অন্নপ্রাশন
Annaprashan
A baby’s first rice, fed by the maternal uncle, at 6 or 7 months. Objects placed before the child — book, soil, money — hint at their future.
সংস্কৃতি ও আচার
Culture & Ceremonies
The Baro Mashe Tero Parbon — thirteen festivals in twelve months — and the rites that mark every stage of life.
উপনয়ন
Upanayan
The sacred thread ceremony, with three days of seclusion, head shaving and the first Gayatri mantra.
বিয়ে
Bengali Wedding
Aiburobhat, Gaye Holud, Shubho Drishti behind betel leaves, Saat Paak, Sindoor Daan, Bashor Raat and Bou Bhaat.
জামাইষষ্ঠী
Jamai Shashthi
Mothers-in-law bless sons-in-law with a feast and a hand fan dipped in water.
ভাইফোঁটা
Bhai Phonta
Sisters place a sandalwood mark on their brothers’ foreheads for long life.
পয়লা বৈশাখ
Poila Boishakh
Bengali New Year: new clothes, the shop’s Haal Khata ledger, and a big lunch.