Pahela Falgun

Pahela Falgun (Bengali: পহেলা ফাল্গুনPôhela Falgun or পয়লা ফাল্গুন Pôela Falgun), also known as the first day of Spring of the Bengali month Falgun, is a holiday celebrated in Bangladesh and Indian state of West Bengal.[1] The celebration was started in 1991 by students of Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts.[2] The first of Falgun usually falls on 14 February of the Gregorian Calendar.[3] The holiday is also known as Basanta Utsab (Bengali: বসন্ত উৎসব; Spring Festival).

Bangladeshi girls taking a selfie at a Pahela Falgun festival.
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Names

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

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See also

References
  1. "Pohela Falgun celebrated". The Daily Star. 14 February 2011.
  2. "Falgun Fest at DU: How it all began". The Daily Star. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  3. "Nepali Date Converter". banned-books.info. Retrieved 2013-06-21.


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