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Pahela Baishakh is a part and parcel of Bangali culture. It is the first day of Bengali Calendar year. Our people observe this day with great festivities (উত্সব). The Baishakhi Mela which is celebrated this day is perhaps the largest festival of Bangali culture. People from all walks of life enjoy the festival in joyous mood. In villages, people pass the day meeting one another, giving and receiving invitations, enjoying music etc. by local performers and doing many other festive deeds. Businessmen open new books of account this very day which is known as Halkhata. Thus Pahela Baishakh comes every year with great joy and delight. Baishakhi Mela is a part and parcel of Bangali culture. It is perhaps the largest and most comprehensive (ব্যাপক) celebration of the arts and culture of Bangladesh. It is held on the 1st day of the Bangla New Year. The Ramna Batamul is the centre around which New Year celebration has spread around the city and gradually across the country. This festival encompasses exhibition, music, poetry, crafts, photography, theatre etc in the urban area. A Baishakhi Mela is an annual gathering. Men, women and children gather in the Baishakhi Mela in large numbers. Fancy goods, toys, balloons, flutes, sweets and wooden things are mostly sold and children buy them. Circus parties are the common feature of the Baishakhi Mela. They often bring trained small tigers, elephants, monkeys, horses and bears that show funny feats. It is a matter of pride and pleasure that we celebrate our identity mature spirit through Baishakhi Mela.