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Falgun Full moon: March: Holika: 1–2 days: falls in Falgun, the last month of the marathi Shaka Calendar. Deshastha celebrate this festival by lighting a bonfire and offering puran poli to the fire. In North India, Holi is celebrated over two days with the second day celebrated with throwing colors.
Pakistan Day is a momentous milestone in the history of Pakistan movement. This event is held to mark the anniversary of Pakistan Resolution passed by the Muslims of South Asia on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park (now Iqbal Park), Lahore. The resolution was presented by A. K. Fazlul Huq.
Pohela Falgun (Bengali: পহেলা ফাল্গুন, romanized: Pôhēlā Phālgun, lit. 'First of Falgun '), also spelled Poyla Falgun ( Bengali : পয়লা ফাল্গুন , romanized : Pôẏlā Phālgun ), is a festival observed the first day of Spring of the Bengali month of Falgun in Bangladesh . [ 1 ]
An idol of Goddess Saraswati prepared for Vasanta Panchami in the streets of Kolkata. Vasanta, also referred to as Basant, refers to the Indian spring. One of the main festivals of the Vasanta season is celebrated on Vasanta Panchami, which in Indian society is a cultural and religious festival, celebrated annually on the first day of spring, the fifth day (Panchami) of the Hindu month Magha ...
Similar festival is observed in Bangladesh, known as Pohela Falgun. [2] This festival started in the third decade of the 20th century in Santiniketan of Bolpur in West Bengal. Rabindranath Tagore made the Basanta Utsab sacred and well-cultured. This festival showcases the elegant form of Holi and Bengal's own Dol Utsab.
Dola Purnima, also popularly known as Dolo Jatra, Doul Utsav or Deul, is a Hindu swing festival celebrated during the Holi festival of Braj region, Rajasthan, Gujarat, [1] Odisha, Assam, Tripura and Bengal region. [2] [3] This festival is dedicated to the divine couple of Radha and Krishna.
Pahela Falgun (Basanta Utsab) is a Spring festival, also known as the first day of Spring of the Bengali month Falgun. [8] The celebration was started in 1991 by students of Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts. [9] The first of Falgun usually falls on 13 February of the Gregorian Calendar. [10]
Falgun was named for the nakshatra (lunar mansion) Uttara phalguni, in the vicinity of which the full moon appears at that time of the year. [7] It marks the arrival of spring, the sixth and final season in Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Nepal. [1] Falgun falls between mid-February and mid-March on the Gregorian calendar. [8]