List of festivals in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi festivals
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This is a list of festivals in Bangladesh.
National observances
- Language Movement Day - (International Mother Language Day); Colours worn: [1]
- Genocide Remembrance Day; Colours worn:
- Independence Day; Colours worn: [2]
- July Mass Uprising Day
- Armed Forces Day[3]
- Martyred Intellectuals Day; Colours worn: [4]
- Victory Day; Colours worn: [5]
Religious observances
Muslim
- Eid ul-Fitr (Bengali: ঈদুল ফিতর/রোজার ঈদ) - on the 1st day of Shawwal month of the lunar Islamic calendar.[6]
- Eid ul-Adha (Bengali: ঈদুল আজহার/কোরবানি)- on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah month of the Islamic calendar.[7]
- Chaand Raat (Bengali: চাঁদ রাত)- on the 29th or 30th night of Ramadan month of the Islamic calendar.[8]
- Ashura (Bengali: আশুরা)- on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar.[9]
- Eid-e-Meeladun Nabi (Bengali: ঈদে মিলাদুন্নবি)– The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad[10]
- Shab-e-Qadr[11] (Bengali: শবে কদর)
- Shab-e-Barat[12] (Bengali: শবে বরাত)
- Bishwa Ijtema[13](Bengali: বিশ্ব ইজতেমা)
Hindu
- Durga Puja - from the 2nd to the 7th day of Ashwin month of the Hindu calendar.[14]
- Krishna Janmashtami - celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna[15]
- Dolyatra[16]
- Ratha Yatra, the most popular being Dhamrai Rathayatra.[6]
- Kali Puja in Diwali[17]
- Saraswati Puja[18]
- Ashtami Snan on Chaitra Shukla Paksha Ashtami (ninth day during the waxing phase of moon in Chaitra Month) as per Hindu Lunar Calendar[19]
Buddhist
- Buddha Purnima - Buddha's Birthday[20]
- Madhu Purnima[21]
- Kathin Chibardan - offering of woven robe made of cotton to monks and nuns.[22]
Christian
- Boro Din or Christmas - on 25 December of the Gregorian calendar.[23]
- Easter Sunday[24]
Cultural observances
General
Music
- Dhaka World Music Festival (music)[25]
- Bengal Classical Music Festival[26]
- International Folk Festival[27][28]
Folk
- Pahela Baishakh - on the 1st day of the Bengali calendar and summer festival; also called Bangla Noboborsho; Colours worn: [29]
- Spring festival also known as Pohela Falgun; Colours worn: [30]
- Nabanna - Winter and harvest festival; Colours worn: [31]
- Borsha Utshob - Monsoon festival; Colours worn:
- Nouka Baich - Boat racing festivals held after the monsoon when rivers are filled
Others
- Bengal Original Culture Festival[32]
- Cinemaking International Film Festival[33]
- Dhaka Festival[34]
- Dhaka Art Summit[35]
- Hay Festival Dhaka[36]
- Dhaka Fashion Week[37]
- Dhaka International Film Festival[38]
- Chobi Mela International Photography Festival[39]
- CRACK International Art Camp
- International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh
- Bioscope Children's Photography Festival
- Latin Dance Festival [40]
- Liberation Docfest Bangladesh
- Hill Film Festival
Fairs
- Ekushey Book Fair - in Dhaka on the month of February of the Gregorian calendar.[41]
- Dhaka International Trade Fair[42]
- National Tree Fair - Month-long National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair.
- National Fisheries Week and Fish Fair - Week-long National Fiash Trade and Fair.[43][44]
