The once a year Mars procession was once held in Dhaka on Thursday as part of the Bengali new yr celebrations.
Mars procession in Dhaka on Bengali new yr (Photograph: India Nowadays)
The standard Mars procession of the Bengali New Yr 1429 has been held in Dhaka below the slogan ‘Nirmal Karo Mangal Ke Malin Marm Mushaye’. The procession was once full of folks of various categories and professions wearing Baishakhi, maintaining vibrant mask of their fingers.
The folk accumulated within the procession sang – ‘Purify, do just right and wipe away the filthy middle’.
The brand new yr celebrations in 2020 have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic and the Mars procession didn’t happen. In 2021, in spite of an growth within the scenario, there was once no alternative for everybody to take part. The limitations were lifted this yr after the lower within the unfold of the virus.
The Mars procession organised via Dhaka college at the first Baishakh has been part of the brand new yr celebrations within the town for a very long time. This system could also be noticed as a device within the battle in opposition to bigotry.
The procession was once began within the Nineteen Eighties via the college of the high-quality arts division of Dhaka college at the first Baishakh with the decision to damage the shackles of army rule. The procession was once later named ‘Mars procession’. This system was once identified as a cultural heritage via UNESCO in 2016.
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