Mangal Shobhajatra

Mongol Shovajatra
মঙ্গল শোভাযাত্রা
First Ananda (Later renamed as Mongol) Shobhajatra (1989)
StatusActive
GenreProcession
Date(s)14 April (First day of Bengali calendar)
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Dhaka University campus
Coordinates23°44′00″N 90°23′27″E / 23.733242°N 90.3909218°E / 23.733242; 90.3909218
CountryBangladesh
Years active1989 – present
Organised byUniversity of Dhaka, Faculty of Fine Arts
Mongol Shobhajatra on Pahela Baishakh
CountryBangladesh
DomainsSocial practices, rituals and festive events
Reference01091
RegionAP
Inscription history
Inscription2016 (11th session)
ListRepresentative

Mangal Shobhajatra or Mongol Shovajatra (Bengali: মঙ্গল শোভাযাত্রা) is a mass procession that takes place at dawn on the first day of the Bengali New Year in Bangladesh.[1] The procession is organised by the teachers and students of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Dhaka.[2] The festival is considered an expression of the secular identity of the Bangladeshi people and as a way to promote unity.[3] It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2016,[4] categorised on the representative list as a heritage of humanity.[5][6]

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  3. ^ "La bière belge inscrite au "patrimoine culturel immatériel" de l'humanité par l'Unesco". Le Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ^ "UNESCO recognises Mangal Shobhajatra as cultural heritage". UNESCO. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. ^ "UNESCO recognises Mangal Shobhajatra as cultural heritage". The Daily Star. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. ^ "UNESCO lists Mangal Shobhajatra as cultural heritage". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.