The Festival of Food- Nabanno
Colourful fairs, musical soirees and ceremonial festivals are all part and parcel of Nabanna Utsov or the harvest Food Festival of Bangladesh
By: Munira A. Fidai
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“O ma Oghrane tor bhora khete ami ki dekhechi modhur hashi,” This is a line written by Rabindranath Tagore in our national anthem, literally meaning - “O my motherland, I have seen sweet smiles (of farmers) in the full paddy fields in Agrahayan (a month on the Bengali calendar).
It is commonly said that Bangladesh is a land where there are 13 festivals in 12 months. Bengalis will agree to this fact and quite unapologetically too. Festival of food that were held sacred as prayers in the primitive society are now celebrated with so much zeal and zest that they have started to look more and more social in ...