Bangabda
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Bangabda is the traditional solar calendar used in the Bengal region, structuring the Bengali year for cultural, religious, and agricultural activities.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
calendar system
ⓘ
solar calendar ⓘ traditional calendar ⓘ |
| alignedWith | tropical year (in reformed Bangladeshi version) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bangla calendar
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Bengali calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | marker of Bengali identity ⓘ |
| eighthMonth | Ogrohayon ⓘ |
| eleventhMonth | Falgun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epochRelatedTo | Mughal emperor Akbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fifthMonth | Bhadro ⓘ |
| firstMonth | Boishakh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | solar year ⓘ |
| fourthMonth | Srabon ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMonths | 12 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Bangladesh national Bangla calendar
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ⓘ
traditional Bengali calendar of West Bengal ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Hindu solar calendar traditions ⓘ |
| introducedFor | tax collection alignment with agricultural cycle ⓘ |
| newYearFestival | Pohela Boishakh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| newYearObservedOn | mid-April (Gregorian calendar) ⓘ |
| ninthMonth | Poush ⓘ |
| regionallyAssociatedWith | Ganges–Brahmaputra delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Bangla Academy (Bangladesh, for official version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bikram Samvat
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Gregorian calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindu calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondMonth | Joishtho ⓘ |
| seventhMonth | Kartik ⓘ |
| sixthMonth | Ashwin ⓘ |
| tenthMonth | Magh ⓘ |
| thirdMonth | Asharh ⓘ |
| timeUnit |
day
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month ⓘ year ⓘ |
| twelfthMonth | Chaitra ⓘ |
| usedBy | Bengali people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural activities
ⓘ
civil purposes in Bangladesh ⓘ cultural festivals ⓘ religious observances ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Assam (Barak Valley)
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Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Bengal region NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian state of West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedToDetermine |
dates of Bengali New Year celebrations
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timing of Bengali harvests ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Bengali script ⓘ |
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