Thursday, April 9, 2015

BOISHAKH WISHLIST: Flights of fancy

Abida Rahman Chowdhury, Dhaka: Spring is rolling by way of, and the sizzling summer time warmth is upon us. So is Pohela Boishakh, the month of nor'westers when the heat of summer time is washed away with a gust of cool wind and pouring rains. Bengal is to be cleansed of grime and dust with the approaching of the new year, as shopkeepers will open their “haal khata”, ladies shall be dressed in white and crimson, boys will don their new panjabis, raw mango “bhortas” will  to show up on road facets and the masses will welcome yet a further year to their lives.

Some things are just phase and parcel of who we're – so listed below are a few gadgets that you would want to maintain a look out for this boishakh.
Mannequin: Riba, Mashiat cloth wardrobe: Tangail Saree Kutir blouse: Jahin Khan jewelry: Kolors of Kathmandu

THE EDIBLES
This Boishakh, go all out on a looking spree sourcing the freshest and most neighborhood produce. A pressure faraway from town will land you in some of the countless neighborhood bazaars—a long-established scene in rural Bangladesh. Fill your baggage with seasonal crimson tomatoes bursting in flavour, a heavenly mix of sweet and bitter, add some green chillies to that, fiery and fragrant they promise to raise each dish you cook. Or probably purchase some eggplants; grilled over a fire till they are nice and smooth and eaten with piping sizzling rice. A Bengali family finds great pleasure in getting ready and eating food and most of our fairs revolve around traditions that showcase our rich meals heritage. The Bengali New year isn't any distinctive. The have got to-haves on your record are “shutki” (dried fish) and various varieties of “bhorta” all mixed with a good dash of mustard oil. The highlight of the new 12 months, nonetheless is the king of all fish—hilsha. A fast pressure to Mawa Ghat will answer your woes. Right here you are going to find no longer most effective a decision of the freshest and oiliest hilsha on offer, you'll also discover a wide variety of alternative fish fresh off the boat. Just a little little bit of haggling and bargaining will outcomes in some of the fishiest Boishakhs you have celebrated. Apart from these, Pohela Boishakh brings the primary of the raw mangoes to the regional bazaars, a bag stuffed with these and you are all set for a Boishakh fiesta.
For a quick bite, discontinue for some sugary delights. Grasp our neighborhood malai ice-creams served on banana leaves or clutch a speedy whey (mattha) to whet your urge for food.

Flowers
Nothing accentuates the fantastic thing about a Bengali girl more than plants. Floral adorns are a have got to-have for many Bengali ladies, be it to deck themselves up, or to embellish the condo. The streets of Farmgate are converted within the early mornings as shipments of plants in every dimension and colour imaginable arrive from in every single place the nation. From here they go to all locations in Dhaka, among them probably the most popular locations—Shahbagh. Here you could order and customize the vegetation into any design you need. Add a pop of colour with rose buds for earrings, white jasmines to adorn your fingers and a halo of plant life over your head.

HANDMADE CRAFTS
Boishakh isn't whole with no hand woven fan or “taal pakha” fanning away the lone tendril that guarantees to come loose. The summer season warmness cranked up on excessive, a “taal pakha” is a must have on Pohela Boishakh. Along with this, Bangladesh has a huge array of handmade crafts that can be used to embellish the residence. Mats, bronze candle stands and adorns are all available in stores like Jatra, Aranya and Aarong. You can also choose to purchase clay dinnerware adding a natural contact to Boishakh foods. Most clay gadgets are to be had close Shahbagh, Dhaka tuition and Shishu Academy in Dhaka for bargain prices. With this come our local toys – the tepa putul, dolls made from historical rags, wood swords and lots extra. Appear round just a little on the roads, and also you might simply in finding the toys your mother speaks of from her childhood.

SARIS
at present what has emerge as a specified get together or formal wear for many used to be as soon as worn day-to-day through the females of this sub-continent. Dating back to just about 2800 BC, saris have evolved at present taking up a precise position in every woman's wardrobe. And what better social gathering than Boishakh to decorate your self with this stunning production? The one go-to discontinue for regional saris is Bailey road; lined with shops of all sizes, no person will come back empty exceeded. Aside from these there are stores like Aarong, Aranya, Deshal and Rong that carry out some of their fine clothier collections keeping Boishakh in mind.

But what are matters if you do not live it? What ever happened to staying up all night at your village residence listening to your grandmother inform reviews at the same time eating pithas? Head out this Boishakh and partake in these matters which have made us who we are.

HEAD TO A VILLAGE MARKET
The market location in most villages is slow in the early mornings and gathers p.C. Around the mid-afternoon, no longer a lot in view that the men and women are sleeping in however due to the fact they ought to get the times produce and work on their fields in the mornings. The village market is the congregation situation of the villagers, the place information of the day is exchanged amidst cups of tea and piyajus. Nearby produce is sold equivalent to potatoes and sugarcane in Joypurhaat, pineapples, shathkora and lemons in Sylhet, dried fish (shutki) in Chittagong, hoards of shrimp in Khulna and mangoes in Rajshahi. The village market is a fascinating position - each individual you meet includes a narrative valued at paying attention to. The haats are necessary to village lifestyles and had been the centre of no longer just commerce – this is the place the community meets. Make your method to a village market this Boishakh and to find your self among the simplest of settings yet promising the true essence of the new year.

ODE TO THE RIVER
This four hundred 12 months ancient illustrious city flourished and grew round rivers. Men trading their ware, females accumulating water for every day chores, youngsters enjoying on the muddy river banks to men and women touring from one position to the opposite, the waterways show off the authentic spirit of Bengal like no other. So why no longer pay tribute to the quality rivers of Bangladesh this Boishakh. It is easy to power from the town to the rivers and spend the day by way of the banks, see life infringed on the banks of the mighty Meghna, to find a story unfolding as you walk alongside the satisfactory Padma. Which you can even take boat rides on these rivers through hiring neighborhood boats or there are offerings just like the Contic by way of which you could booklet an complete day of cruising on the river.


CHARAK PUJA
Celebrated on the final day of Choitro, Charak Puja is an age historic tradition seen as a rule in the southern regions of Bangladesh. Celebrated in order that the sorrow and suffering of the yr might be washed away on the eve of the new year, the puja is a display of the power of belief. A part of this is the subculture of a priest being hung from a hook and spun round a frame. Head to Manikganj or Dhamrai and also you would simply seize a glimpse of this. Be warned, Charak Puja just isn't for the faint at heart.

A detailed SHAVE
Head out of the city, stroll across the suburbs and villages – you're going to most likely see the sight of a avenue aspect barber giving people haircuts and shaves. In the event you dare, expertise this, supply your appear a new do on the street. Just a little precaution though – it might be sensible to get the barber to vary the blade of the razor first.  
Pohela Boishakh brings out the Bengali in us, and what better strategy to live in the second than to indulge the way now we have for generations. The vestiges of those traditions are all that stay now and it is most important we preserve them by making them part of our lives – in any other case we could lose the very essence of our identity.


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