Category: CulturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
পোইলা বৈশাখ
/poila boishakh/Roman
English meaning: Bengali New Year
Definition
The first day of the Bengali calendar year, typically falling on 14-15 April. Celebrated with cultural processions (Mangal Shobhajatra — a UNESCO Intangible Heritage), music, traditional food, and fairs. It is a non-religious festival celebrated by all communities in Bengal and Bangladesh.
Example
“পহেলা বৈশাখ বাঙালির সর্বজনীন উৎসব।”
In English: “Pohela Boishakh is the universal festival of all Bengalis.”
Synonyms
- নববর্ষ
Literary Heritage
“জননী জন্মভূমিশ্চ স্বর্গাদপি গরীয়সী।”
/Janani janmabhumishcha swargadapi gariyasi./
“Mother and motherland are greater than heaven.”
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Language information
- Language
- বাংলা
- Bengali
- Script
- Bengali
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 270M