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Assignment Title :

The events and festivals of Bangladesh.


Answer No. 01

The most common events and festivals in Bangladesh :

Bangladesh is a country of festivals. There are many common festivals in this country. Some of these are religious, some are cultural festivals and seasonal.

The list of common events festivals of  Bangladesh are given below -

1. Eid Ul Fitr

2. Eid Ul Adha

3. Bishwa Ijtema

4. Durga Puja

5. Buddha Purnima

6. Merry Christmas

7. Pohela Baishakh

8. Pohela Falgun

9. May day

10. International Mother Language Day

11. National day of mourning

12. Independence Day of Bangladesh.

Answer No. 02

My experience to take part in some events and festivals in my locality:

Pahela Boishakh : About six or seven years ago, I celebrate my Pahela Boishakh in my village. Our village was beautifully decorated to celebrate the first day of the Bengali New Year. I wake up early in the morning and have a bath. I wear Panjabi and Pajamas which are nicely decorated.

Independence Day : During the last year in my school premises, I take part in our Independence Day festival. Our school arranged a cultural program on this day. The whole program was so impressive and it was a great festival in my life. I got a lot of pleasure in this events.

Pohela Falgun : Pohela falgun is one of the most popular day in Bengali culture. Generally, this day is held on the 13th of  February. This is the first day of spring . On this day I wear yellow Panjabi.

Eid-Ul-Fitr : This is most joyful occasion of all Muslims across the country. Even the non-muslims likes to join the celebration of  Eid with everyone. For this special day, the Muslim believers performed fasting for 30 days.

Durga Puja : Durga puja is an annual festival for Hindu believers. This occasion comes at the Bangla month Ashwin and it held first 10 days of Aswin.


Answer No. 03

How do these events and festivals shape me and my nation :

A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect of that community and its religion or culture. Festivals are a huge part of our culture. Each festival has its own style and characteristics. Festivals play an important role in building national unity. Festivals are the bearers of culture. They divert people's attention from their demanding lives and amuse them in their leisure time. During festivals celebration, people meet each other and forget the enmity and become friends. Festivals reduce in equality between rich and poor and creates social values. In this way, the festival binds the nation together and gives a new shape to the nation.

Festival is for everyone my justification for this statement is as follows:

Festivals are an expressive way to celebrate glorious heritage, culture, and traditions.  They are meant to rejoice in special moments and emotions in our lives with our loved ones.  They play an important role to add structure to our social lives and connect us with our families and backgrounds. All different religious festivals bring the same message of love, tolerance and understanding. Overall in simple terms, universally all festivals are related to harmony, peace and happiness.


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