Pahela Falgun

Bangladeshi girls taking a selfie at a Pahela Falgun festival.

Template:Culture of Bangladesh Pohela Falgun (Bengali: পহেলা ফাল্গুন Pôhela Falgun or পয়লা ফাল্গুন Pôela Falgun), also known as the first day of Spring of the Bengali month Falgun, is a holiday celebrated in Bangladesh.^[1] The celebration was started in 1991 by students of Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts.^[2] The first of Falgun usually falls on 13 February of the Gregorian Calendar.^[3] The holiday in Bangladesh also celebrated as Basanta Utsab (Bengali: বসন্ত উৎসব; Spring Festival),

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In Bengali, Pohela stands for 'first' and 'Falgun' or 'Fagun' is the eleventh month of the Bengali calendar.

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↑ "Pohela Falgun celebrated". The Daily Star. 14 February 2011.
↑ "Falgun Fest at DU: How it all began". The Daily Star. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
↑ "Nepali Date Converter". banned-books.info. Retrieved 2013-06-21.

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[history-1] "Pohela Falgun celebrated". The Daily Star. 14 February 2011.

[2] "Falgun Fest at DU: How it all began". The Daily Star. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-19.

[3] "Nepali Date Converter". banned-books.info. Retrieved 2013-06-21.

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