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Bangla New Year 1425 May I wish everyone a happy Bengali New year 1425. Pahela Baishakh (April 14) is the first day of the first month Baishakh of Bengali Calendar. The country’s biggest cultural festival is on since early morning today. The day was welcomed with a call for Bangalees to remember their self-identity in this era of globalization. The celebrations of Pahela Baishakh have become an integral part of Bangladeshis since it began over six centuries back. Here in Dhaka, Men, wearing panjabi-pyjama, women wearing saree with red borders and with colorful dresses thronged the traditional Mongol Shovajatra { a mass procession that takes place at dawn on the first day of the Bengali New Year in Bangladesh) to mark the day with festivities. Here below, readers could view Ten of the many thousands pictures taken until now of the celebrations: Photo #10 depicts Artistes drawing a 1.5km-long graffiti at Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka on Friday night to usher in Bangla New Year 1425. Photo: Prabir Das           |
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"Wipe away weariness, eradicate infirmity Bathed in fire, may the earth gain purity"...........
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A very Happy New Year to you looklook. All my best wishes of health, wealth and happiness.
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Very interesting! I would have liked to have seen this in person.
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Very interesting! I would have liked to have seen this in person. Thank you so much for your comment left at above. I wish you could join us in person to enjoy the festivities like many other foreigners living in Dhaka. The city remains crowded throughout the entire day! Thanks again. Have a nice weekend.
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Colorful, beautiful and a wonderful tribute to traditions and country pride. Thank you for sharing it. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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Colorful, beautiful and a wonderful tribute to traditions and country pride. Thank you for sharing it.
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Thanks for sharing, Looklook. It's good to know culture of other continent. I see is a colorful festival. That clock on the wall calls my attention.  Happy Bengali New Year!   Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.(Khalil Gibran)
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A very Happy New Year to you looklook. All my best wishes of health, wealth and happiness.
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Thanks for sharing, Looklook. It's good to know culture of other continent. I see is a colorful festival. That clock on the wall calls my attention. Happy Bengali New Year! Thanks for stopping by and for wishing me a happy Bengali New Year 1425. The clock on the wall that attracted your attention is a background painting probably showing silent movements of time when we are busy! I have replaced one of the photos depicting clocks by highlighting women marching in the mass New Year day procession to show my readers that the festivity is open for all--men, women and kids..... Rich and poor! Stay well and happy always.
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