Sunday, February 13, 2011

It's not Spring yet, It's Bosonto

Spring in Washington DC has not come yet, it won't until March 20th, at least officially. But Bangladeshis all over the globe have started joyously celebrating the arrival of spring as the the first day of the Bangla month Falgun arrives on February 13th. They're singing: "Whether birds are singing or not, flowers are bloomed or not, today is spring". Let's welcome Spring "the queen of seasons" when nature graciously blesses our lives with blooms and festivities.

Let's enjoy Tagore's famous song welcoming Spring 'আহা আজি এ বসন্তে, এত ফুল ফোটে এত বাঁশি বাজে, এত পাখি গায়'