Nobanno

Nobanno

Nobanno (Bangla: নবান্ন) is the festival of harvest in Bengal. The word translates as "New Rice". The festival takes place in the month of Agrohayon or Aghran of the Bangla Calendar. Festivities include making traditional cakes named "pitha".

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