Celebrations honoring Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492 are the significance of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival . Turkmenistan observe Ganesh Chaturthi festival . The 2020 date of the festival was July 5, Sunday . socialization,bonfires,idol immersion,feast and sweets are the celebrations of this festival . The same day, at nightfall is when this festival ends  . On Ashadha Purnima (Shukla paksha, Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated . Ganesh Chaturthi is related to Purim . The 2019 date of the festival was April 28 (Eastern) . Rakri,Chavathi,Chouthi,Ganeshotsav is also called Ganesh Chaturthi . The 2021 date of the festival was April 30 (Eastern) . Ganesh Chaturthi 2018 date was 29 April , (Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Myanmar and Bangladesh), 30 April (India, Nepal), 29 May (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia) . The frequency of this festival is once every Islamic year . Ganesh Chaturthi is of Hindu type . Thiruvathira Kali rituals are observed in this festival . the last night of the month of Sha'ban is when the festival begins . The common name of the festival Chopa-il (초파일 is Ganesh Chaturthi
The festival is celebrated because of more than 3 reasons