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Pohela Boishakh: The Bengali New Year
My picture taken during the Pohela Boishakh wearing a mask.
Pohela Boishakh is a traditional festival of Bangladesh. It is one of the few festivals celebrated by the people of Bangladesh. Pohela Boishakh is the first day of fast month of the Bengali year. The day begins with the first sunrise of the new year in the eastern sky. In a desperate attempt to get the good days ahead, leaving behind the days of sorrow, success and failure, the joys and sorrows of the past years. The celebration of Pohela Boishakh is the inspiration for us to move forward. It is foremost among the customs of Bangladesh and Bengalis. Bengali New Year is a joint festival of all Bengalis irrespective of religion and caste.
The beginning of Bengali New Year:
From the history of the birth and development of the Bengali nation, it is known that the culture, rituals, and festivals of Bangladesh are all based on agriculture. The Bengali year was no exception. Various festivals have been going on in our country since ancient times. The birth year of the Bengali year or Bangabda is closely associated with these festivals. The Mughal emperor Akbar ordered the creation of a separate Bengali year for Bangal in keeping with the Arabic year for his administration. He directed the introduction of this year keeping in view the benefits of collecting charge or rent from the farmers. This year was determined according to the time of harvesting in the house of the Bengali farmer at that time and according to the convenience of revenue collection in agrarian Bangal. The policy stated that the year would start from the beginning of sowing the seeds in the field and would end at the end of the harvest. According to the application of this policy, the Bengali year was introduced from the Pohela Baishakh to the thirtieth Chaitra. In line with the conventional Hijri lunar year and the Bengali solar year, the emperor's astrologer, the great scholar Amir Fatehullah Siraj, invented the Bengali year. From the time of the accession to the throne of Emperor Akbar, from March 16, 1556, the year of Bangabda began to be reckoned. And since then, people have been performing their accounts, debts, rents and various transactions on the Bengali New Year And this was the history of Bengali New Year.
Importance of Pohela Boishakh:
The introduction of Bengali year is a memorable event in the life of Bengalis. Being the first day of the Pohela Baishakh is also an important event. Bangali New Year has a huge impact on the work flow of Bangalis. The way of life of Bangalis, festivals, ceremonies, festivals, auspicious halakhata of trade and commerce, payment of rent, daily activities, day-date of Bengali year are done according to date-star. Although we are using the Christian year in our daily activities. However, no matter how much we use the Christian year, there is no way to deny the necessity of the Bengali year. We now give equal importance to the Bengali year. We celebrate the Pohela Baishakh with great joy.
How to celebrated pohela boishakh in Bangladesh:
Bengalis today spontaneously take part in the Bengali New Year. Bangalis today are not only in the villages, In the city, in the capital, Bengali festivals Pahela Boishakh and New Year are celebrated in cultural festivals. Students of the Institute of Fine Arts welcome the new year by participating in the Baishakhi Rally by making a Laikj painting, a Laikj dressed elephant and a neck mask. Chayanat welcomes the new year with Rabindra Sangeet at the base of Ramna from morning. On the morning of the Pohela Baishakh, the air touches the air around Ramna and the touch of Bengalis spreads to thousands of Kalotans. Also those who do not wear Punjabi pajamas all year round, they also wear Punjabi pajamas on the first Baishakh, Women wear sari. At the same time, the decoration is in keeping with the Bengali culture. Everyone got up to organized the joy. It's like the scattering of the festival.
Bengali New Year Traditional Bengali customs:
Bengali New Year is celebrated with great pomp in every house of agricultural based Bangladesh. On the last night of the month of Chaitra, house wife cook more rice and keep it with water. In the morning, the whole family is fed with that panta rice with hilsa fish, green chillies, onions and various mash. Eating panta and hilsa fish in particular has become a New Year's tradition. Nowadays, it is organized in almost every house. The taste of this panta rice is like nectar that it has become essential even on today's New Year's Day. Also, on New Year's Day, every house has a variety of food arrangements. Not only in the villages, but also the people of the city celebrate the New Year by organizing various meals and program on this day.
The Day of Bengali New Year Public Events in Bangladesh:
Bengali New Year is a joyous day in the history and tradition of the Bengali nation. This day is celebrated every year in a festive atmosphere. Various ceremonies were also held on the occasion. Notable among them are - Baishakhi Mela, Halkhata, Punyah - these are the public events of Bangladesh on the occasion of New Year.
Baishakhi Mela: On the occasion of the Pohela Baishakh, the most notable fair in the country is the Baishakhi Mela. At this fair pottery and cottage industries are bought and sold. On the occasion of the fair different people bring their products to the fair and for the purpose of selling. Like as: baskets, kula, sieves, balloon-pidi, pots and pans, various types of earthenware, wooden utensils and various toys etc. In addition, the fairgrounds are busy with carousels, bioscopes, lotteries, magic shows, puppet dances, etc. However, the main attraction of the people at the Baishakhi fair is the variety of sweets. The fair is decorated with various sweet posara. And more or less all the incoming buyers return home after buying this sweet. Also the little children ones to go home happily buying their favourite toy and other items.
Halkhata: Since Pahela Boishakh is deeply rooted in Bengali culture, Halkhata is an important part of it. Actually Bengali New Year is associated not only with culture but also with economics. Pohela Boishakh is the day of halakhata of the business community. The significance of this halakhata is a lot of economic transactions. By calculating the arrears of the whole year, the traders eat the new ledger by deleting the old ledger. Buyers are invited to collect old year dues. The shops of the merchants are washed and cleaned and decorated with colored paper and balloons. And from the morning of Boishakh, the buyers are made sweet.
Gifts: Since Pahela Boishakh is a special part of Bengali culture, on Pahela Boishakh, various institutions of the country exchange New Year greetings. Nowadays, different types of greeting cards are sold on the occasion of Bengali New Year. Hand-drawn greeting cards in different colored inks are also available. Many people give books as gifts to their loved ones as a New Year's greeting. Also encourages loved ones with a variety of gift items.
New Year celebrate in City Life: At the present time, the Bengali New Year or the Pohela Baishakh brings the message of new life to the cities and metropolises. Panta Hilsa and various dishes are served in almost every house in the city. The people of the city celebrate the New Year more beautifully than the villagers. The modern women of the city also wear basanti colored saris and the men wear Punjabi-pajamas. On this occasion, various organizations and institutions took various programs. The whole city was abuzz with joy. It's like a combination of a colorful arrangement.
In fact, Pahela Boishakh or New Year inspires people to work with new vigor. On this day, people wish success in the new life by removing all the failures and filth of the old year. Pohela boishakh inspires Bengalis to move forward with new hopes and dreams. And in this way, Pahela Boishakh became deeply involved in the life of Bengalis.
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