'''Dewali''' Hindu festival of lights, also called Dipavali, Dipanvita, Dipalika, Sukharatri, Sukhasupt
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...rld Photographic Exhibition held at the Leeds Art Gallery, Photokina Award Festival in Germany, and UNESCO World Exhibition of Photography in Switzerland.
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...auha'' (1962) in Beirut and Subhash Dutt's ''Sutaranj'' (1965) at the Asia Festival at Frankfurt. Other films that won awards at international festivals were [
...a German film festival was held in the city. The first international film festival at the government's initiative was held at Dhaka's Balaka cinema hall in 19
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'''Maghi Purnima''' Buddhist festival, held on the day of the full moon in the Bengali month of Magh, commemorati
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'''Falguni Purnima''' a Buddhist religious festival, celebrated on the day of the full moon (Purnima) in the month of Falgun, c
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...of Christ's birth celebrated by most Christian churches on 25 December, a festival devoted mainly to family re-union and jollification. The observance of Chri
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'''Asadhi Purnima''' a Buddhist religious festival, observed on the day of the full moon in the month of Asadha. The day is as
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...marriages and other religious and social festivals. Immediately before any festival, the ritual of mehendi decoration begins. On the eve of the marriage ceremo
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...al such as bai of Baishu, Sa of Sangrai and bi of Biju. The New Year's Day festival is generally observed for three days, last two days of the passing year and
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'''Prabarana Purnima''' a Buddhist festival, also known as Axvini Purnima. Prabarana means both adopting wholly and for
...message of Buddhism. At the end of Prabarana, every vihara celebrates the festival of [[Kathin Chivar Dan|kathin chivar dan]], when robes are given to the vik
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...estival (1987), The Soviet Union Film Festival (1988) and the Chinese Film Festival (1991). Eminent film personalities from different countries visit the Film
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'''Madhu Purnima''' Buddhist religious festival, celebrated on the day of the full moon in Bhadra, in commemoration of the
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...unities extensively use this flower during their [[Durga Puja|durga puja]] festival. Flowers are also used in indigenous system of medicine. The ripe seeds are
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...m religious festivals. Eid and fitr are [[Arabic|arabic]] words. Eid means festival and fitr means to open, to break fasting, to go back to normal situation. E
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...anna]] (festival of newly harvested paddy in the month of Agrahayan), Paus festival, [[Annaprashana|annaprashanA]] (Hindu rite of allowing a child to taste ric
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'''Fateha-e-Yazdaham''' a religious festival of Muslims observed on the eleventh (yazdaham, Persian for eleventh) of the
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'''Janmastami''' Hindu religious festival held in observance of the birthday of [[Krishna|krishna]], who is tradition
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'''Rathayatra''' or chariot journey is an important Hindu festival, referring primarily to the journey of the god [[Jagannath|jagannath]] or [
...hittagong, Sylhet, Mymensingh and Rangpur are particularly noteworthy. The festival in old Dhaka is quite colourful, and the fair held on the occasion attracts
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...onal Rose Society has been organising an annual [[Rose|rose]] show or rose festival since 1983. After the show, the cut roses are auctioned and the sale procee
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...ese included Pakistan Film Festival Award, Nigar Award, international film festival awards at Moscow and Tashkent, and the National Film Award of Bangladesh. K
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...kes, monkeys and bears. The dugdugi also accompanies songs rendered at the festival of Shiva in the Bangla month of Chaitra. [Wakil Ahmed]
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...used as a village fair site especially during the occasion of Baruni Snan festival in full moon of the month of Baisakh. Usually in the fair the Harikirtan si
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...d Christianity. The major religious festival of the Khyang is Sanglan. The festival begins with the offering of worship for [[Gautam Buddha|gautam buddha]].
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...ord 'mangan' meaning 'to ask'. At times of natural disaster or before some festival, young village boys and girls go round houses asking for grain or money in
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...l sources. In praise of Jagannath, a [[Rathayatra|rathayatra]], or chariot festival, is held in the month of Asadha (June), when hundreds of devotees join toge
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...group. The Santals perform jhumur dance and song on the occasion of karam festival. Because of the charm of love and melody, jhumur song has become popular am
...humur song, such as Santali Jhumur dance and song on the occasion of karam festival and Darshali and Chhau Jhumur dance and song of the indigenous people of Pu
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...Biju festival of the Chakma, Sangri festival of the Marma and the Baisabi festival of the Tripura are most notable.
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...lklore, folk music festival, drama festival, music of Deshghar, Pure-music festival, dance ceremony and monthly selected speeches by experts. Regular activitie
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...began in this human world, and if every nation kindles its own light, this festival of light will be a great success.) The journal published writings of renown
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..., and sing in chorus imploring the rain god, Huduma, to bestow rain. A mud festival is also held to invite rain
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...of Santals is called Baha or the festival of blossoms. The purpose of this festival at the beginning of spring is to welcome and offer greetings to the beautif
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.... ITI, Bangladesh, organises an international seminar, including a theatre festival, every two years. It has published The World of Theatre, an anthology conta
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...ush-sangkrunti at the same time. They term it as ''Alonti'' and during the festival, they enjoy homemade cakes along with their kinship and neighbors.
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...es used to assemble at night on the bank of the Old Brahmaputra during the festival of urs. [Muazzam Hussain Khan]
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...[[Dinajpur District|dinajpur]]. It has also helped to promote the historic festival of Yashomadhava in [[Dhamrai Upazila|dhamrai]]. In 1998 the trust sent a de
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...Bangladesh Astronomical Association usually organises a grand astronomical festival, the 'Dhaka Mahakash Utsab', biennially.
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...vals observed at the household level. The essential feature of this august festival was a considerable increase in the number of visitors to the Mawlid house (
...olitical and religious movement called Saljuk. The custom of observing the festival later spread from Egypt to Mokkah. This resulted in changes in the ways mil
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...Gan''' a regional folk song sung on the occasion of Shiva's [[gajan]] (a festival associated with the worship of the god [[shiva]]). These songs are widely s
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...; Meemtoot (in memory of the departed souls); and Palkoot (crop-harvesting festival).
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...y]] and celebrations of [[Pahela Baishakh|pahela baishakh]] and the spring festival as well as the birth anniversaries of rabindranath tagore, kazi nazrul isla
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...nd Dhaka Pantomime in October 1991. Two foreign groups participated in the festival, which included the first seminar on pantomime. It may be noted that Partha
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...t. Like other artisan castes, they are very particular about observing the festival of Viswakarma, the mythical architect of the universe. Kansarus, however, n
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...kes are baked with newly harvested crops in different neighbourhoods. This festival continues for three days. The three-day long Kerai/Kangnat puja is offered
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[[Image:TripuraGirlsBoys.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Tripura youths and damuls in festival dress and ornament]]
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