When is bengali new year 2018

Bengalis across the globe are gearing up to welcome their new year on April The Pohela Boishakh , also known as Pahela Baishakh or Bangla Noboborsho marks the first day of the first month Baishakh of the lunisolar Bengali calendar. The occasion also coincides with the other regional festivals like Vishu Kerala , Puthandu Tamil Nadu , Baisakhi Punjab , and Bihu Assam , when people celebrate the new year with their own local traditions and customs.

In Bangladesh, the th Bengali New Year is being celebrated today and it is also one of the biggest events and the only secular festival in the country. The history of the celebration of Pohela Boishakh has a Mughal connection. People who celebrate the festival might be unaware of the fact that the Bengali calendar is one of its kind as it was introduced by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the 15 th Century.

Shutterstock To celebrate the new year, Bengalis wear new clothes, clean their house and decorate their front door with alpana painting done with a mixture of rice and flour. Get our Daily News Capsule Subscribe. Thank you for subscribing to our Daily News Capsule newsletter. Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin.

Sign Up. Edit Profile. Subscribe Now. Your Subscription Plan Cancel Subscription. Home India News Entertainment. Women and men wear new clothes and sing and dance along the Bengali classical and folk tunes. As no Bengali celebration is ever complete without mouth-watering Bengali dishes and sweets, Pohela Boishakh sees a variety of veg and non-veg delicacies that are prepared across all Bengali households. Hope coming new year fulfill all your desires and wishes.