Bengali New Year Festival 2013

Bangladesh Association of Greater Austin (BAGA) is proud to announce the date of 2013 Bengali New Year Festival on Saturday April 20, 2013 at Festival Beach of Fiesta Gardens in downtown Austin. BAGA and the Bangladeshi Community of greater Austin have been celebrating this City of Austin sponsored annual festival with style for the last 11 years.

The Bengali New Year is based on a solar calendar introduced in North India over 400 years ago by the Mogul Emperor Akbar. This year’s celebration, according… Show more to the Bengali calendar, ushers in the year 1420. Traditionally, the New Year is a seminal event in Bengali social and cultural life. Corresponding to the harvest and the beginning of the financial year for businesses, it is a time of happiness and joy, and an occasion for festivals and feasting.

This City of Austin Sponsored Bengali New Year Festival showcases the historically rich, colorful culture of Bangladesh and recreates the atmosphere of optimism and joy that characterizes this occasion back home.

Traditional Bangladeshi ethnic foods, ethnic dress, indigenous arts and crafts, open air performances of Bengali music and dance, and a Children's cultural program will be featured at this festival.

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