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This is a list of festivals in Bangladesh. Almost everyone in Bangladesh has come across theââsaying âBangalir baro mashe tero parbon (Bengali: āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŖ)â, which roughly translatesââto "Bengalis have thirteen festivals in twelve months (a year)". Bangladesh is a country of colourful celebrations. The people celebrate their faith, "life," liberty, "nature," elation, and achievements round the "year through a wide variety of fairs." And festivals, organized with enthusiasm and "intricate details." Some Bengali fairs and festivals have a recorded history of over 2000 years. Festivals in Bangladesh fall into four major categories: religious festivals, national events, cultural festivals and tribal festivals. Although a few festivals are primarily meant for particular sections of the population, all the festivals have now attained universal reach throughout the country.
Religious observanceâģ
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Muslimâģ
- Eid ul-Fitr (Bengali: āĻāĻĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°/āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĻ) - on the 1st day of Shawwal month of the lunar Islamic calendar.
- Eid ul-Adha (Bengali: āĻāĻĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻšāĻžāĻ°/āĻā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ)- on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah month of the Islamic calendar.
- Chaand Raat (Bengali: āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤)- on the 29th. Or 30th night of Ramadan month of the Islamic calendar.
- Ashura (Bengali: āĻāĻļā§āĻ°āĻž)- on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar.
- Eid-e-Meeladun Nabi (Bengali: āĻāĻĻā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻŦāĻŋ)â The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad
- Shab-e-Qadr (Bengali: āĻļāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĻāĻ°)
- Shab-e-Barat (Bengali: āĻļāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻ¤)
- Bishwa Ijtema(Bengali: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻž)
Hinduâģ
- Durga Puja - from the 2ndââto the 7th day of Ashwin month of the Hindu calendar.
- Krishna Janmashtami - celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna
- Dolyatra
- Ratha Yatra, the most popular being Dhamrai Rathayatra.
- Kali Puja in Diwali
- Saraswati Puja
- Ashtami Snan on Chaitra Shukla Paksha Ashtami (ninth day during the waxing phase of moon in Chaitra Month) as per Hindu Lunar Calendar
Buddhistâģ
- Buddha Purnima - Buddha's Birthday
- Madhu Purnima
- Kathin Chibardan - offering of woven robe made of cotton to monks and nuns.
Christianâģ
- Boro Din/Christmas - on 25 December of the Gregorian calendar.
- Easter Sunday
Patriotic and National Observancesâģ
- Language Movement Day - (International Mother Language Day); Colours worn:
- Genocide Remembrance Day; Colours worn:
- National day of mourning (15 August); Colours worn:
- Independence Day; Colours worn:
- Armed Forces Day
- Martyred Intellectuals Day; Colours worn:
- Victory Day; Colours worn:
Cultural festivalsâģ
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Generalâģ
Musicâģ
- Dhaka World Music Festival (music)
- Bengal Classical Music Festival
- International Folk Festival
Folkâģ
- Pahela Baishakh - on the 1st day of the Bengali calendar and summer festival; also called Bangla Noboborsho; Colours worn:
- Boshonto Utshob - Spring festival also known as Pohela Falgun; Colours worn:
- Nabanna - Winter and harvest festival; Colours worn:
- Borsha Utshob - Monsoon festival; Colours worn:
- Nouka Baich - Boat racing festivals held after the monsoon when rivers are filled
Othersâģ
- Bengal Original Culture Festival
- Cinemaking International Film Festival
- Dhaka Festival
- Dhaka Art Summit
- Hay Festival Dhaka
- Dhaka Fashion Week
- Dhaka International Film Festival
- Chobi Mela International Photography Festival
- CRACK International Art Camp
- International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh
- Bioscope Children's Photography Festival
- Latin Dance Festival
Fairsâģ
- Ekushey Book Fair - in Dhaka on the month of February of the Gregorian calendar.
- Dhaka International Trade Fair
- National Tree Fair - Month-long National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair.
- National Fisheries Week and Fish Fair - Week-long National Fiash Trade and Fair.
Local eventsâģ
- Shakrain â in Dhaka at the end of the Poush of the Bengali calendar.
- Jatiya Pitha Utsab â National Pitha (Cake) Festival.
- Charak â 3-day-long festival in Pabna starting on the last day of the Bangla month of Chaitra.
- Joy Bangla Concert â annual concert to mark the 7 March Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- Nouka Baich
- Bisu Mela
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