A tale of two rivers
So from this Bengali New Year on, let your taste buds get ready for twists in the tale of the Ganga and Padma rivers, as offered by various chefs and food enthusiasts.
Shubho Noboborsho 1426: The Bengali new year is here, and the community across the world is celebrating the day with great enthusiasm and fanfare. Called Poila Boishakh or Pohela Boishakh, the day is celebrated in West Bengal, Tripura and the neighbouring Bangladesh.
While Bengalis in India celebrate the day on the first day of the month of Baishakh according to the lunisolar calendar, Bangladesh celebrates Pohela Boishakh on 14 April every year.
This year, Indian Bengalis will be welcoming Noboborsho, the year 1426, on April 15.
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In Bengal, a trip to temples, new clothes, and cultural programmes are usually a must on Poila Boishakh, apart from of course feasting on good old traditional fares. For the business community, the day begins with a special prayer to God for their ledger books, also known as haal khata or kheror khata, the traditional hand-bound copy with a red cloth cover.
It’s an occasion people love to spend with friends and family members. In case you are away from your family this year, we have compiled some lovely messages and greetings for you that you can share with your near and dear ones.
Happy Poila Boishakh 1426 wishes and quotes
1. Let this year bring you peace, joy and prosperity. Shubho Noboborsho 1426!
2. Wishing you a very happy and prosperous Noboborsho filled with hope and happiness. Happy Poila Boishakh!
3. Botsorer aborjona, dur hoye jak… Esho he Boishakh! Shobho Noboborsho!
4. Bochor shesher jhora pata bollo ure eshe,
Ekti bochor periye gelo haoyar sathe vese,
Natun bochor asche taake, jotno kore rekho,
Swapno gulo sotti kore bhishon bhalo theko.
Happy Poila Boishakh!
5. With the sweetness of sandesh, and freshness of new mangoes, let the new year fill you with a new taste of life. Happy Bengali new year!
6. Let the new sunrise bring new hope and new zeal to face the new year. Shubho Noboborsho!
7. May you leave your worries behind and welcome future with open arms. Let it be a new beginning! Subho Noboborsho to you and your family!
8. Let the New Year mark a new beginning, welcome it with a grand feast. Happy Poila Boishakh!
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