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Bengali calender and list of holidays and festivals in 2012 in West bengal

Posted Date: 04 Jan 2012 |Updated: 10-May-2021 |Category: West Bengal |Author: |Member Level: Bronze |Points: 10 |


Happy New Year, find out the important dates, festival dates, holidays and other important days and dates in 2012. According to Bengali Panjika 1418 and 1419 dates are also mentioned.

Though in West Bengal New Year starts in April but the Bengali Calender mentioning important dates and festivals are released in January only. Here month wise festival and holidays lists are mentioned which will occur in 2012 in West Bengal.

Important dates and festivals of Bengal in January 2012

  • Netaji Birth Day is on 23 January, Monday (Bengali calender - 8 Magh)
  • Republic Day is on 26 January, Thursday (Bengali calender - 11 Magh)
  • Saraswati puja is on 28 January, Saturday (14 Magh)


    • Important dates and festivals of Bengal in February 2012

  • Fateha-Doaz-Daham – 5 February, Sunday (21 Magh)
    Shivratri – 20 February, Monday ( 7 Falgun)


    • Important dates and festivals of Bengal in March 2012

  • Dol Jatra – 8 March, Thursday ( 24 Falgun)
  • Basanti Puja – 30 March, Friday (16 Chaitra)
  • Annapurna Puja – 31 March, Friday (17 Chaitra)


    • Important dates and festivals of Bengal in April 2012

  • Mahavir Jayanti – 4 April, Wednesday (21 Chaitra)
  • Good Friday – 6 April, Friday (23 Chaitra)
  • Neel Puja – 12 April, Thursday (29 Chaitra)
  • Charak Puja – 13 April, Friday (30 Chaitra)
  • Bengali calendar Naboborsho (Bengali New Year) – 14 April, Saturday (1 Baisakh)
  • Akshaya Tritiya – 24 April, Tuesday (11 Baisakh)


    • Important dates and festivals of Bengal in May 2012

  • May Day – 1 May, Tuesday (18 Baisakh)
  • Buddha Purnima – 6 May, Sunday (23 Baisakh )
  • Rabindra Jayanti – 8 May, Tuesday ( 25 Baisakh)
  • Jammai Sasthi –27 May, Sunday (13 Baisakh)
    Important dates and festivals of Bengal in June 2012

  • Ratha Jatra – 21 June, Thursday (6 Asad)
  • Bipattarini Puja –26 June, Tuesday (11 Asad)


    • Important dates and festivals of Bengal in July 2012

  • Guru Purnima – 3 July, Tuesday (18 Asad)
  • Jhulan Jatra – 28 July, Saturday (12 Shravan)


    • Important dates and festivals of Bengal in August 2012

  • Rakhi Purnima (Rakhsha Bandhan) – 2 August, Thursday (17 Shravan)
  • Janmasthami – 9 August, Thursday (24 Shravan)
  • Independence day – 15 August, Wednesday (30 Shravan)
  • Id-Ul-Fitter –20 August, Monday (3 Bhadra)


    • Important dates and festivals of Bengal in September 2012

  • Viswakarma Puja – 17 September, Monday ( 31 Bhadra)


    • Important dates and festivals of Bengal in October 2012

  • Gandhi Birth Day – 2 October, Tuesday (15 Aswin)
  • Mahalaya – 15 October, Monday (28 Aswin)
  • Sri Sri Durga Puja – From 21 October (Mahasaptami) to 24 October (Vijoya Dashami), Sunday to Wednesday ( 4 Kartick to 7 Kartick).
  • Id-Ul-Zuha – 27 October,Saturday ( 10 Kartick)
    • Laxmi Puja – 29 October, Monday (12 Kartick)

    Important dates and festivals of Bengal in November 2012

  • Kali Puja –13 November, Tuesday (27 Kartick)
  • Bhatri Dwitiya (Bhai fota) – 15 November, Thursday (29 Kartick)
  • Kartick Puja – 16 November, Friday (30 Kartick)
  • Chat Puja – 19 November, Monday (3 Aghrawan)
  • Jagadhatri Puja – 22 November, Thursday (6 Aghrawan)
  • Rath Jatra – 27 November, Tuesday (11 Aghrawan)
  • Guru Nanak Birth Day – 28 November, Wednesday (12 Aghrawan)


    • Important dates and festivals of Bengal in December 2012
  • Christmas day – 25 December,Tuesday ( 9 Poush)


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