Pohela Falgun..a change of season

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As winter departed. Falgun (Bangla month of spring) occurs with joy and colors in nature as well as among the people of Bangladesh. “Pohela Falgun” 1st day of spring in Bangla calender (13th Feb). Moreover, it is a significant festival of Bengali culture. The celebration requires no place because every single Bengali embraces Falgun in their heart and soul. Bengali expresses their joy by doing some practises.

On the occasion, girls are dressed in bashonti (yellow or orange) coloured saree and flowers in hair while boys wear colorful pajama and panjabi to welcome the arrival of spring.

The center point of this festivity is “Bakul-tola” of the Institute of Fine Arts (Commonly known as Charukola) of Dhaka University. The jingle of the celebration is “Esho mili praner utshabe” (Come, let us celebrate life together). Jatiya Boshonto Utshab Udjapan Parishad arranges the main celebration program of the day for over a decade. The celebration usually begins at around 7am in the morning. Thousands of young men and women gather in the morning and celebrate the day with signing songs, reciting poems and dancing. At around 10:00am a rally starts from Bokul-tola, it revolves round the TSC and later ends at Charukola.

The entire Dhaka University Campus and the Ekeushy Boi-mela becomes the best place to hang out with friends, family members and beloved ones.

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