anjan1Anjan@StephenAbraham Good greetings for the nice write up about the upcoming new year of different parts of the world. But amidst all this, you have missed mentioning the new year of West Bengal (Poila Boisakh, 14th April) one of the richest cultural stateof India.
On the very first day of Boisakh ( first month of Bengali year), Bengal just turns up to a different mood altogether. All Bengali men dress up with traditional Dhoti, Punjabi, Kurta and women in Sari to celebrate the day. Then there is the traditional food of Bengal to feast and Rabindra Sangeet ( songs of Noble laureate Rabindranath Tagore) to complete the celebration.
Re: A Thousand New Year Greetings - April 13-15, 2018
Hi @StephenAbraham! It's great to have you posted this. Honestly, I want to call for other local guides to do so too. But now no need because you've shared already. I will join you guys!
Let's share our experience!
From me, I will share Cambodian New Year 2018 that will be celebrated from April 14-16, 2018.
Re: A Thousand New Year Greetings - April 13-15, 2018
Hello @StephenAbraham very nice post indeed, I wish everyone a happy new year 🙂
Meanwhile, just to add in that this year 14 April is a very significant date in the Islamic calendar as well. It's not a new year, but eventually a new era in islamic history (before miraj & after miraj)
The Isra and Mi'raj (Arabic: الإسراء والمعراج, al-’Isrā’ wal-Mi‘rāj) are the two parts of a Night Journey that, according to Islam, Muhammad took during a single night around the year 621 CE. It has been described as both a physical and spiritual journey. A brief sketch of the story is in surahal-Isra of the Quran, and other details come from the hadith, which are collections of the reports, teachings, deeds and sayings of Muhammad. In the Isra’, Muhammad traveled on the steed Buraq to "the farthest mosque". Traditionally, later Muslims identified the mosque as a location in the physical world, the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. At the mosque, Muhammad led other prophets in prayer. He then ascended to the heavens in the Mi‘raj, speaking to God afterwards. The remembrance of this journey is one of the most significant events in the Islamic calendar.
Hello @StephenAbraham very nice post indeed, I wish everyone a happy new year 🙂
Meanwhile, just to add in that this year 14 April is a very significant date in the Islamic calendar as well. It's not a new year, but eventually a new era in islamic history (before miraj & after miraj)
The Isra and Mi'raj (Arabic: الإسراء والمعراج, al-’Isrā’ wal-Mi‘rāj) are the two parts of a Night Journey that, according to Islam, Muhammad took during a single night around the year 621 CE. It has been described as both a physical and spiritual journey. A brief sketch of the story is in surahal-Isra of the Quran, and other details come from the hadith, which are collections of the reports, teachings, deeds and sayings of Muhammad. In the Isra’, Muhammad traveled on the steed Buraq to "the farthest mosque". Traditionally, later Muslims identified the mosque as a location in the physical world, the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. At the mosque, Muhammad led other prophets in prayer. He then ascended to the heavens in the Mi‘raj, speaking to God afterwards. The remembrance of this journey is one of the most significant events in the Islamic calendar.
Re: A Thousand New Year Greetings - April 13-15, 2018
hello @FuvadShah thank you for tagging me. It is a very informative post. I'm a bengali. In West Bengal "Poila Boisakh " is celebrated on the 1st day of bengali new year. This year it is on 15 th April .
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