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'''Pahela Baisakh''' ({{lang-bn|পয়লা বৈশাখ}}) is the first day of the [[Bengali calendars|Bengali calendar]] which is also the [[Bangladeshi calendar|official calendar of Bangladesh]]. This festival is celebrated on 14 April in [[Bangladesh]] and 15 April in the [[India]]n<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=ABP News |date=2022-04-14 |title=Poila Boishakh 1429: Why Bangladesh & West Bengal Celebrate Bengali New Year On Different Days |url=https://news.abplive.com/lifestyle/poila-boishakh-1429-history-of-bengali-calendar-and-why-bangladesh-and-bengal-celebrate-bengali-new-year-on-different-days-1525756 |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> states of [[West Bengal]], [[Tripura]], and [[Assam]] ([[Barak Valley]]) by [[Bengalis]] regardless of religious faith.<ref name="Sinha2016p159">{{cite book|author1=Kapila D. Silva|author2=Amita Sinha|title=Cultural Landscapes of South Asia: Studies in Heritage Conservation and Management |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tc1CDQAAQBAJ |year=2016|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-317-36592-1|pages=159–162}}</ref><ref name="BBC Hinduism">{{cite web |title= BBC – Religion: Hinduism – Vaisakhi|publisher=[[BBC]]|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/vaisakhi.shtml |access-date=22 January 2012}}</ref><ref>Crump, William D. (2014), [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cDTfCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA114 Encyclopedia of New Year's Holidays Worldwide], MacFarland, page 114</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lD_2J7W_2hQC&pg=PA633|title=Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations|isbn=9781598842067|last1=Gordon Melton|first1=J.|date=13 September 2011}}</ref> |
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Celebration of Pahela Baishakh traces its roots back to [[Mughal Empire|Mughal rule]] in this region and also the proclamation of tax collection reforms of [[Akbar]].<ref name="Chakrabarti 2013">{{Cite book|last=Chakrabarti|first=Kunal|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/861692768|title=Historical dictionary of the Bengalis|date=2013|others=Shubhra Chakrabarti|isbn=978-0-8108-8024-5|location=Lanham [Maryland]|oclc=861692768}}</ref> |
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The festival is celebrated with processions, fairs and family time. The traditional greeting for Bengalis in the new year is {{lang|bn|শুভ নববর্ষ}} "''Shubho Noboborsho''" which is literally "Happy New Year". The festive ''[[Mangal Shobhajatra]]'' is organized in Bangladesh. In 2016, the [[UNESCO]] declared this festivity organized by the [[Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka]] as a cultural heritage of humanity.<ref name="unescopb">[http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/RL/mangal-shobhajatra-on-pahela-baishakh-01091 Mangal Shobhajatra on Pahela Baishakh], UNESCO</ref> |
The festival is celebrated with processions, fairs and family time. The traditional greeting for Bengalis in the new year is {{lang|bn|শুভ নববর্ষ}} "''Shubho Noboborsho''" which is literally "Happy New Year". The festive ''[[Mangal Shobhajatra]]'' is organized in Bangladesh. In 2016, the [[UNESCO]] declared this festivity organized by the [[Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka]] as a cultural heritage of humanity.<ref name="unescopb">[http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/RL/mangal-shobhajatra-on-pahela-baishakh-01091 Mangal Shobhajatra on Pahela Baishakh], UNESCO</ref> |
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| Pahela Boisakh (পয়লা বৈশাখ) | |
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 Pahea Baisakh celebration in Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
| Official name | Pahela Baishakh / পহেলা বৈশাখ [1] |
| Observed by | Bengali |
| Type | Social, cultural and national festival |
| Celebrations | Mangal Shobhajatra (processions), Boishakhi Mela (fair), gift-giving, visiting relatives and friends, songs, dance. |
| Date | 14 April (nationally and usually) 15 April |
| Next time | Expression error: Unexpected < operator |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | South and Southeast Asian solar New Year |
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Pahela Baisakh (Bengali: পয়লা বৈশাখ) is the first day of the Bengali calendar which is also the official calendar of Bangladesh. This festival is celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian[2] states of West Bengal, Tripura, and Assam (Barak Valley) by Bengalis regardless of religious faith.[3][4][5][6]
Celebration of Pahela Baishakh traces its roots back to Mughal rule in this region and also the proclamation of tax collection reforms of Akbar.[7]
The festival is celebrated with processions, fairs and family time. The traditional greeting for Bengalis in the new year is শুভ নববর্ষ "Shubho Noboborsho" which is literally "Happy New Year". The festive Mangal Shobhajatra is organized in Bangladesh. In 2016, the UNESCO declared this festivity organized by the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka as a cultural heritage of humanity.[8]
History and origin
Nomenclature
In Bengali, the word Pahela (Bengali: পহেলা) means 'first' and Boishakh (Bengali: বৈশাখ) is the first month of the Bengali calendar (Bengali: পহেলা বৈশাখ Pahela Boishakh).[9] Bengali New Year is referred to in Bengali as Nobo Borsho (Bengali: নববর্ষ), where 'Nobo' means new and 'Borsho' means year.[10] [11]
Traditional roots
Mughal origins theory
During the Mughal rule, land taxes were collected from Bengali people according to the Islamic Hijri calendar. This calendar was a lunar calendar, and its new year did not coincide with the solar agricultural cycles. According to some sources, the festival was a tradition introduced in Bengal during the rule of Mughal Emperor Akbar to time the tax year to the harvest, and the Bangla year was therewith called Bangabda. Akbar asked the royal astronomer Fathullah Shirazi to create a new calendar by combining the lunar Islamic calendar and solar Hindu calendar already in use, and this was known as Fasholi shan (harvest calendar). According to some historians, this started the Bengali calendar. According to Shamsuzzaman Khan, it could be Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, a Mughal governor, who first used the tradition of Punyaho as "a day for ceremonial land tax collection", and used Akbar's fiscal policy to start the Bangla calendar.[7][12]
According to Shamsuzzaman Khan,[13] and Nitish Sengupta, the origin of the Bengali calendar is unclear.[14] According to Shamsuzzaman, it is called Bangla shon or shaal, which are Arabic (سن) and Persian (سال) words respectively, suggests that it was introduced by a Muslim king or sultan."[13] In contrast, according to Sengupta, its traditional name is Bangabda.[14][15] It is also unclear, whether it was adopted by Alauddin Husain Shah or Akbar. The tradition to use the Bengali calendar may have been started by Husain Shah before Akbar.[14] Regardless of who adopted the Bengali calendar and the new year, states Sengupta, it helped collect land taxes after the spring harvest based on traditional Bengali calendar, because the Islamic Hijri calendar created administrative difficulties in setting the collection date.[14]
Vikramaditya origin theory
Some historians attribute the Bengali calendar to the 7th century king Shashanka.[13][14] The term Bangabda (Bangla year) is found too in two Shiva temples many centuries older than Akbar era, suggesting that Bengali calendar existed before Akbar's time.[14] Various dynasties whose territories extended into Bengal, prior to the 13th-century, used the Vikrami calendar. Buddhist texts and inscriptions created in the Pala Empire era mention "Vikrama" and the months such as Ashvin, a system found in Sanskrit texts elsewhere in ancient and medieval Indian subcontinent.[10][16][17][18][19]
In rural Bengali communities of India, the Bengali calendar is credited to "Bikromaditto", like many other parts of India and Nepal. However, unlike these regions where it starts in 57 BCE, the Bengali calendar starts from 593 CE suggesting that the starting reference year was adjusted at some point.[20][21][22]
Contemporary usage
In Bangladesh however, the old Bengali calendar was modified in 1966 by a committee headed by Muhammad Shahidullah, making the first five months 31 days long, rest 30 days each, with the month of Falgun adjusted to 31 days in every leap year.[23] This was officially adopted by Bangladesh in 1987. Since then, the national calendar starts with and the new year festival always falls on 14 April in Bangladesh.[23] In 2018-19, the calendar was amended again, with Falgun now lasting 29 days in regular years and to 30 days in leap ones, in an effort to more align with Western use of the Gregorian calendar. However, the date of the celebration, 14 April, was retained.
The Bengali calendar in India remains tied to the Hindu calendar system and is used to set the various Bengali Hindu festivals. For Bengalis of West Bengal and other Indian states, the festival falls either on 14 or 15 April every year. The current Bengali calendar in use in the Indian states is based on the Sanskrit text Surya Siddhanta. It retains the historic Sanskrit names of the months, with the first month as Baishakh.[23]
Holiday customs
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House cleaning and shopping
Visiting family and friends
During Pahela Baishakh people visit their families and friends and spend time together. Pahela Baishakh is also known for uniting friends and family.
New day salutation
Haal Khata
Haal Khata is a festival celebrated on the occasion of Poila Boisakh in order to complete all the reckonings of last year and open a new ledger. It is observed by the bengali businessmans,shopkeepers and traders. It signifies that every year starts with a new beginning.
Red-White attire
On this occasion, males are seen wearing red or white Panjabi with traditional designs on them, imprinted or embroidered. Women and young ladies wear red and white saree with blouses and put on flower crowns on their heads. Girls also dress in salwar kameez. They are seen wearing traditional ornaments and accessories along with their dress.
Baishakhi meal
Usually, Bengali people eat Panta Bhat or poitabhat, which is a rice-based dish prepared by soaking rice, generally leftovers, in water overnight. It is popularly eaten with Hilsha Fish and other curries.[24]
Mangal shobhajatra
Baishakhi rural fair
It is a fair held by the locals of that area where many different things ranging from books to special dishes are sold. Traditionally the fair was held under huge Banayan trees and traders from far across the areas would gather with their goods and toys in the fair. Some rides such as Nagordola (wooden Ferris wheel), are set for kids. Different types of traditional foods are sold out in the stalls such as Jilipi, Sandesh, Soan papdi, Batasha [25], Khoi (popped rice), Kadma (a candy made of sugar), and so forth. 'Bioscope', a form of the old movie projector, was also a part of the attraction for the youngsters back in days.[26]
Locality
Bangladesh
The Bengali New Year is observed as a public holiday in Bangladesh. It is celebrated across religious boundaries by its Muslim majority and Hindu minority.[28] According to Willem van Schendel and Henk Schulte Nordholt, the festival became a popular means of expressing cultural pride and heritage among the Bangladeshi as they resisted Pakistani rule in the 1950s and 1960s.[29]
The day is marked with singing, processions, and fairs. Traditionally, businesses start this day with a new ledger, clearing out the old which often involves inviting loyal customers and offering sweetmeats to them. This festival is called Haal Khata. Singers perform traditional songs welcoming the new year. People enjoy classical Jatra plays. People wear festive dress with women desking their hair with flowers. White-red color combinations are particularly popular.[30]
Bangladeshis prepare and enjoy a variety of traditional festive foods on Pohela Boishakh. These include panta bhat (watered rice), ilish bhaji (fried hilsa fish) and many special bhartas (pastes).[31][30]
In Dhaka
The celebrations start in Dhaka at dawn with a rendition of Rabindranath Tagore's song "Esho he Boishakh" by Chhayanaut under the banyan tree at Ramna (the Ramna Batamul). An integral part of the festivities is the Mangal Shobhajatra, a traditional colourful procession organised by the students of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka (Charukala). According to the history, the rudimentary step of Mangal Shobhjatra was started in Jessore by Charupith, a community organization, in 1985. Later in 1989 the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka arranged this Mangal Shobhajatra with different motifs and themes. Now, the Mangal Shobhajatra is celebrated by different organization in all over the country.[32]
The Dhaka University Mangal Shobhajatra tradition started in 1989 when students used the procession to overcome their frustration with the military rule. They organized the festival to create masks and floats with at least three theme, one highlighting evil, another courage, and a third about peace.[8] It also highlighted the pride of Bangladeshi people for their folk heritage irrespective of religion, creed, caste, gender or age.[8]
In recent years, the procession has a different theme relevant to the country's culture and politics every year. Different cultural organizations and bands also perform on this occasion and fairs celebrating Bengali culture are organized throughout the country. Other traditional events held to celebrate Pohela Boishakh include bull racing in Munshiganj, Boli Khela (wrestling) in Chittagong, Nouka Baich (boat racing), cockfights, pigeon racing.[33]
In Chittagong
Pohela Boishakh celebrations in Chittagong involves similar traditions of that in Dhaka. The students of the fine arts institute of Chittagong University brings the Mangal Shobhajatra procession in the city, followed by daylong cultural activities.[34]
At DC hill & CRB, a range of cultural programmes are held by different socio-cultural and educational organisations of the city. The Shammilito Pohela Boishakh Udjapon Parishad holds a two-day function at the hill premises to observe the festival, starting with Rabindra Sangeet recitations in the morning. In the late afternoon, through evening, Chaitra Sangkranti programme is held to bid farewell to the previous year.[34]
At the Chittagong Shilpakala Academy, different folk cultures, music, dances, puppet shows are displayed.[34]
India
Bengali people of India have historically celebrated Poyla Boishakh, and it is an official regional holiday in its states of West Bengal and Tripura. The day is also called Nabo Barsho.[35]
West Bengal
Poila Boisakh has been the traditional New Year festival in the state, with the new year referred to as the Noboborsho.[10] The festival falls on 14 or 15 April, as West Bengal follows its traditional Bengali calendar, which adjusts for solar cycle differently than the one used in Bangladesh where the festival falls on 14 April.[36]
Notable events of West Bengal include the early morning cultural processions called Prabhat Pheri. These processions see dance troupes and children dressed up with floats, displaying their performance arts to songs of Rabindra Nath Tagore.[37]
Tripura and northeast India
Pohela Boishakh is a state holiday in Tripura. People wear new clothes and start the day by praying at the temples for a prosperous year. The day marks the traditional accounting new year for merchants.[38][39] Festive foods such as confectionery and sweets are purchased and distributed as gifts to friends and family members.[39]
The festival is also observed by the Bengali communities in other eastern states such as Assam.[40]
Celebration in other countries
Bangladesh Heritage and Ethnic Society of Alberta in Canada celebrates its Heritage Festival (Bengali New Year) in a colorful manner along with other organizations. Bengali people in Calgary celebrate the day with traditional food, dress, and with Bengali culture.[41][42] The Bangabandhu Council of Australia also hosts a Pohela Boishakh event at the Sydney Olympic Park.[43]
See also
- Bengali Renaissance
- List of festivals in Bangladesh
- Festivals of West Bengal
- Pohela Falgun
- Haal Khata
- Bangal
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External links
- Pohela Boishakh 1425
- Modern Times in Bangladesh, H.W. van Schendel (2001)
- Pahela Baishakh Pahela Baishakh Utsab
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