Bengali calendar
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The Bengali calendar is a traditional solar calendar used primarily in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and the Bengali New Year.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bengali calendar canonical | 5 |
| Bangla calendar | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu calendar
ⓘ
regional calendar ⓘ solar calendar ⓘ |
| alignment | aligned with agricultural seasons in Bengal region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bangabda
ⓘ
Bengali calendar ⓘ
surface form:
Bangla calendar
|
| basisFor |
Bengali New Year celebrations
ⓘ
Durga Puja dates (regional) ⓘ harvest festivals in Bengal region ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Bengali cultural identity ⓘ |
| day1OfBoishakhInBangladesh | April 14 (Gregorian) ⓘ |
| day1OfBoishakhInIndia | April 14 or April 15 (Gregorian) ⓘ |
| eighthMonth | Agrahayan ⓘ |
| eleventhMonth |
Phagun
ⓘ
surface form:
Falgun
|
| epochRelatedTo | Mughal emperor Akbar’s Fasli era ⓘ |
| eraName | Bangabda era ⓘ |
| fifthMonth |
Bhadra
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhadro
|
| firstMonth | Boishakh ⓘ |
| follows | solar year ⓘ |
| fourthMonth | Srabon ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Government of Bangladesh
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh government (reformed version)
|
| monthCount | 12 ⓘ |
| newYearFestival | Pohela Boishakh ⓘ |
| newYearObservedIn |
Assam
ⓘ
surface form:
Assam (Barak Valley)
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Tripura ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| ninthMonth | Poush ⓘ |
| originPeriod | Mughal period ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
determining Bengali New Year
ⓘ
determining agricultural cycles ⓘ determining regional festivals ⓘ |
| reformedIn |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
|
| reformYear |
1966 (major modern reform proposal)
ⓘ
1987 (official adoption in Bangladesh) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bengali calendar
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangla calendar
Gregorian calendar (Western churches) ⓘ
surface form:
Gregorian calendar
Hindu solar calendar ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Bengali script ⓘ |
| secondMonth | Joishtho ⓘ |
| seventhMonth | Kartik ⓘ |
| sixthMonth | Ashwin ⓘ |
| structureType | solar sidereal calendar (traditional form) ⓘ |
| tenthMonth | Magh ⓘ |
| thirdMonth | Asharh ⓘ |
| twelfthMonth | Chaitra ⓘ |
| usedBy | Bengali people ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Assam
ⓘ
surface form:
Assam (Barak Valley)
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Tripura ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bangla calendar
this entity surface form:
Bangla calendar