Pahela Baishakh Bengali: à ¦ªà ¦¹à §â¡Ã ¦²à ¦¾ à ¦¬à §Ëà ¦¶à ¦¾à ¦â, romanized: Pohela Boishakh or Bangla Noboborsho Bengali: à ¦¬à ¦¾à ¦âà ¦²à ¦¾ à ¦¨à ¦¬à ¦¬à ¦°à §Âà ¦· is the first day of Bengali Calendar. It is celebrated on 14 April as a national holiday in Bangladesh, and on 14 or 15 April in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and parts of Assam by people of Bengali heritage, irrespective of their religious faith.[2] Indian Bengalis as opposed to Bangladeshi Bengalis use the term Poyla Boishakh Bengali: à ¦ªà ¦¯à ¦¼à ¦²à ¦¾ à ¦¬à §Ëà ¦¶à ¦¾à ¦â for the festival.[3]rnrnThe festival date is set according to the lunisolar Bengali calendar as the first day of its first month Boishakh.[4] It therefore almost always falls on or about 14 April every year on the Gregorian calendar.[4] The same day is observed elsewhere as the traditional solar new year and a harvest festival, and is known by other names such as Vaisakhi in central and north India, Vishu in Kerala and Puthandu in Tamil Nadu
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