Shakrain Festival 2020

TBS Report

15 January, 2020, 04:50 pm

Last modified: 05 February, 2020, 04:51 pm

Shakrain Festival 2020

TBS Report

15 January, 2020, 04:50 pm

Last modified: 05 February, 2020, 04:51 pm

Shakrain festival or kite festival. The word Shakrain means "end" and this is a festival to celebrate the last day of winter. Poush, the ninth month of the Bengali calendar is sees it departure with the unique festival to celebrate the southward journey of the sun from the tropic of Capricorn to the tropic of Cancer.

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