Culture Holidays and festivals
Main articles: Public holidays in Bangladesh and List of
festivals in Bangladesh
Traditional festivals include Pahela Baishakh (Bengali New
Year), which is the major festival of Bengali culture; with widespread
festivities.[287] Other festivals include Nabonno and Poush Parbon, which
celebrate new harvests of crops.[288] Shakrain is an annual celebration,
observed by flying kites, occuring at the end of Poush, the ninth month of the
Bengali calendar. The festival coincides with Makar Sankranti celebrated in
India and Nepal.[289]
Among religious festivals, the two biggest festivals of the
Muslim majority are Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the month of
Ramadan—and Eid al-Adha, which is the festival of sacrifice.[290] Both Eids are
celebrated with the longest streak of national holidays.[291] Other Muslim
festivals include Mawlid (Eid-e-Milad Un Nabi),[292] Ashura on the tenth day of
Muharram,[293] Chaand Raat,[294] and Shab-e-Barat.[295] The most celebrated
Hindu festival is Durga Puja.[296] Other major Hindu festivals include Krishna
Janmashtami and Ratha Yatra.[297][298] The biggest festival of the Buddhists
across the country is Buddha Purnima, which marks the birth of Gautama Buddha.[299]
Among Christians, Christmas is the most widely celebrated.[300]
Patriotic national festivals include the Language Movement
Day, which is celebrated on 21 February in remembrance of the martyrs of the
1952 Bengali language movement.[301] It was declared as International Mother
Language Day by UNESCO in 1999.[302] Independence Day is celebrated on 26 March
to commemorate the proclamation of independence from Pakistan.[303] Victory Day
is celebrated on 16 December to celebrate the victory in the Bangladesh
Liberation War.[303] Public gatherings are observed at the Shaheed Minar and
National Martyrs' Memorial during the three latter festivals to pay homage to
the fallen martyrs.[304][305]
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