Bengali festival
Saraswati Puja — সরস্বতী পূজা
sôrôśbôti pūjā
January–February · spring
Saraswati Puja honours the goddess of learning and the arts. Students keep their books at her feet, wear yellow saris and dhotis, and Bengalis call this day the unofficial Bengali Valentine's Day.
Greetings in Bengali
শুভ সরস্বতী পূজা
shubho sôrôśbôti pūjā
"Happy Saraswati Puja!"
universal
Customs & traditions
- ✦Yellow clothes
- ✦Books and instruments placed at the idol's feet
- ✦School and college celebrations
Traditional foods
খিচুড়ি
khichuṛi
Spiced rice-lentil porridge
কুল
kul
Indian jujube — tradition of not eating until after the puja
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