CELEBRATION OF BANGLA NOBOBORSHO (BENGALI NEW YEAR) 1426
MasterPeace Bangladesh organized a colorful really, and cultural events to celebrate Bengali New Year (Pahela Baishakh )1426.
Pahela Baishakh meaning: first of Baishakh) or Bangla Noboborsho (Bengali: meaning: Bengali New Year) is the first day of Bengali calendar. It is celebrated in Bangladesh and in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and parts of Assam and Odisha by people of Bengali heritage, irrespective of their religious faith.
The festival is celebrated with processions, fairs and family time. The traditional greeting is “Shubho Noboborsho” lit. “Happy New Year”). The festive Mangal Shobhajatra is organized in Bangladesh since 1989. In 2016, the UNESCO declared this festivity organized by the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka as a cultural heritage of humanity.