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Poila Boishakh 2026: Due to the different New Year in India, the calendars of all the religions are also different. The New Year of the Bengali community starts with Poila Baishakh or Poila Boishakh. Poila is a Bengali word which means first. The day of Baishakh is very auspicious for the Bengali community and the Bengali New Year begins on its first day. This year Poila Boishakh will be celebrated on 15 April 2026.
Poila Baishakh or Bengali New Year is celebrated with great enthusiasm by the Bengali community in West Bengal, Bangladesh, Tripura and other north-eastern Indian states. In Bangladesh, it is celebrated as a secular festival in cities like Dhaka, Chittagong and Tangail.
poila boishakh importance
People of the Bengali community celebrate this day as Shubho Nobo Borsho (Happy New Year), which includes wearing new clothes, eating delicious food (e.g. fish, sweets) and the tradition of ‘Haal Khata’ (starting new account books) for businesses. It is considered an auspicious day for starting new businesses and even repaying old debts.
Why was Bengali calendar created?
Talking about the history of Poila Baisakh, according to experts, it started in the seventh century during the reign of King Shashank of Gauda dynasty, who is considered the creator of the Bengali calendar. According to some theories, the festival originated to align the Islamic Hijri calendar with solar agricultural cycles, which helped simplify tax collection during Mughal rule.
Major customs and traditions
- On this day, Bengali people make rangoli with rice powder solution outside their homes, it is a symbol of prosperity.
- New clothes are worn on this day as a new beginning.
- go to temples to pray and seek blessings
- Religious processions (parades) are taken out at some places. After the parade, men and women sing and dance to a variety of popular folk songs.
- People visit their friends and family throughout the day and greet each other and distribute sweets.
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