A 30 day fasting period is celebrated at the end with a feast where gifts are exchanged. Rememberance of those whose lives were sacrificed to save the Bengali language. Commemorates Bangladesh becoming a sovereign nation, and the fight to achieve independence. Celebration of the birth of Krishna. Ten day festival associated with vanquishing demons.
People wash their vehicles, and decorate with leaves and flowers.
For Bengalis this is a time to worship Goddess Kali or Durga. This day remembers the armed forces of Pakistan formally surrendering to the allied forces of Bangladesh and India.