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List of festivals in Bangladesh

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This is a list of festivals in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is a country of colourful celebrations. The people celebrate their faith, life, liberty, nature, elation, and achievements round the year through a wide variety of fairs and festivals, organized with enthusiasm and intricate details. Some Bengali fairs and festivals have a recorded history of over 2000 years. Festivals in Bangladesh fall into four major categories: religious festivals, national events, cultural festivals and tribal festivals. Although a few festivals are primarily meant for particular sections of the population, all the festivals have now attained universal reach throughout the country.


Table of contents

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1. Religious observance
• Muslim
• Hindu
• Buddhist
• Christian
2. Patriotic and National Observances
3. Cultural festivals
• General
• Music
• Folk
• Others
4. Fairs
5. Local events
6. Public holidays

Religious observance

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Muslim

• Eid ul-Fitr - on the 1st day of Shawwal month of the lunar Islamic calendar.
• Eid ul-Adha - on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah month of the Islamic calendar.
• Chaand Raat - on the 29th or 30th night of Ramadan month of the Islamic calendar.
• Ashura - on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar.
• Eid-e-Meeladun Nabi - The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad
• Shab-e-Qadr
• Shab-e-Baraat
• Bishwa Ijtema

Hindu

• Durga Puja - from the 2nd to the 7th day of Kartik month of the Bengali calendar.
• Krishna Janmashtami - celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna
• Dolyatra
• Ratha Yatra, the most popular being Dhamrai Rathayatra.
• Kali Puja
• Saraswati Puja
• Ashtami Snan on Chaitra Shukla Paksha Ashtami (ninth day during the waxing phase of moon in Chaitra Month) as per Hindu Lunar Calendar

Buddhist

• Buddha Purnima - Buddha's Birthday
• Madhu Purnima
• Kathin Chibardan - offering of woven robe made of cotton to monks and nuns.

Christian

• Boro Din or Christmas - on 25 December of the Gregorian calendar.
• Easter Sunday

Patriotic and National Observances

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• Language Movement Day - (International Mother Language Day); Colours worn:    
• Genocide Remembrance Day; Colours worn:    
• National day of mourning (15 August); Colours worn:    
• Independence Day; Colours worn:      
• Armed Forces Day
• Martyred Intellectuals Day; Colours worn:    
• Victory Day; Colours worn:      

Cultural festivals

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General

• Rokeya Day
• Rabindra Jayanti
• Nazrul Jayanti

Music

• Dhaka World Music Festival (music)
• Bengal Classical Music Festival
• International Folk Festival

Folk

• Pahela Baishakh - on the 1st day of the Bengali calendar and summer festival; also called Bangla Noboborsho; Colours worn:   
• Boshonto Utshob - Spring festival also known as Pohela Falgun; Colours worn:   
• Nabanna - Winter and harvest festival; Colours worn:   
• Borsha Utshob - Monsoon festival; Colours worn:   
• Nouka Baich - Boat racing festivals held after the monsoon when rivers are filled

Others

• Bengal Original Culture Festival
• Cinemaking International Film Festival
• Dhaka Festival
• Dhaka Art Summit
• Hay Festival Dhaka
• Dhaka Fashion Week
• Dhaka International Film Festival
• Chobi Mela International Photography Festival
• CRACK International Art Camp
• International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh
• Bioscope Children's Photography Festival

Fairs

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• Ekushey Book Fair - in Dhaka on the month of February of the Gregorian calendar.
• Dhaka International Trade Fair
• 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.

Local events

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• Shakrain - in Dhaka at the end of the Poush of the Bengali calendar.
• Jatiya Pitha Utsab - National Pitha (Cake) Festival.
• Joy Bangla Concert - annual concert to mark the 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib.
• Nouka Baich
• Bisu Mela

Public holidays

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• Public holidays in Bangladesh

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