Naba Barsha 2010 | Poila Baisakh | Bengali New Year 2010

Naba Barasha or Poila Baisakh is the traditional Hindu New 12 months in West Bengal and Bangladesh. It is celebrated inside the month of Vaishakh or Baisakh (April – May possibly). In 2010, the date of Naba Barsha or Poila Baisakhis April 15. The New Yr is popularly referred as Naba Barsa or Nava Varsha in Bengal and Pohela or Poila Baisakh in Bangladesh. It is the initial day inside the traditional Hindu Bengali Calendar.

In Bengali houses, Naba Barsa is welcomed with elaborate alpanas (rangolis). A kalash is placed inside the center from the alpana pattern and it symbolizes prosperity. Houses are elaborately decorated with flowers as there is no shortage of flowers throughout this season. An additional crucial event is the Prabhat Pheries or early morning processions.

Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, and Lord Ganesh are worshipped about the Bengali New Yr day.

Traders execute the halkhata ceremony that marks the advent with the Bengali New 12 months. All shops are decorated with flowers and a single will discover stringed fresh lemons and chillies hanging in front of shops. This is utilized to ward off the evil eye.

Shopkeepers, businessmen and traders close the old accounts and open a fresh 1. Individuals visit their favorite shop in the course of the day to wish them luck for that 12 months ahead. Traders welcome clients on this day with sweets.

Women make it a point to purchase a brand new sari or saree for Poila Baisakh, particularly a white sari with red border. Traders popularly call the sale of new clothes throughout Naba Barsha as ‘Chaitra Sales’ – the previous month is Chiatra or Chaitro.

No Hindu festival is total without the mouthwatering cuisines. And Bengalis prepare both Vegetarian and non-Vegetarian dishes for Poila Baisakh.

No Hindu festival is total without the mouthwatering cuisines. And Bengalis prepare both Vegetarian and non-Vegetarian dishes for Poila Baisakh.

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