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বাংলাদেশে পহেলা বৈশাখের ঐতিহাসিক গুরুত্ব

In an attempt to suppress Bengali culture, the Pakistani Government had banned poems written by Rabindranath Tagore, the nobel prize winner in Bengali literature. Protesting this move, Chhayanat opened their Poyela Boishakh celebrations at Ramna Park with Tagore's song welcoming the month in 1965. The day continued to be celebrated in East Pakistan (Bangladesh) as a symbol of Bengali culture. After 1972 it became a national festival, a symbol of the Bangladesh nationalist movement and an integral part of the people's cultural-heritage . Later, in the mid- 1980s the Institute of Fine Arts added color to the day by initiating the Boishakhi parade, which is much like a carnival parade. In the big metropolitans like Dhaka and Chittagong this day is marked by mass crowd flocking to hundreds of open air concerts and cultural program, mask rallies etc.

পহেলা বৈশাখ উজ্জাপন

Pahela Boishakh is a সার্বজনীন উৎসব (National) of the Bengladesh. It is celebrated among all Bengladeshi irrespective of religious and regional differences. As discussed earlier; the celebrations started from Akbar’s reign. But the Public celebration of Pahela Boishakh and the large-scale organizations of cultural events have started more recently.

প্রতিদিন মানুষ ক্ষুদ্র, দীন, একাকী কিন্তু উৎসবের দিনে মানুষ বৃহৎ, সে সমস্ত মানুষের সঙ্গে একত্র হইয়া বৃহৎ, সেদিন সমস্ত মনুষ্যত্বের শক্তি অনুভব করিয়া মহৎ। (The summary of the statement is that, a person feels stronger, complete & united when he’s among other fellow mates on the occasion of a festival as compared to daily life. Truly, socializing brings a lot of change in the personality of a person; it actually changes his outlook towards the world and makes him broad minded, well-mannered and a better person indeed.) Now a days it’s seen that, due to our busy schedule and hectic life we tend to forget the purpose of the festivals after they are over; people come together during festivals, forget their differences but as soon as the festival is over the differences are highlighted once again.The Pahela Boishakh celebrations and festivities reflect the life in rural Bengal. Usually on this day everything is washed and cleaned; people bathe early in the morning and dress in fine clothes and then go to visit relatives and friends. Special food items are prepared for the guests. Starting as a rural festival, Poyela Boishakh has now become an integral part of Bengali culture.

Ilish Mas / Hisla Fish

People from all walks of life dress-up in traditional Bengali attire: Men wear payejama / lungi and kurta /Panjabi. Young women wear white saris with red borders, and adorn themselves with tip, churi and fūl. Its like a custom to start the day with the traditional breakfast of Panta Ilish , Piaj, Kacha Morich, Āchār, dāl & Paddar Ilish mas vaji.

Boishakhi Mela are organized in many parts of Bengal. The lifestyle of rural Bengal is showcased in almost all these fairs. Various traditional handicrafts, toys, cosmetics, agricultural products, as well as various kinds of food and sweets are sold at these fairs. The fairs also provide entertainment, with singers and dancers staging jatra, pala gan, kobigan, jarigan, gambhira gan, gazir gan and alkap gan. They present folk songs as well as baul, marfati, murshidi and bhatiali songs. Narrative plays like Laila-Majnu, Yusuf-Zulekha and Radha-Krishna are staged. Among other attractions of these fairs are puppet shows, merry-go-round and Giant wheels are also installed and are enjoyed by the children.

পহেলা বৈশাখের ইতিহাস

• Pohela Boishakh celebration dates back to Mughal Emperor জালাল উদ্দিন মোহাম্মদ আকবর reign. Akbar the Great, the renowned grandson of জহিরুদ্দিন মুহম্মদ বাবর was the 3rd Mughal Emperor. In order to ease tax collection, Akbar-e-Azam changed the tradition of agricultural tax collection according to হিজরী সন and ordered a reform of the calendar because the Hijri calendar, being a lunar calendar- did not coincide with the harvest sessions and thus the farmers faced severe difficulties in paying tax out of season.

The Royal astrologer of Emperor Akbar's court, আমির ফাতেউল্লাহ সিরাজী, was the one who actually devised this calendar, after performing a research on the lunar Hijri and সৌর সন. The unique characteristic of the Bengali year was that, rather than being a lunar calendar, it was based on an amalgamation of the solar and lunar year. This was indeed a great development, as the solar and lunar years were formulated in very different methods.Initially this calendar was named as ফসলি সন (agricultural year) and then বঙ্গাব্দ (Bangla Year) was introduced on 10/11 March 1584, but was dated from 5^th November 1556 or 963 Hijri. This was the day that Akbar defeated Himu in the second Battle of Panipat to ascend the throne. This not only glorified his victory but also streamlined revenue collection into an orderly process.It was Akbar-e-Azam’s directive to settle all dues on the last day of Choitro. The next day was the first day of the New Year (Poyela Boishakh), the day for a new beginning; landlords would distribute sweets among their tenants, and Businessmen would open a হালখাতা (a new accounts book) and close their old ones. Businessmen used to invite their customers to share sweets and renew their business relationship with them. There were fairs and festivities allover and gradually Poyela Boishakh became a day of celebration.

• Another study shows that , King Shoshangko who ruled ancient Bengal might have actually started the Bengali era. Which means the Bangla calendar started from value one, the starting point is estimated to be on Monday, 14th April 594 in proleptic Gregorian calendar and Monday, 12th April 594 in the Julian Calendar

বাংলা নববর্ষ পহেলা বৈশাখ

বাংলা নববর্ষ /পহেলা বৈশাখ marks the first day of the "Bangla Calendar" Pohela Boishakh is celebrated with great fervor in the South Asian region of Bengal (Bangladesh and Indian/West Bengal) and among Bengali communities living in the Indian states of Tripura and Assam (specially in Barak Valley [Bangla: বরাক উপত্যকা]). Pohela Boishakh coincides with the New Years in many other Southern Asian calendars