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Pohela Falgun (Bengali: পহেলা ফাল্গুন, Pôhela Falgun or পয়লা ফাল্গুন, Pôela Falgun), also known as the first day of Spring of the Bengali month Falgun, is a festival celebrated in Bangladesh.^[1] The celebration was started in 1991 by students of Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts.^[2] The first of Falgun usually falls on 13 February of the Gregorian Calendar.^[3] However, due to changes to the Bangla calendar, from 2020 onwards Pohela Falgun is celebrated on February 14.^[4] The festival in Bangladesh also celebrated as Basanta Utsab (Bengali: বসন্ত উৎসব; Spring Festival),

Etymology

In Bengali, Pohela stands for 'first' and 'Falgun' or is the eleventh month of the Bengali calendar.