Falgun or Phalgun (; ne, फाल्गुण) or Phagun ( as, ফাগুন) is the eleventh month of the year in the
Bengali calendar,
the
Assamese calendar, and the
Nepali calendar. In the revision of the Bengali calendar used in
Bangladesh since October 2019, the month has 29 days in
common year
A common year is a calendar year with 365 days, as distinguished from a leap year, which has 366. More generally, a common year is one without intercalation. The Gregorian calendar (like the earlier Julian calendar) employs both common years ...
s or 30 in
leap years of the
Gregorian calendar.
In the previous version of the calendar, used in Bangladesh from 1987 through October 2019, Falgun had 30 days in common years or 31 days in leap years. The month has 29 or 30 days, based on the true movements of the Sun, in the old non-reformed Bengali calendar, still used in
West Bengal,
and in the Nepali calendar.
Falgun was named for the ''
nakshatra
Nakshatra ( sa, नक्षत्रम्, translit=Nakṣatram) is the term for lunar mansion in Hindu astrology and Indian Astronomy. A nakshatra is one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to a ...
'' (
lunar mansion) ''Uttara phalguni'', in the vicinity of which the full moon appears at that time of the year. It marks the arrival of
spring, the sixth and final season in Bangladesh, West Bengal,
Assam, and
Nepal.
Falgun falls between mid-February and mid-March on the Gregorian calendar.
Observances
* Falgun 1 -
Pahela Falgun (Bangladesh)
* Falgun 7 -
Democracy Day (Nepal)
* Falgun 8
**
Language Martyrs' Day
(''Bhasha Andolôn Dibôs'')
, nickname = bn, শহীদ দিবস (''Shôhid Dibôs'')
, duration = 1 day
, frequency = Annual
, observedby = Bangladesh and Bengali speakers in India and elsewhere
, date = 21 Feb ...
(Bangladesh)
**
International Mother Language Day (Bangladesh, India)
* Falgun 12 - National Education Day (Nepal)
* Falgun 14 -
Maha Shivaratri (India, Nepal)
* Falgun full moon -
Dol Yatra,
Holi (India, Nepal)
See also
*
Bangla Calendar
*
Culture of Bangladesh
*
Culture of Nepal
References
External links
*
Months of the Bengali calendar
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