When Is Poila Baisakh 2025? Date, Time, History, Rituals And Significance Of Bengali New Year – News18
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Poila Baisakh 2025 Date And Time: Pohela Boishakh, marking the Bengali New Year, will be celebrated on April 15. Originating from King Shashanka’s reign and modified by Mughal Emperor Akbar, it signifies the new harvest season.
Poila Baisakh will be celebrated on April 15. (Image: Shutterstock)
Poila Baisakh 2025 Date And Time: Pohela Boishakh, also known as Poila Baisakh, marks the beginning of the Bengali New Year. The festive day is celebrated on the first day of the month of Boishakh, as per the Bengali solar calendar.
Celebrated with grandeur in Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and parts of Assam, the day symbolises the commencement of the New Year for Indian Bengalis. The festival is also known as Noboborsho.
When is Pohela Boishakh 2025: Date And Time
The date for Poila Baisakh varies each year but usually falls on April 14 or April 15. This year, the Poila Baisakh will be celebrated on April 15.
Pohela Boishakh 2025: History
The origin of the Bengali Calendar dates back to the reign of 7th-century Gauda ruler King Shashanka. It was modified later during the taxation system of Mughal Emperor Akbar. He made an effort to merge both Islamic and Bengali calendars for the ease of the land owners to pay the taxes. The date for the celebration of the New Year was suggested to align it with the agricultural cycle.
Pohela Boishakh 2025: Significance
An important festival for Bengalis across the world, the day marks the start of the New Calendar Year as per regional traditions. The auspicious day begins with devotees visiting temples in the morning, whereas business owners celebrate it with the launch of new ventures.
Many traders and business owners also start new account books on this day. Farmers, on the other hand, observe the day as the beginning of the new harvest season.
Pohela Boishakh 2025: Rituals
On this day, fairs are organised in villages and towns. Wearing new clothes, people greet each other saying Shubh Noboborsho, which translates to Happy New Year. Furthermore, delectable meals like Shukto, Cholar Dal, Shorshe Ilish and Basanti Pulao, among other traditional dishes, are also prepared.
People decorate their houses beautifully to celebrate the festive day with their families. The occasion is said to be incomplete without special puja of lord ‘Ganesh’ and ‘Laxmi’. Family gatherings over traditional meals and community feasts have become integral parts of the celebrations.
