is a harvest celebration usually celebrated with food and dance and music in  and in the Indian State of . It is a festival of food; many local preparations of  like  are cooked and offered.


The festival is celebrated with which are called nabanna mela. It is one of the numerous festivals that gave the name "baro mase tero parban" (thirteen festivals in twelve months ) to the land of . Although the nabanna parban is somewhat different from other ones since it is not connected to a religion such as . The villagers and locals from both the major religious groups join the festival with equal participation. There are also several  which make the festival truly a . The festival gets a lot of support from the  army of . Several poets, musicians, and painters flock to such mass gatherings. There is a famous play written on nabanna by  which depicts the sad incident of the great of 1943. Nowadays the Festival "Nabanna" is celebrating every Bengali year (1st day of Agrahayan) in organised by Jatiya Nabanna Utshab Udjapan Parshad (National Harvest Festival committee) since 1998. Mr. Shahriar Salam is main planner of the organisation. There are huge number of cultural activists, organisations & performing in a day long festival. Traditional Dance, Song & Rally arranging by the Committee. Once upon a time 1st Agrahayan was the first day of Bengali New Year. It is a non-communal festival in Bengal.


"people from several villages of Howrah and even from other districts of West Bengal come here. People not only come to visit the Mela. In addition, they participate in many cultural programmes and competitions like 'Pithe Making' (Preparation of different sorts of Bengali Cakes), Seat-and Draw, Senior Citizens' Walking Competition etc. An "Art-Camp" may attract creative minded people where artists from different states will participate. Some rare items of rural Bengal as  (Old-style Domestic Rice Mill), paddy of different varieties directly from the farmers' house are to be exhibited in the Exhibition ground. You can taste some delicious Bengali dishes like Pati-sapta, Payesh (the latest addition is 'Vegetable Payesh'), Jilipipi (not Jilipi) etc. during the festival. Bengal's time-honoured culture and heritage will be presented to you in forms of Baul song, dance, Kobi-gaan, etc. These artists come from different parts of the state to perform their talent and expertise in front of thousands of appreciative gatherings. Moreover, you can refurbish your collection of folk arts from the 'exhibition-cum-sale' stalls of handicrafts made by rural artisans.

 The harvest festival of Nabanna (sometimes spelled Navanna ) is a very popular ceremony among the Hindu rice growers of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. It typically honors the Goddess Lakshmi, who symbolizes wealth and fertility, and takes place during Agrahayana, a Bangla month that falls between November and December.
According to folk custom, a community cannot enjoy the new rice crop until Lakshmi is first offered nabanna ("new food" or "new rice" in Bangla). Farmers will cut and husk a special variety of rice and typically offer it prepared as rice porridge. In some cases, ancestral spirits and local deities are also the intended recipients of the offering. Other customs during the festival include greeting the moon with lamps, giving children gifts and sweetened milk, and offering rice and other types of food to crows. According to folklore, the flight patterns of the birds that pick up the food can foretell a community's fortunes.
The celebration in the capital, Dhaka, differs from those in agricultural regions, as residents employ the holiday to make a political statement and reassert Bangladesh's cultural independence from Pakistan.

Nabanna In Bangladesh

Nabanna is a Bengali harvest celebration. Usually it is celebrated with food and dance and music in Bangladesh and in West Bengal of India. It is a celebration of new food collection. Many local preparation activities of Bengali cuisine like Pithe are cooked and offered on this festival day. This festival has taken a vast place into the Bengali culture.

Nabanna is a much admired ceremony between the Hindu rice growers. It usually honors the Goddess Lakshmi. She indicates wealth and richness. A society cannot enjoy the new rice crop awaiting Lakshmi. It is first accessible Nabanna. It takes place during Bengali month named as Agrahayana. It falls between November and December English calendar. It is a non mutual festival in Bengal.

Nabanna is celebrated with a mela called Nabanna Mela. It is one of the many festivals that gave the name “baro mase tero parban”. It means thirteen festivals in twelve months. This festival is little different from other ones.  It is not linked to a religion except such as Ratha Yatra. The villagers and city people both are the major religious groups connect with equal contribution. The festival gets a lot of sustain from the inventive army of Bengali culture.

Farmers will cut and peapod a special selection of rice. In some times, inherited forces and local deities are also the future receivers of the contribution. During the festival people celebrate this day showing greeting the moon with lamps. They also give gifts to children and present rice and other kinds of food to crows.

A number of poets, baul, musicians and artists flock to such accumulation gatherings. At Dhaka city it has been organizing by National Harvest Festival committee since 1998. Mr. Shahriar Salam is chief planner of the organization. There are enormous number of cultural activists, organizations and performing arts in a daylong celebration. Traditional Dance, Song and Rally has been arranging by the Committee. It is a non communal festival in Bengal.