Magh () is the tenth month in the
Bengali calendar
The Bengali Calendar or Bangla Calendar (, colloquially , or , , "Bangla Year") is a solar calendar used in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. In contrast to the traditional Indian Hindu calendar, which begins with the month Chait ...
.
This is the last month of the two months of winter season.This month correspond with
January
January is the first month of the year in the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the No ...
and
February
February is the second month of the year in the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, with the February 29, 29th day being called the ''leap day''.
February is the third a ...
in Gregorian calendar.
Etymology
This month is named after the star
Magha ( ''Môgha'').
Festivals
* ''Maghi Purnima'', a Buddhist festival on the full moon night of this month
* ''Suryavrata'', a
vrata
Vrata is a Sanskrit word that means "vow, resolve, devotion", and refers to pious observances such as Fasting#Hinduism, fasting and pilgrimage (Tirtha (Hinduism), Tirtha) found in Indian religions such as Hinduism and Jainism. It is typically ...
observed by Hindu women usually who are unmarried, on the first day of this month
* ''
Saraswati puja
Vasant Panchami , also rendered Vasanta Panchami and Saraswati Puja in honour of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, is a festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring. The festival is celebrated in Indian religions in different ways ...
'', Hindu festival in honor of goddess
Saraswati
Saraswati (, ), also spelled as Sarasvati, is one of the principal Devi, goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of knowledge, education, learning, arts, speech, poetry, music, purification, language and culture. Together with the godde ...
observed on the fifth lunar day in this month, popular in Bangladesh, and Assam and West Bengal states of India.
Observances
*
Suryavrata - Magh 1
* Republic Day of India and Australia Day - Magh 12 (India), Magh 11 (Bangladesh)
*
Super Bowl Sunday
Super Bowl Sunday is the day on which the Super Bowl, the National Football League (NFL)'s annual championship game, is played. It was the first Sunday in February from Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 until Super Bowl LV in 2021, but is now the seco ...
- Fourth Sunday of Magh
References
Months of the Bengali calendar
{{India-culture-stub