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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1st month of the Bengali calendar}}<br />
{{Infobox month<br />
| image = Pohela boishakh 2.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = [[Pohela Boishakh]] celebration in [[Dhaka]]<br />
| native_name = {{Native name|bn|বৈশাখ}}<br />
| calendar = * [[Bengali calendar]]<br />
| num = * 1 <br />
| days = * 31 (Bangladesh); <br />
* 30/31 (India)<br />
| season = Summer<br />
| gregorian = April-May<br />
| holidays = [[Pohela Boishakh]]<br />
| prev_month = [[Choitro]] <br />
| next_month = [[Joishtho]] <br />
}}<br />
{{Other uses|Vaishakha|Vaisakhi}}<br />
'''Boishakh''' ({{Langx|bn|বৈশাখ}}, {{langx|ne|बैशाख}}, ''Bôishakh'', ''Baishakh'') is the first month in the [[Bengali calendar]] and [[Vikram Samvat|Nepali calendar]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Mundu |first=Boniface |date=2013 |title=The Silent Short Stories: A Word of Truth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Obe0AQAAQBAJ&pg=PT87 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |page=87 |isbn=978-1-4689-3981-1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nepcal.com/|title=Nepali Calendar - २०७४ जेष्ठ - नेपाली क्यालेन्डर|website=www.nepcal.com|access-date=2017-06-07}}</ref> This month lies between the second half of April and the first half of May.Between 14th April and 15th May.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
The name of the month is derived from the position of the [[Sun]] near the star [[Vishakha|Bishakha]] ({{lang|bn|বিশাখা}}).<ref>{{cite news|title=Another New Year,Another Resolution|newspaper=Daily Sun|location=Dhaka|url=http://www.daily-sun.com/details_yes_13-04-2012_Another-New-Year,Another-Resolution_114__14_1_1.html|accessdate=1 June 2014|archive-date=5 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605051918/http://www.daily-sun.com/details_yes_13-04-2012_Another-New-Year,Another-Resolution_114__14_1_1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The first day of Boishakh is celebrated as the [[Pohela Boishakh|Pôhela Bôishakh]] or Bengali New Year's Day.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/chhayanauts-pahela-boishakh-celebrations-continue-1384837|title=Chhayanaut's Pahela Boishakh celebrations continue|date=2017-04-02|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-18|language=en}}</ref> The day is observed with cultural programs, festivals and carnivals all around the country. The day of is also the beginning of all business activities in [[Bangladesh]] and neighboring Indian state of [[West Bengal]] and [[Tripura]]. The traders starts new fiscal account book called {{lang|bn|হালখাতা}} ''Halkhata''.<ref name="b2">{{cite news |last=Haider |first=M. H. |title=Hal Khata Time-bound, Yet Timeless |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/hal-khata-18968 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=8 April 2014 |accessdate=1 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Halkatha – An explanation |url=http://amaderkotha.com.bd/2014/04/07/halkatha-an-explanation/ |newspaper=Amader Kotha |accessdate=1 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602201126/http://amaderkotha.com.bd/2014/04/07/halkatha-an-explanation/ |archivedate=2 June 2014 }}</ref> The accounting in the ''Halkhata'' begins only after this day. It is celebrated with sweets and gifts with customers.<ref name="b2" /><br />
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== Season ==<br />
The month of Boishakh also marks the official start of Summer. The month is notorious for the afternoon storms called [[Norwesters|Kalboishakhi]] (''Nor'wester'').<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shaw |first1=Rajib |last2=Mallick |first2=Fuad |last3=Islam |first3=Aminul |date=2013 |title=Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_WVIAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA98 |publisher=Springer |page=98 |isbn=978-4-431-54252-0}}</ref> The storms usually start with strong gusts from the north-western direction at the end of a hot day and cause widespread destruction.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kalboishakhis - Bangladesh's deadly storms |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/weather/2014/04/kalboishakhis-bangladesh-deadly-storms-20144298655771842.html |work=Al Jazeera |date=29 April 2014 |accessdate=1 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Huq |first1=S.M. Imamul |last2=Shoaib |first2=Jalal Uddin Md. |date=2013 |title=The Soils of Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3FbnvB3_elwC&pg=PA16 |publisher=Springer |pages=15–16 |isbn=978-94-007-1128-0}}</ref><br />
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== Agriculture ==<br />
Boishakh is the month when many of the seasonal fruits, especially [[mango]], [[watermelon]], and [[jackfruit]] become available.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/boishakh-the-special-month-to-celebrate-nature-20828|title=Boishakh - the special month to celebrate nature|date=2014-04-22|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-18|language=en}}</ref> Green unripe mangoes are a particular delicacy of the month.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/boishakhi-delights-green-mango|title=Boishakhi delights Green Mango|date=2013-04-23|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-18|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Observances marked (per official use in Bangladesh)==<br />
* Boishakh 1 - [[Pahela Baishakh|Pohela Baishakh]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Bengali calendar}}<br />
{{Nepali calendar}}<br />
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[[Category:Months of the Bengali calendar]]<br />
[[Category:Nepali calendar]]<br />
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