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	~~{{Short description\|Ninth month in the Assamese and Bengali calendar}}~~		#REDIRECT [[Pausha]]
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	~~\| align=center style="background:#DDAA22"\| '''Poush'''~~
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	~~\|colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%;" \|Morning dew drops signal the arrival of Poush - the beginning of winter~~
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	'''Poush''' ({{lang-bn\|পৌষ}}; {{lang-ne\|पौष}}) is the 9th month of both the [[Bengali calendar]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bangabda\|title=Bangabda - Banglapedia\|website=en.banglapedia.org\|language=en\|access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref> and the [[Vikram Samvat\|Nepali calendar]]. It overlaps December and January of the Gregorian calendar. It is the first month of the winter season. This month marks the start of [[Winter]] ({{lang\|bn\|শীত}} ''Sh*t'') in the [[Bengali calendar]].

	~~== Etymology ==~~
	~~This month is named after the star [[Pushya]] ({{lang\|bn\|পুষ্যা}}).~~

	~~== Culture ==~~
	During Poush crops are harvested and farmers often have ample food and income. Bengali people celebrate [[Makar Sankranti#West Bengal\|Poush Sankranti]] as one of their festival on the last day of Poush.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/deshi-mix/poush-sankranti-recipes-196918\|title=Poush sankranti recipes\|date=2016-01-05\|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=2017-04-18\|language=en}}</ref> They make [[Pitha]] at their homes and share those among each others.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/poush-mela-and-pitha-utshab-held-59922\|title=Poush mela and pitha utshab held\|date=2015-01-15\|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=2017-04-18\|language=en}}</ref> Bangladesh Poush Mela Udjapon Parishad organises a three-day fair in [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-169229\|title=Winter melodies around Poush\|date=2011-01-09\|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=2017-04-18\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/poush-mela-held-at-ramna-58989\|title=Poush Mela held at Ramna\|date=2015-01-09\|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=2017-04-18\|language=en}}</ref>

	~~In his novel ''Ganadevata'', the noted Bengali writer [[Tarashankar Bandopadhyay]] quotes a rural rhyme:~~
	~~:Poush-Poush, golden Poush,~~
	~~:Come Poush but don't go away, don't ever leave,~~
	~~:Don't leave Poush, don't,~~
	:The husband and son will eat a full bowl of rice.<ref name = "Paschim Banga">Mukhopadhyay, Manabendra, ''Tarashankar's Birbhum '', ''Paschim Banga '', Birbhum Special Issue, February 2006, {{in lang\|bn}}, pp. 259-68, Information & Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal.</ref>

	~~== Observances marked (per official use in Bangladesh) ==~~
	* Poush 1 - [[Victory day of Bangladesh]]
	* Pouch 9 - [[Christmas Eve]]
	* Pouch 10 - [[Christmas]]
	* Pouch 11 - [[Boxing Day]]
	* Pouch 17 - [[New Year's Day]]
	* Pouch 22 - [[Epiphany (holiday)\|Traditional Epiphany]] and Armenian Christmas
	* Pouch 23 - [[Christmas\|Christmas according to the Juilian Calendar]]
	* Pouch 31 - [[Sankranthi\|Poush Sankranti]]

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{reflist\|2}}~~

	~~{{Bengali calendar}}~~
	~~{{Nepali calendar}}~~

	~~[[Category:Months of the Bengali calendar]]~~
	~~[[Category:Nepali calendar]]~~


	~~{{Bangladesh-stub}}~~
	~~{{Nepal-stub}}~~

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{{Short description|Ninth month in the Assamese and Bengali calendar}}
{| class="wikitable";' align=right width="244px"
|-
| align=left style="background:#DDAA22"| [[Ogrohayon|<<]]
| align=center style="background:#DDAA22"| '''Poush'''
| align=right style="background:#DDAA22"| [[Magh (Bengali calendar)|>>]]
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |[[File:Dew drops.jpg|240px]]
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%;" |Morning dew drops signal the arrival of Poush - the beginning of winter
|}
'''Poush''' ({{lang-bn|পৌষ}}; {{lang-ne|पौष}}) is the 9th month of both the [[Bengali calendar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bangabda|title=Bangabda - Banglapedia|website=en.banglapedia.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref> and the [[Vikram Samvat|Nepali calendar]]. It overlaps December and January of the Gregorian calendar. It is the first month of the winter season. This month marks the start of [[Winter]] ({{lang|bn|শীত}} ''Sh*t'') in the [[Bengali calendar]].

== Etymology ==
This month is named after the star [[Pushya]] ({{lang|bn|পুষ্যা}}).

== Culture ==
During Poush crops are harvested and farmers often have ample food and income. Bengali people celebrate [[Makar Sankranti#West Bengal|Poush Sankranti]] as one of their festival on the last day of Poush.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/deshi-mix/poush-sankranti-recipes-196918|title=Poush sankranti recipes|date=2016-01-05|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-18|language=en}}</ref> They make [[Pitha]] at their homes and share those among each others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/poush-mela-and-pitha-utshab-held-59922|title=Poush mela and pitha utshab held|date=2015-01-15|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-18|language=en}}</ref> Bangladesh Poush Mela Udjapon Parishad organises a three-day fair in [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-169229|title=Winter melodies around Poush|date=2011-01-09|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-18|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/poush-mela-held-at-ramna-58989|title=Poush Mela held at Ramna|date=2015-01-09|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-18|language=en}}</ref>

In his novel ''Ganadevata'', the noted Bengali writer [[Tarashankar Bandopadhyay]] quotes a rural rhyme:
:Poush-Poush, golden Poush,
:Come Poush but don't go away, don't ever leave,
:Don't leave Poush, don't,
:The husband and son will eat a full bowl of rice.<ref name = "Paschim Banga">Mukhopadhyay, Manabendra, ''Tarashankar's Birbhum '', ''Paschim Banga '', Birbhum Special Issue, February 2006, {{in lang|bn}}, pp. 259-68, Information & Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal.</ref>

== Observances marked (per official use in Bangladesh) ==
* Poush 1 - [[Victory day of Bangladesh]]
* Pouch 9 - [[Christmas Eve]]
* Pouch 10 - [[Christmas]]
* Pouch 11 - [[Boxing Day]]
* Pouch 17 - [[New Year's Day]]
* Pouch 22 - [[Epiphany (holiday)|Traditional Epiphany]] and Armenian Christmas
* Pouch 23 - [[Christmas|Christmas according to the Juilian Calendar]]
* Pouch 31 - [[Sankranthi|Poush Sankranti]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Bengali calendar}}
{{Nepali calendar}}

[[Category:Months of the Bengali calendar]]
[[Category:Nepali calendar]]

{{Bangladesh-stub}}
{{Nepal-stub}}

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85.108.152.177 at 19:52, 18 July 2021