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| |colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%;" |Celebration stage of [[Pohela Falgun|1st day of Falgun]], beginning of spring season in Bangladesh
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| '''Falgun''' or '''Phalgun''' ({{Lang-bn|ফাল্গুন}}; {{lang-as|ফাগুন}}; {{lang-ne|फाल्गुण}}) is the eleventh month in 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=2017-04-19}}</ref> and [[Bikram Sambat|Nepali calendar]]. This month is named after the star [[Uttara Phalgunī|Uttorfalguni]] ({{lang|bn|উত্তরফাল্গুনী}} ''Uttôrfalguni''). It marks the arrival of [[Spring (season)|spring]], the sixth and final season in [[Bangladesh]], [[West Bengal]], [[Nepal]] and [[Assam]]. The first of Falgun usually falls on 13 February of the [[Gregorian Calendar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nepcal.com/date_conv.php |title=Nepali Date Converter |publisher=nepcal.com |access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref>
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| ==Culture==
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| ===Bangladesh===
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| The first day of Falgun is celebrated as [[Pohela Falgun]] in [[Bangladesh]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/ushering-pahela-falgun-1360561|title=Ushering in Pahela Falgun|date=2017-02-14|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-19|language=en}}</ref> the celebrations first took place in 1991 and where organized [[Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka|Fine Arts Institute of Dhaka University]].<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=2017-02-13|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-19|language=en}}</ref> According to the latest [[Bengali calendars#Bengali Calendar (Bangladesh)|revised calendar]] Falgun now consists of 29/30 days instead of 30/31 days and starts from 14 February instead of 13 February.
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| ===Nepāl===
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| In [[Nepal|Nepāl]], [[Holi]], known locally as ''Fāgu'' ''Purnimā'' ({{lang|ne|फागु}}पुर्णिमा), falls during a full moon night of this month. In many parts of the country, especially in the urban areas, this day is celebrated by spraying colorful water-filled "pumps" (''pichkari,'' पिचकारी) and colorful powders at each other. Traditionally, women wear yellow [[sari]]s to celebrate this day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nepcal.com/ |title=Nepali Calendar |publisher=nepcal.com |access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref>
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| == Observances marked (per official use in Bangladesh)==
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| * Falgun 1 - [[Pahela Falgun]]
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| * Falgun 8 - [[Language Martyrs' Day]] and [[International Mother Language Day]]
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Bangla Calendar]]
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| *[[Culture of Bangladesh]]
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| *[[Culture of Nepal]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| {{Bengali calendar}}
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| {{Nepali calendar}}
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| [[Category:Months of the Bengali calendar]]
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| {{Bangladesh-stub}}
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