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Choitro

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Choitro Sankranti is observed in the last day of the month and the last day of the Bengali Calendar. It is celebrated more in rural areas than in urban areas, where it has celebrated for hundreds of years. It is the day before
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all throughout the month. It is traditionally done in order to sell away all remaining products by the end of year, so that the
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Traditionally this month is famous for what is called the "Choitro Sale" (
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and it more popular than Pohela Boishakh in rural areas.
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The month of Choitro is known for colourful flowers
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Index


Bengali
Bengali calendar
Season
Gregorian equivalent
Falgun
Boishakh
Bengali
Bengali calendar
Spring
Bengali
Chitra
prices fall discounted (sale)
Haal Khata
New Year's Day
Pohela Boishakh
Independence Day (Bangladesh)


"Bangabda"
"A summer new year"
"Happy new books | Dhaka Tribune"
"Dhaka ready to celebrate Chaitra Sankranti"
"Choitro Shonkranti celebrations"
"Chaitra Sankranti celebration- then and now"
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Bengali calendars
Bôishakh

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