Pohela Boishakh
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Pohela Boishakh (Template:Langx<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>)Template:Refn is the Bengali New Year celebrated by the Bengali people worldwide and as a holiday on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April or 14 April (leap year) in the Indian<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> states of West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand and Assam (Goalpara and Barak Valley). It is a festival based on the spring harvest—which marks the first day of the new year in the Bengali calendar.<ref name="Sinha2016p159">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="BBC Hinduism">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Crump, William D. (2014), Encyclopedia of New Year's Holidays Worldwide, MacFarland, page 114.</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Pohela Boishakh celebrations started during the rule of Mughal empire, representing the proclamation of tax collection reforms under Akbar.<ref name="Chakrabarti 2013">Template:Cite book</ref> Its celebration is rooted in the traditions of the Bengali Muslim Mahifarash community of Old Dhaka.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Presently, it is largely a secular holiday for most celebrants and enjoyed by people of several different faiths and backgrounds.
The festival is celebrated with processions, fairs and family time. The traditional greeting for Bengalis in the new year is {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Shubho Noboborsho) which is literally "Happy New Year". The festive Mangal Shobhajatra is organised in Bangladesh. In 2016, UNESCO recognized this festivity organized by the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.<ref name="unescopb">Mangal Shobhajatra on Pohela Boishakh. UNESCO.</ref>
History and origin
Nomenclature
In Bengali, the word Pohela (or Pahela Template:Langx), alternatively Poila (Template:Langx), means 'first' and Boishakh (or Baishak Template:Langx) is the first month of the Bengali calendar (Template:Langx Pohela Boishakh, Pahela Boishakh, Pahale Baishak or Template:Langx Poila Boishakh). Template:Refn<ref name="sinha161">Template:Cite book, Quote: "Pohela Boishakh is celebrated on the first day of Boishakh, the first month of the Bengali calendar. It falls on 14 April in the Gregorian calendar, and it coincides with similar Vedic calendar-based New Year celebrations (...)"</ref>
Bengali New Year is referred to in Bengali as Nobo Borsho (Template:Langx), where 'Nobo' means new and 'Borsho' means year.<ref name="crump114q" /> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Traditional roots
Mughal origin theory
During Mughal rule, land taxes were collected from Bengali people according to the Islamic Hijri calendar. This calendar was a lunar calendar, and its new year did not coincide with the solar agricultural cycles. According to some sources, the festival was a tradition introduced in Bengal during the rule of Mughal Emperor Akbar to time the tax year to the harvest, and the Bangla year was therewith called Bangabda. Akbar asked the royal astronomer Fathullah Shirazi to create a new calendar by combining the lunar Islamic calendar and solar Hindu calendar already in use, and this was known as Fasholi shan (harvest calendar). According to some historians, this started the Bengali calendar. According to Shamsuzzaman Khan, it could be Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, a Mughal governor, who first used the tradition of Punyaho as "a day for ceremonial land tax collection", and used Akbar's fiscal policy to start the Bangla calendar.<ref name="Chakrabarti 2013"/><ref name=banglapedia>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
According to Shamsuzzaman Khan,<ref name=meghna>Template:Cite book</ref> and Nitish Sengupta, the origin of the Bengali calendar is unclear.<ref name="Sengupta2011">Template:Cite book</ref> According to Shamsuzzaman, it is called Bangla shon or shaal, which are Arabic (سن) and Persian (سال) words respectively, suggests that it was introduced by a Muslim king or sultan."<ref name=meghna/> In contrast, according to Sengupta, its traditional name is Bangabda.<ref name="Sengupta2011"/><ref>Syed Ashraf Ali, Bangabda, National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh</ref> It is also unclear, whether it was adopted by Alauddin Husain Shah or Akbar. The tradition to use the Bengali calendar may have been started by Husain Shah before Akbar.<ref name="Sengupta2011"/> Regardless of who adopted the Bengali calendar and the new year, states Sengupta, it helped collect land taxes after the spring harvest based on traditional Bengali calendar, because the Islamic Hijri calendar created administrative difficulties in setting the collection date.<ref name="Sengupta2011"/> Some say that the current Bengali Calendar begins from the year of Hijrah, i.e., migration of Prophet Muhammad, the last messenger in Islam, from Makkah to Madinah.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The festive celebrations of the Bengali New Year can be traced back to the Bengali Muslim fishmonger community of Mahifarash in Old Dhaka.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During the Mughal period, the Mahifarash were known for organising feasts and banquets at their Azimpur grounds to mark the beginning of the cultivation harvest season. This day-long feast served as a precursor to what would later be evolved into the traditional Pohela Boishakh celebration.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Vikramaditya origin theory
Some historians attribute the Bengali calendar to the 7th-century Indian king Shashanka.<ref name=meghna/><ref name="Sengupta2011"/> The term Bangabda (Bangla year) is found too in two Shiva temples many centuries older than Akbar era, suggesting that Bengali calendar existed before Akbar's time.<ref name="Sengupta2011"/> Various dynasties whose territories extended into Bengal, prior to the 13th-century, used the Vikrami calendar. Buddhist texts and inscriptions created in the Pala Empire era mention "Vikrama" and the months such as Ashvin, a system found in Sanskrit texts elsewhere in ancient and medieval Indian subcontinent.<ref name=crump114q>Template:Cite book, Quote: "Naba Barsha ("New Year"). Hindu New Year festival in West Bengal State, observed on the first day of the month of Vaisakha or Baisakh (corresponds to mid-April). New Year's Day is known as Pahela Baisakh (First of Baisakh)."</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=dalal135>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In rural Bengali communities of India, the Bengali calendar is credited to "Bikromaditto", like many other parts of India and Nepal. However, unlike these regions where it starts in 57 BCE, the Bengali calendar starts from 593 CE suggesting that the starting reference year was adjusted at some point.<ref name="Klass1978p166">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Nicholas2003p13">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Contemporary usage
In Bangladesh however, the old Bengali calendar was modified in 1966 by a committee headed by Muhammad Shahidullah, making the first five months 31 days long, rest 30 days each, with the month of Falgun adjusted to 31 days in every leap year.<ref name= Chakrabarti114>Template:Cite book</ref> This was officially adopted by Bangladesh in 1987. Since then, the national calendar starts with and the new year festival always falls on 14 April in Bangladesh.<ref name= Chakrabarti114/> In 2018–19, the calendar was amended again, with Falgun now lasting 29 days in regular years and to 30 days in leap ones, in an effort to more align with Western use of the Gregorian calendar. However, the date of the celebration, 14 April, was retained.
The Bengali calendar in India remains tied to the Hindu calendar system and is used to set the various Bengali Hindu festivals. For Bengalis of West Bengal and other Indian states, the festival falls either on 14 or 15 April every year. The current Bengali calendar in use in the Indian states is based on the Sanskrit text Surya Siddhanta. It retains the historic Sanskrit names of the months, with the first month as Baishakh.<ref name= Chakrabarti114/>
Holiday customs
Visiting family and friends
During Pohela Boishakh, people wear traditional attire, namely women clad in saris and salwar kameez and men dressed in kurta, visit their families and friends and spend time together. Pohela Boishakh is also known for uniting friends and family after a long time. It is a time for unity and reuniting, and spending enjoyable time with friends and family, while putting the past behind.
New year salutation
The celebration of Bengali new year Pahela Baishakh begins at dawn arranged by the cultural organisation Chhayanaut welcoming the year at Ramna Batamul under the banyan tree in the Ramna Park in Bangladesh.<ref>Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh, newagebd.net, 14 April 2019</ref>
Haal Khata
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Haal Khata is a festival celebrated on the occasion of Pohela Boishakh in order to complete all the account reckonings of the last year and open a new ledger. It is observed by the Bengali businessmen, shopkeepers and traders. It signifies that every year starts with a new beginning. It ignores all the due debts of customers and shopkeepers alike, and instead opens a new page for a new year of shopkeeping.
Red-white attire
On this occasion, males are seen wearing red or white Kurta with traditional designs on them, imprinted or embroidered. Women and young ladies wear red and white saree with blouses and put on flower crowns on their heads. Girls also dress in salwar kameez. They are seen wearing traditional ornaments and accessories along with their dresses. It is thought that it is because the traditional ledgers used in Haal Khata had a red cover with white pages.
Baishakhi meal
In recent times, claiming it to be traditional, Bengalis eat Panta Bhat or poitabhat, which is a rice-based dish prepared by soaking rice, generally leftovers, in water overnight. It is popularly eaten with Hilsa Fish and other curries.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> But many argue that it is not an age-old tradition and merely a trend.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> To stop overfishing and to repopulate the dwindling Hilsa population, around this time, fishing is banned.
Mangal shobhajatra
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Mangal Shobhajatra (Bengali: মঙ্গল শোভাযাত্রা) or Barshabaran Ananda Shobhajatra (Bengali: বর্ষবরণ আনন্দ শোভাযাত্রা) is a mass procession that takes place at dawn on the first day of the Bengali New Year in Bangladesh. The procession is organised by the teachers and students of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Dhaka. The festival is considered an expression of the secular identity of the Bangladeshi people and as a way to promote unity. It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2016, categorised on the representative list as a heritage of humanity.Template:Citation needed
Baishakhi Rural Fair
It is a fair held by the locals of that area where many different things ranging from books to special dishes are sold. Traditionally, the fair was held under huge Banyan trees and traders from far across the areas would gather with their goods and toys in the fair. Some rides such as Nagordola (wooden Ferris wheel), are set for kids. Different types of traditional foods are sold out in the stalls such as Jilipi, Sandesh, Soan papdi, Batasha (a candy made of sugar or jaggery),Template:Circular reference Khoi (popped rice), Kadma (a candy made of sugar), and so forth. 'Bioscope', a form of the old movie projector, was also a part of the attraction for the younglings back in the days.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Locality
Bangladesh
The Bengali New Year is observed as a public holiday in Bangladesh. It is celebrated across religious boundaries by its Muslim majority and Hindu minority.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> According to Willem van Schendel and Henk Schulte Nordholt, the festival became a popular means of expressing cultural pride and heritage among the Bangladeshi as they resisted Pakistani rule in the 1950s and 1960s.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The day is marked with singing, processions, and fairs. Traditionally, businesses start this day with a new ledger, clearing out the old which often involves inviting loyal customers and offering sweetmeats to them. This festival is called Haal Khata. Singers perform traditional songs welcoming the new year. People enjoy classical Jatra plays. People wear festive dress with women desking their hair with flowers. White-red color combinations are particularly popular.<ref name="Schendel2013p17"/>
Bangladeshis prepare and enjoy a variety of traditional festive foods on Pohela Boishakh. These include panta bhat (watered rice), ilish bhaji (fried hilsa fish) and many special bhartas (pastes).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Schendel2013p17">Template:Cite book</ref>
In Dhaka
The celebrations start in Dhaka at dawn with a rendition of Rabindranath Tagore's song "Esho he Boishakh" by Chhayanaut under the banyan tree at Ramna (the Ramna Batamul). An integral part of the festivities is the Mangal Shobhajatra, a traditional colourful procession organised by the students of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka (Charukala). According to the history, the rudimentary step of Mangal Shobhjatra was started in Jessore by Charupith, a community organisation, in 1985. Later in 1989 the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka arranged this Mangal Shobhajatra with different motifs and themes. Now, the Mangal Shobhajatra is celebrated by different organisation in all over the country.<ref>মঙ্গল শোভাযাত্রা (Non-English source)</ref>
The Dhaka University Mangal Shobhajatra tradition started in 1989 when students used the procession to overcome their frustration with the military rule. They organised the festival to create masks and floats with at least three theme, one highlighting evil, another courage, and a third about peace.<ref name=unescopb/> It also highlighted the pride of Bangladeshi people for their folk heritage irrespective of religion, creed, caste, gender or age.<ref name=unescopb/>
In recent years, the procession has a different theme relevant to the country's culture and politics every year. Different cultural organisations and bands also perform on this occasion and fairs celebrating Bengali culture are organised throughout the country. Other traditional events held to celebrate Pohela Boishakh include bull racing in Munshiganj, Boli Khela (wrestling) in Chittagong, Nouka Baich (boat racing), cockfights, pigeon racing.<ref name="history">Template:Cite news</ref>
In Chittagong
Pohela Boishakh celebrations in Chittagong involves similar traditions of that in Dhaka. The students of the fine arts institute of Chittagong University brings the Mangal Shobhajatra procession in the city, followed by daylong cultural activities.<ref name="Chakraborty1" />
At DC hill & CRB, a range of cultural programmes are held by different socio-cultural and educational organisations of the city. The Shammilito Pohela Boishakh Udjapon Parishad holds a two-day function at the hill premises to observe the festival, starting with Rabindra Sangeet recitations in the morning. In the late afternoon, through evening, Chaitra Sangkranti programme is held to bid farewell to the previous year.<ref name="Chakraborty1" />
At the Chittagong Shilpakala Academy, different folk cultures, music, dances, puppet shows are displayed.<ref name="Chakraborty1">Template:Cite news</ref>
India
Bengalis of India have historically celebrated Pohela Boishakh, and it is an official regional holiday in its states of West Bengal and Tripura. The day is also called Nabo Barsho.<ref name=crump114>Template:Cite book</ref>
West Bengal
Pohela Boisakh has been the traditional New Year festival in the state, with the new year referred to as the Noboborsho.<ref name=crump114q/> The festival falls on 14 or 15 April, as West Bengal follows its traditional Bengali calendar, which adjusts for solar cycle differently than the one used in Bangladesh where the festival falls on 14 April.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Notable events of West Bengal include the early morning cultural processions called Prabhat Pheri. These processions see dance troupes and children dressed up with floats, displaying their performance arts to songs of Rabindranath Tagore.<ref>'Poila Baisakh' celebrated in West Bengal, Press Trust of India (15 April 2015)</ref>
Tripura and Northeast India
Pohela Boishakh is a state holiday in Tripura. People wear new clothes and start the day by praying at the temples for a prosperous year. The day marks the traditional accounting new year for merchants.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=tfepahela>Tripura people observed Pahela Baishakh, Financial Express (14 April 2016)</ref> Festive foods such as confectionery and sweets are purchased and distributed as gifts to friends and family members.<ref name=tfepahela/>
The festival is also observed by the Bengali communities in other eastern states such as Assam.<ref>Celebrating New Year all year long!, The Statesman, 29 December 2016</ref>
Celebration in other countries
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Bangladesh Heritage and Ethnic Society of Alberta in Canada celebrates its Heritage Festival (Bengali New Year) in a colourful manner along with other organisations. Bengali people in Calgary celebrate the day with traditional food, dress, and with Bengali culture.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Bangabandhu Council of Australia also hosts a Pohela Boishakh event at the Sydney Olympic Park.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Gallery
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Children in Bangladesh carrying placards in Pohela Boishakh's rally
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Children in Bangladesh carrying colourful placards in Pohela Boishakh's rally
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Girls in Bangladesh wearing traditional saris and flower crowns at Pohela Boishakh celebration in Chittagong
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Art competition at Pohela Boishakh celebration in Chittagong
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Colorful show pieces in a Boishakhi fair stall
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Pohela Boishakh Celebration by the Women Association, Abudhabi, UAE
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A motif of sun at Mangal Shobhajatra procession in Pohela Boishakh celebration at Dhaka
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See also
- Bengali Renaissance
- List of festivals in Bangladesh
- List of festivals in West Bengal
- Pohela Falgun
- Haal Khata
- Bangal
Notes
References
External links
- Pohela Boishakh 1425
- Modern Times in Bangladesh, H.W. van Schendel (2001)
- Pahela Baishakh Pahela Baishakh Utsab
- Shehab Uddin Pohela Boishakh photographs, State Library of Queensland. Photographs of Pohela Boishakh celebrations in Brisbane 28 May 2022.
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