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.
Main Festivals
- Kalpataru Utsab কল্পতরু উৎসব - January 1 of every year is celebrated as Kalpataru Day at Dakshineshwar and }kossipore uddyanbati.
- 21 February - Bengali language Day ভাষা দিবস
- Bengali New Year
- Gaura Purnima
- Mangal Shobhajatra মঙ্গল শোভাযাত্রা
- Bhai Phonta ভাই ফোঁটা
- Kali Puja কালি পূজা
- Lakshmi Puja
- Dolyatra দোলযাত্রা
- Durga Puja দুর্গাপূজা
- Indian Independence Day
- Jagadhhatri Puja জগদ্ধাত্রী পূজা
- Janmashtami জন্মাষ্টমী
- Nandotsav
- Nazrul Jayanti
- Mahalaya মহালয়া
- May Day
- Muharram মহরম
- Paush Parban পৌষ পার্বন
- Pohela Falgun
- Rabindra Jayanti
- Death Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
- Sri Ramakrishna Jayanti
- Rathayatra রথ যাত্ৰা
- Rakhi Bandhan রাখি বন্ধন
- 26 January- Republic Day
- Saraswati Puja সরস্বতী পূজা
- Shivaratri শিবরাত্রি
- Birthday of Netaji
- Birthday Of Swami Vivekananda
- Jhulanjatra ঝুলন যাত্রা
- Christmas বড়ো দিন
Other Festivals
- Akshay Tritiya
- Gandheswari Puja
- Buddha Purnima
- Jamai Shasthi
- Death Anniversary of Loknath Brahmachari
- Snana Yatra
- Bipattarini Brata
- Jhulan Yatra
- Bhadrotsav of Brahmo Samaj
- Shab-e-Barat
- Viswakarma Puja
- Annakut Utsab
- Kartik Puja
- Itu Puja
- Basanti Puja
- Charak Puja
- Rathayatra of Mahesh
- Gajan
- Good Friday
- Milad-un-nabi
- Basanta Utsav
References
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