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'''Pohela Falgun''' ({{langx|bn|পহেলা ফাল্গুন}}), or '''Poyla Falgun''' ({{lang|bn|পয়লা ফাল্গুন}}), is a festival observed on the first day of [[Spring (season)|Spring]] of the [[Bengali calendars|Bengali month]] of [[Falgun]] in [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="history">{{cite news|title=Pohela Falgun celebrated |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=174151/ |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=14 February 2011}}</ref><br />
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The celebration was started in 1991 by students of [[University of Dhaka|Dhaka University]]'s [[Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka|Faculty of Fine Arts]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/falgun-celebration-how-it-all-began-1360324|title=Falgun Fest at DU: How it all began|date=13 February 2017|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-19|language=en}}</ref> Before 2019, the first day of Falgun fell on 13 February in the [[Gregorian calendar]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nepcal.com/date_conv.php |title=Nepali Date Converter |publisher=banned-books.info |access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref> however, from 2020 onward, due to revisions to the [[Bangladeshi calendar]], Pohela Falgun has been celebrated on 14 February, coinciding with [[Valentine's Day in Bangladesh|Valentine's Day in the country]].<ref>[https://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2020/02/10/pohela-falgun-to-be-celebrated-on-valentine-s-day Pohela Falgun to be celebrated on Valentine's Day, Dhaka Tribune, 10 February 2020]</ref><br />
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The National Spring Celebration Council is responsible for organizing the event. The celebration starts with chorus of traditional [[Bangladeshi music]] in the morning. On this day, people are seen to wear colourful traditional clothes such as [[sari]] and [[Kurta|punjabi]]. Some young women also prefer to wear [[Bangle|bangles]], [[Bindi#Teep|teeps]] and floral ornaments.<ref>{{cite web|title=কাল পহেলা ফাল্গুন, বসন্তের সঙ্গে ভালোবাসার দিন|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/lifestyle/2026/02/13/1647415|website=[[Kaler Kantho]]|date=13 February 2026|language=bn}}</ref><br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
In [[Bengali language|Bengali]], Pohela stands for 'first' and '[[Falgun]]' is the eleventh month of the [[Bengali calendar]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Pohela Boishakh]]<br />
* [[Culture of Bangladesh]]<br />
* [[Festivals of Bangladesh]]<br />
* [[Festivals of West Bengal]]<br />
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[[Category:Folk festivals in Bangladesh]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural festivals in Bangladesh]]<br />
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