Falgun
| Falgun | |
|---|---|
 Celebration stage of 1st day of Falgun, beginning of spring season in Bangladesh | |
| Native name | ফাল্গুন (Bengali) |
| Calendar |
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| Month number |
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| Number of days | 29/30 |
| Season | Spring |
| Gregorian equivalent | February–March |
| Significant days | Chotiro 30 – Choitro Sankranti |
Falgun or Phalgun (
Nepali calendar.[3] In the revision of the Bengali calendar used in Bangladesh since October 2019, the month has 29 days in common years or 30 in leap years of the Gregorian calendar.[4] In the previous version of the calendar, used in Bangladesh from 1987 through October 2019, Falgun had 30 days in common years or 31 days in leap years.[5] The month has 29 or 30 days, based on the true movements of the Sun, in the old non-reformed Bengali calendar, still used in West Bengal,[1] and in the Nepali calendar.[6]
Falgun was named for the
Observances
- Falgun 1 - Pahela Falgun (Bangladesh)[9]
- Falgun 7 – Democracy Day (Nepal)[10]
- Falgun 8
- Language Martyrs' Day (Bangladesh)[4]
- International Mother Language Day (Bangladesh, India)[11]
- Falgun 12 – National Education Day (Nepal)[12]
- Falgun 14 – Maha Shivaratri (India, Nepal)[13]
- Falgun full moon – Dol Purnima (India), Holi (Bangladesh, India)[14]
See also
- Bangla Calendar
- Culture of Bangladesh
- Culture of Nepal
References
- ^ ISBN 978-3-319-57596-4.
- ISBN 978-3-319-57596-4.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-0748-1.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh reworks Bangla calendar to match national days with West". bdnews24.com. 17 October 2019.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-5334-8.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-0748-1.
- S2CID 134652511.
- ISBN 978-81-8028-006-1.
- ^ "Pahela Falgun brings colour in life". The Daily Star. UNB. 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Two Tundikhel events". Nepali Times. 19 February 2021.
- ^ Tithila, Kohinur Khyum (22 October 2019). "Ashshin in 31 days in revised Bangla calendar". Dhaka Tribune.
- ^ Graner, Elvira (July 2006). "Education in Nepal: Meeting or Missing the Millennium Development Goals?". Contributions to Nepalese Studies. 33 (2): 153.
- ^ "Nepal celebrates Mahashivaratri festival". Xinhua News Agency. 20 February 2012.
- ISBN 0-8103-7577-X.
External links
- "Bangabda". Banglapedia.
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