Asharh Explained
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| Days: | - 31 (Bangladesh);
- 31/32 (India)
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| Season: | Rainy season |
| Gregorian: | June–July |
| Prev Month: | Joishtho |
| Next Month: | Srabon |
Asharh (Bengali: আষাঢ় āshāḍh, Oriya: ଆଷାଢ଼ āsāḍha) is the third month of the Bengali[1] and Odia calendars and the Tirhuta Panchang (a Hindu calendar followed by the Maithil community in India and Nepal).[2] It is the first of the two months that comprise the wet season, locally known as "Barsha" (Bengali: বর্ষা Bôrsha, Nepali: वर्षा Barsha, Oriya: ବର୍ଷା Barsā), when the monsoon winds blow.[3] [4] It is one of the first five months of the year that have 31 days, according to the Bangladeshi version of the Bengali Calendar.[5] In the Indian version of the Bengali Calendar, the month can have up to 32 days.[6]
Etymology
It is named for the constellation Uttarashadha (Bengali: উত্তরাষাঢ়া Uttôrashaŗha), identified with Sagittarius.
Culture
Bengali culture
The month and the monsoon are welcome with songs, dance,[7] and celebration in Bangladesh.[8] [9] A popular poem "Abar Eshechhey Asharh" আবার এসেছে আষাঢ় by Rabindranath Tagore, that is about this season.[10] [11]
Odia culture
There are occurrences of an extra Asadha which is referred as Oriya: ମଳ ମାସ maḷa māsa (meaning unclean) in Odia whereas the non-extra Asadha is referred to as Oriya: ଶୁଦ୍ଧ suddha.[12]
See also
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: Jan Gyllenbok . Jan Gyllenbok . Encyclopaedia of historical metrology, weights, and measures . Bengali Calendar . 2018 . Birkhäuser . 1 . 978-3-319-57596-4 . 260–261.
- Encyclopedia: Jan Gyllenbok . Jan Gyllenbok . Encyclopaedia of historical metrology, weights, and measures . Maithili Calendar . 2018 . Birkhäuser . 1 . 978-3-319-57596-4 . 223.
- Aly Zaker . 24 June 2011 . So, Asharh is here again! . Star Weekend Magazine . 2017-04-18.
- News: Monsoon induces low in Bay of Bengal as rainy season nears . bdnews24.com . 2017-04-18.
- Book: Syed Ashraf Ali . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . . 2012 . Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal . Second . Bangabda . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bangabda.
- News: Festival with a fixed date . https://web.archive.org/web/20080922044425/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080917/jsp/calcutta/story_9844650.jsp . dead . 2008-09-22 . The Telegraph . Kolkata . 2017-04-18.
- News: Monsoon melodies . 2013-06-16 . The Daily Star . 2017-04-18 . en.
- News: Rabirag embraces monsoon with music and dance . 2013-07-08 . The Daily Star . 2017-04-18 . en.
- News: Melodies on a monsoon evening . 2014-06-17 . The Daily Star . 2017-04-18 . en.
- News: The bounty of monsoon in melodies . 2014-06-23 . The Daily Star . 2017-04-18 . en.
- News: Ashari Purnima . 2012-08-02 . The Daily Star . 2017-04-18 . en.
- Book: Roland Hardenberg . Roland Hardenberg . Hermann Kulke . Burkhard Schnepel . The Renewal of Jagannath . Jagannath Revisited: Studying Society, Religion, and the State in Orissa . 2001 . Manohar . 978-81-7304-386-4 . 87.
