Choitro ( bn, চৈত্র) is the last month of the

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. It falls from mid-March to mid-April and is the last month of

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( bn, বসন্ত ''Bôsôntô''). The name of the month is derived from the star Chitra ( ''Chitra'').

Culture

Traditionally this month is famous for what is called the "Choitro Sale" () when all shopping prices fall discounted (sale) all throughout the month. It is traditionally done in order to sell away all remaining products by the end of year, so that the

Haal Khata Haal Khata is a festival celebrated by Bengali merchants, shopkeepers and traders on Poila Boisakh (the first day of the Bengali Calendar) by opening a new ledger. History Mughal emperor Akbar established a new calendar based on the old solar ...

(), the new account book can be opened on the

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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

Pohela Boishakh Pohela Boishakh ( bn, পহেলা বৈশাখ) is the first day of the Bengali calendar which is also the official calendar of Bangladesh. This festival is celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian states of W ...

and it more popular than Pohela Boishakh in rural areas.

Observances

* Choitro 12 -

Independence Day (Bangladesh) The Independence Day of Bangladesh ( bn, স্বাধীনতা দিবস ''Shadhinôta Dibôsh''), which takes place on 26 March, is a Bangladeshi national holiday. It commemorates the country's declaration of independence from Pakista ...

* Chotiro 30 - Choitro Sankranti * Thursday or Friday of the second or third week of Choitro -

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(movable, date set by Major League Baseball in Bangladesh)

References

Months of the Bengali calendar {{Bangladesh-stub