# List of festivals in Bangladesh

This is a list of festivals in Bangladesh. Almost everyone in Bangladesh has come across the saying “Bangalir baro mashe tero parbon (Bengali: বাঙালির বারো মাসে তেরো পার্বণ)”, which roughly translates to "Bengalis have thirteen festivals in twelve months (a year)". Bangladesh is a country of colourful celebrations. The people celebrate their faith, life, liberty, nature, elation, and achievements round the year through a wide variety of fairs and festivals, organized with enthusiasm and intricate details. Some Bengali fairs and festivals have a recorded history of over 2000 years. Festivals in Bangladesh fall into four major categories: religious festivals, national events, cultural festivals and tribal festivals. Although a few festivals are primarily meant for particular sections of the population, all the festivals have now attained universal reach throughout the country.

## Religious observance
### Muslim

* Eid ul-Fitr (Bengali: ঈদুল ফিতর/রোজার ঈদ) - on the 1st day of Shawwal month of the lunar Islamic calendar.
* Eid ul-Adha (Bengali: ঈদুল আজহার/কোরবানি)- on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah month of the Islamic calendar.
* Chaand Raat (Bengali: চাঁদ রাত)- on the 29th or 30th night of Ramadan month of the Islamic calendar.
* Ashura (Bengali: আশুরা)- on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar.
* Eid-e-Meeladun Nabi (Bengali: ঈদে মিলাদুন্নবি)– The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad
* Shab-e-Qadr (Bengali: শবে কদর)
* Shab-e-Barat (Bengali: শবে বরাত)
* Bishwa Ijtema(Bengali: বিশ্ব ইজতেমা)

### Hindu

* Durga Puja - from the 2nd to the 7th day of Ashwin month of the Hindu calendar.
* Krishna Janmashtami - celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna
* Dolyatra
* Ratha Yatra, the most popular being Dhamrai Rathayatra.
* Kali Puja in Diwali
* Saraswati Puja
* Ashtami Snan on Chaitra Shukla Paksha Ashtami (ninth day during the waxing phase of moon in Chaitra Month) as per Hindu Lunar Calendar

### Buddhist

* Buddha Purnima - Buddha's Birthday
* Madhu Purnima
* Kathin Chibardan - offering of woven robe made of cotton to monks and nuns.

### Christian

* Boro Din or Christmas - on 25 December of the Gregorian calendar.
* Easter Sunday

## Patriotic and National Observances

* Language Movement Day - (International Mother Language Day); Colours worn:
* Genocide Remembrance Day; Colours worn:
* National day of mourning (15 August); Colours worn:
* Independence Day; Colours worn:
* Armed Forces Day
* Martyred Intellectuals Day; Colours worn:
* Victory Day; Colours worn:

## Cultural festivals
### General

* Rokeya Day
* Rabindra Jayanti
* Nazrul Jayanti

### Music

* Dhaka World Music Festival (music)
* Bengal Classical Music Festival
* International Folk Festival

### Folk

* Pahela Baishakh - on the 1st day of the Bengali calendar and summer festival; also called Bangla Noboborsho; Colours worn:
* Boshonto Utshob - Spring festival also known as Pohela Falgun; Colours worn:
* Nabanna - Winter and harvest festival; Colours worn:
* Borsha Utshob - Monsoon festival; Colours worn:
* Nouka Baich - Boat racing festivals held after the monsoon when rivers are filled

### Others

* Bengal Original Culture Festival
* Cinemaking International Film Festival
* Dhaka Festival
* Dhaka Art Summit
* Hay Festival Dhaka
* Dhaka Fashion Week
* Dhaka International Film Festival
* Chobi Mela International Photography Festival
* CRACK International Art Camp
* International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh
* Bioscope Children's Photography Festival
* Latin Dance Festival
* Liberation Docfest Bangladesh
* Hill Film Festival

## Fairs

* Ekushey Book Fair - in Dhaka on the month of February of the Gregorian calendar.
* Dhaka International Trade Fair
* National Tree Fair - Month-long National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair.
* National Fisheries Week and Fish Fair - Week-long National Fiash Trade and Fair.

## Local events

* Shakrain — in Dhaka at the end of the Poush of the Bengali calendar.
* Jatiya Pitha Utsab — National Pitha (Cake) Festival.
* Charak — 3-day-long festival in Pabna starting on the last day of the Bangla month of Chaitra.
* Joy Bangla Concert — annual concert to mark the 7 March Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
* Nouka Baich
* Bisu Mela

## Public holidays

* Public holidays in Bangladesh