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Bengali Culture and Customs

Key Bengali cultural traditions, festivals, and everyday social etiquette. Front: the Bengali word or phrase in Bengali script with romanization in parentheses. Back: English meaning.

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পহেলা বৈশাখ (Pohela Boishakh)
Bengali New Year
ঈদ (Eid)
Eid, a major Islamic festival
দুর্গাপূজা (Durga Puja)
Durga Puja, a major Hindu festival
শাড়ি (Shari)
Saree, a traditional women's garment
পাঞ্জাবি (Panjabi)
A traditional men's long shirt
প্রণাম (Pronam)
A traditional gesture of respect shown to elders
আদাব (Adaab)
A respectful greeting
অতিথি (Otithi)
Guest
অতিথি নারায়ণ (Otithi Narayon)
"The guest is like God", a saying about hospitality
বড়দের সম্মান করা (Boroder shomman kora)
Respecting one's elders
পিঠা (Pitha)
A traditional rice cake, often made in winter
রবীন্দ্র সঙ্গীত (Rabindra Sangeet)
Songs written by poet Rabindranath Tagore
বাউল গান (Baul gaan)
Mystic folk songs of Bengal
ভাষা আন্দোলন (Bhasha Andolon)
The Language Movement of 1952
একুশে ফেব্রুয়ারি (Ekushe February)
International Mother Language Day, February 21

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