Festivals!!

Festivals of the Muslims

•The main Muslim festivals are Eid and Muharram. From time to time folk culture has influenced these festivals, as a result of which the original religious practices have changed.

•Eid consists of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-­Azha. Eid-ul-Fitr is observed after the end of the month of Ramadan. The social meaning of Eid is a joyful festival, while its etymological meaning demotes returning lime and again. Like all other social festivals, Eid returns every year. Same is the case with Eid-ul-Azha.

•One of the main features of the Eid festival is the preparation of special food an drink. The food would include korma, pilau and various types of homemade pitha, semai and jarda. One of the main characteristic features of Eid in the nineteenth century Dhaka was the Eid procession. 

•Eid-ul-Azha is the sacrifice of animals, especially cows and oxen.

Muslims celebrating the Eid 

Festivals of the Hindus

•The biggest religious festival of the Hindu community in Bangladesh is the festival of Durga Puja. Hindus participate in this festival with great devotion.  

•Durga Puja is an old festival. The oldest manifestation of goddess Durga, who slew the Mahisasura, belonged to the fifteenth century AD.

Durga Puja

•The celebration of Janmastami (lord Krishna's birthday) is an old festival  of Dhaka City. In almost all the regions of the subcontinent, this day is observed in some manner as a religious festival. Janmastami is celebrated is with special pomp and grandeur.

Buddhists

•The main festival of the Buddhists is Buddha Purnima or Baisakhi Purnima. The birth of Buddha, his adoption of asceticism, attainment of supreme enlightenment, nirvana.

Christians 

•Christians observe their main religious festival, Christmas Day, on 25 December on the occasion of Jesus's Birthday. The main compo­nents of this festival are special prayers offered in churches, arrange­ment of feasts and offering of gifts among friends and relatives. 

Pahela Baishakh

•In today's Bangladesh, another festival is gaining prominence, which is not related to religion....it is Bangla new Year's day or Pahela Baishakh. It is observed with great enthusiasm on the first day of Baisakh. Its main characteristic is that it is a social festival and its appeal is universal.

<<Independence Day (21 March), Martyrs’ day (21 Feb) and Victory day (16 Dec) are also observed throughout the country with great enthusiasm.>>

  

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