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'''Tusu Festival''' is a folk festival held on the last day of the Bengali month of [[Poush]], i.e., [[Makar Sankranti]], so also known as Makar Parav (meaning Makar festival) in local languages. It is a unifying form of local common faith and the joy of the harvest. associated with harvesting. At the end of the festivities, the immersion of the image of Tusu is done vividly and with songs which have a melancholic ring. Rural fairs are also organised during the festival is held.<ref name="Banglapedia">{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Tusu_Festival|author=Anjalika Mukhopadhyay}}</ref> Tusu puja is practiced in the rural areas of [[Bankura district|Bankura]], [[Purulia district|Purulia]], [[Bardhaman district|Bardhaman]] and [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]] districts of [[West Bengal]].<ref name="Banglapedia"/><br />
Tusu festival is also celebrated by the [[Tea-garden community of Assam|Tea-tribes]] in Assam<ref>https://www.guwahatiplus.com/article-detail/sombre-tusu-puja-celebration-amidst-bihu</ref><br />
<ref>https://www.wehindu.com/?event=tusu-puja</ref> and Jharkhand.<br />
[[File:Crowd in Tusu Festival Chandil.jpg|thumb|250px|Crowd in Tusu Festival]]<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
There are different theories about the origin of the word Tusu. Many believe that the word 'tusu' originates from rice [[bran]], which is called Tush in Bengali.<ref name="Banglapedia"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bhadu (festival)|Bhadu]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Banglapedia|Tusu_Festival}}<br />
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[[Category:Festivals of Bangladeshi culture]]<br />
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