Naba Barsho
Naba Barsho is the first day of Bengali New Year. The day is also known 'Poila Baishak'. The calendar was arranged much later for the welfare of the farmers and people of Bengal, Bangladesh and Bengali community and Tripura celebrates this New Year day with hearty welcome and celebration. Various rituals are observed in every house to welcome the New Year.
Description:
Naba Barsho is the day when Bengali New Year commences. This very first day of the year is welcomed by a great arrangements and celebration. In the time of Mughals used to rule, there was Hijri calendar which was mainly a lunar calendar and according to that calendar there were various problem regarding tax collection and that led to formation of a new calendar in Bengali and this calendar was introduced under the rule of Akhbar, the great Mughal ruler.
| Fairs and Festivals in West Bengal |
Time for celebration:
This first day of the New Year takes place in the mid of April and this day is celebrated in every corner of the world among the Bengali people. Different rituals and festivals make the day an important day and this day onsets the very first month of Baishak in Bengali New Year.
| Festivals in April 2012 |
| Festival Name | Festivals Day/Date |
| Ram Navmi | 1 Apr, Sunday |
| April Fool's Day | 1 Apr, Sunday |
| Arattupuzha pooram | 4 Apr, Wednesday |
| Bengali New Year (Bohag Bihu ) | 4 Apr, Wednesday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 5 Apr, Thursday |
| Good Friday | 6 Apr, Friday |
| Hanuman Jayanti | 6 Apr, Friday |
| Easter | 8 Apr, Sunday |
| Baisakhi | 13 Apr, Friday |
| Jalianwala Day | 13 Apr, Friday |
| Tamil New Year | 13 Apr, Wednesday |
| Vishu Festival | 14 Apr, Saturday |
| Ambedkar Jayanti | 14 Apr, Saturday |
| Tulip Festival | 16 - 21 Apr, Monday(starting) |
| World Haemophilia Day | 17 Apr, Tuesday |
| World Heritage Day | 18 Apr, Wednesday |
| Earth Day | 22 Apr, Sunday |
| Akshay Tritiya | 24 Apr, Tuesday |
| Parshuram Jayanti | 24 Apr, Tuesday |
| Manav Ekta Divas | 24 Apr, Tuesday |
| Marwar Fair | 28 - 29 Oct, Sunday-Monday |
| Railway Week | April |
| Sai Baba Puja Utsav | April |
| Samta Diwas | April |
