Bangladesh Bengali New Years Day 2025

When is it Celebrated?

It is celebrated annyally on April 14.

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Purpose

To celebrate cultural roots and new beginnings.

How Is It Celebrated?

Dhaka's Ramna Park hosts Mangal Shobhajatra - a UNESCO-listed procession featuring giant papier-mâché suns and masks, drummers in tiger-striped dhotis, and women in white-red saris with floral crowns. Families enjoy Panta Ilish (fermented rice with hilsa fish) and Mishti doi (sweet yogurt) in clay pots, as well as astrological almanac ("Panjika") readings.

Contemporary twists include eco-friendly clay mask workshops, Boishakhi EDM fusion concerts, and #MyBoishakhOutfit Instagram challenges.

History

Dating back to Mughal tax collection cycles, revived as a cultural identity marker.

Focus

Agricultural gratitude and artistic expression.

Activities

• Baul folk music performances
• Handicraft fairs
• Traditional horse races

Facts

• The procession symbolizes driving away evil.
• Red symbolizes luck, white for purity.
• Chhayanaut's dawn concert began in 1967.

Modern Celebrations

NFT Bengali calligraphy art; vegan hilsa alternatives.