List of festivals in West Bengal

West Bengal celebrates many holidays and festivals. The Bengali proverb “Baro Mase Tero Parbon” (“Thirteen festivals in twelve months”) indicates the abundant of festivity in the state. In West Bengal throughout the year many festivals are celebrated. Durga Puja is solemnized as perhaps the most significant of all celebrations in Bengal. Here is a list of the main festivals of West Bengal.

Main Festivals

• Kalpataru Utsab - January 1 of every year is celebrated as Kalpataru Day at Dakshineshwar and }kossipore uddyanbati.
• 21 February - Bengali language Day
• Bengali New Year
• Bhai Phonta
• Christmas
• Kali Puja/Lakshmi Puja
• Dolyatra
• Durga Puja
• Eid-ul-Fitr
• Eid-ul-Adha
• Ganesh Chaturthi
• Guru Purnima
• Gaura Purnima
• Indian Independence Day
• Jagadhhatri Puja
• Janmashtami
• Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam
• Maghotsav of Brahmo Samaj
• Mahalaya
• May Day
• Muharram
• Paush Parban
• Pohela Falgun
• Rabindra Jayanti
• Death Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
• Sri Ramakrishna Jayanti
• Rathayatra
• Rakhi Bandhan
• 26 January- Republic Day
• Saraswati Puja
• Kojagari Lakhsmi Puja
• Shivaratri
• Birthday Of Swami Vivekananda
• Ramnavami
• Raasjatra
• Jhulanjatra

Other Festivals

• Akshay Tritiya
• Gandheswari Puja
• Buddha Purnima
• Jamai Shasthi
• Death Anniversary of Loknath Brahmachari
• Ganga Dussehra
• Snana Yatra
• Bipattarini Brata
• Jhulan Yatra
• Bhadrotsav of Brahmo Samaj
• Shab-e-Barat
• Viswakarma Puja
• Annakut Utsab
• Kartik Puja
• Itu Puja
• Basanti Puja
• Charak Puja
• Rathayatra of Mahesh
• Gajan
• Good Friday
• Ambedkar Jayanti
• Milad-un-nabi
• Basanta Utsav

References

• Indian Festival