Poila Boishakh: Google celebrates Bengali New Year with a special doodle

Poila Baishakh, or the Bengali New Year, is being celebrated on Thursday. Tech giant Google is celebrating this auspicious occasion with a special doodle. It shows two hands decorating the mask with blue, green and red colours. Among one of the two figures is that of the royal Bengal tiger. 

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Google wrote, “Whether, at home or abroad, Bengalis worldwide warmly greet each other with Shubho Nabobarsho the customary way to wish each other a prosperous and Happy New Year..”

Google doodle, which was first introduced on August 30, 1998, is a special temporary alternation of a logo on Google’s homepage that is intended to celebrate people, holidays, achievements and events.

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One of the most traditional Poila Boishakh celebrations commences after dawn underneath an ancient Banyan tree at Dhaka’s Ramna Park. Institute of Fine Art at Dhaka Univesity begins a carnival procession, called Mongol Shobhajatra. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Poila Boishakh celebrations will be toned down.