Pohela Falgun

What is worn for Pohela Falgun

Pohela Falgun is the first day of the Bengali month of Falgun, and of spring, kept on 13 February in Bangladesh. In Dhaka the day is celebrated at the university and in parks, and flower sellers make good business. Young women wear yellow or orange sarees, called basanti, the colour of mustard flowers and spring, with garlands or crowns of marigold, and men wear a panjabi in yellow or white. Cotton, tant and Dhakai weaves are popular, in the warm weather of the month. Bands play, people sing songs of the season and the day is spent out of doors. It became popular in Dhaka in the 1990s, and it is a day for friends in the open air rather than a rite at home or temple.

The sarees

Tant sariA basanti yellow cotton for the open air.JamdaniA fine cotton chosen by those dressing up.