Traditional Mars procession held in Dhaka on Bengali new yr

The annual Mars procession was held in Dhaka on Thursday as part of the Bengali new yr celebrations.

Mars procession in Dhaka on Bengali new yr (Photo: India Today)

The conventional Mars procession of the Bengali New Year 1429 has been held in Dhaka beneath the slogan ‘Nirmal Karo Mangal Ke Malin Marm Mushaye’. The procession was crammed with folks of various courses and professions wearing Baishakhi, holding vibrant masks of their palms.

The folks gathered within the procession sang – ‘Purify, do good and wipe away the filthy coronary heart’.

The new yr celebrations in 2020 had been cancelled as a result of coronavirus pandemic and the Mars procession didn’t happen. In 2021, regardless of an enchancment within the scenario, there was no alternative for everybody to take part. The restrictions have been lifted this yr after the lower within the unfold of the virus.

The Mars procession organised by Dhaka college on the primary Baishakh has been part of the brand new yr celebrations within the metropolis for a very long time. The program can be seen as a software within the battle towards bigotry.

The procession was began within the Eighties by the college of the high-quality arts division of Dhaka college on the primary Baishakh with the decision to interrupt the shackles of army rule. The procession was later named ‘Mars procession’. The program was acknowledged as a cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2016.

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