Photo: Ridwan Adid Rupon
The arrival of Pahela Falgun, the king of all seasons, is always greeted with a profusion of flowers, poetry, songs and dances.
Caught
up in the excitement, Dhaka will wear a festive look on the first day
of Bangla month Falgun. And many socio-cultural organisations and
educational institutions are organising myriad programmes as
entertainment.
Jatiya Boshonto Utshab Udjapon Parishad 1421 has
organised programmes including choral songs, folk dances, folk music,
dances by indigenous people, poetry recitation, plays in a procession in
three phases.
The first phase will begin at 7:30am at Bakultala
of Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), Dhaka University, the hub of the
celebrations. The phase is to end around 9:30am with a procession from
the faculty. In the second phase, a cultural programme including choral
songs and dance swill take place around 4pm at the same venue. The third
phase will be held around 4pm at Rabindra Sarobar in Dhanmondi with
similar programmes.
Another attraction will be the Ekushey Boi Mela that is likely to attract a huge footfall this evening.
Girls
in Bashonti(yellow-ochre) saris will adorn themselves with floral
ornaments and boys will wear colourful Punjabi to see and be seen at the
major events. Students FFA will as usual paint motifs on the more
sporting visitors. Many bands will perform concerts at different points
of the campus. Several private universities and colleges will also
arrange programmes to herald spring.
