha Uttarayana Dakshinayana
Hindu festivals