Boishakh
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Boishakh is the first month of the traditional Bengali calendar, marking the beginning of the Bengali New Year and associated cultural festivities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boishakh canonical | 5 |
| Baisakh | 1 |
| Boishakh month | 1 |
| Vaisakh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1437080 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boishakh Context triple: [Pohela Boishakh, monthOfBengaliCalendar, Boishakh]
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A.
Pohela Boishakh
Pohela Boishakh is the Bengali New Year festival, celebrated with colorful cultural events, processions, and traditional foods across Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
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B.
Bhadrapada
Bhadrapada is a month in the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around August–September, associated with major festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi.
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C.
Nisan
Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew religious year, traditionally associated with spring and the festival of Passover.
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D.
Bihu
Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
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E.
Bhogi
Bhogi is the first day of the multi-day harvest festival around Makar Sankranti in South India, marked by discarding old possessions, lighting bonfires, and celebrating new beginnings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boishakh Target entity description: Boishakh is the first month of the traditional Bengali calendar, marking the beginning of the Bengali New Year and associated cultural festivities.
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A.
Pohela Boishakh
Pohela Boishakh is the Bengali New Year festival, celebrated with colorful cultural events, processions, and traditional foods across Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
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B.
Bhadrapada
Bhadrapada is a month in the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around August–September, associated with major festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi.
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C.
Nisan
Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew religious year, traditionally associated with spring and the festival of Passover.
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D.
Bihu
Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
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E.
Bhogi
Bhogi is the first day of the multi-day harvest festival around Makar Sankranti in South India, marked by discarding old possessions, lighting bonfires, and celebrating new beginnings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
month
ⓘ
time period ⓘ |
| alsoRomanizedAs |
Baishakh
ⓘ
Boishakh ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bengali New Year celebrations
ⓘ
Pohela Boishakh ⓘ cultural fairs ⓘ folk music ⓘ harvest festivals ⓘ new business accounting year ⓘ traditional Bengali food ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Bengali calendar ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Bengalis
ⓘ
linked to:
Bengali people
Hindus in Bengal region ⓘ Muslims in Bengal region ⓘ other communities in Bengal region ⓘ |
| correspondsRoughlyTo | mid-April to mid-May in Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| follows | Choitro ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn |
Bangladeshi culture
ⓘ
Bengali culture ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyFrom | Sanskrit month name Vaishakha ⓘ |
| influencedBy | traditional Hindu solar calendar ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
agricultural cycle
ⓘ
onset of summer in Bengal ⓘ |
| marks | Bengali New Year ⓘ |
| numberOfDays | 31 days (in most years in Bangladesh reformed calendar) ⓘ |
| observedWith |
mangal shobhajatra
ⓘ
melas (fairs) ⓘ processions ⓘ special dishes like panta bhat and ilish (in Bangladesh) ⓘ visits to relatives and friends ⓘ wearing traditional clothes ⓘ |
| partOf | Bengali calendar ⓘ |
| positionInYear | first month of Bengali year ⓘ |
| precedes | Joishtho ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Bangladesh as start of official financial year for some sectors ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Vaishakha (Hindu calendar month) ⓘ |
| season | grishho (summer) in Bengali seasonal cycle ⓘ |
| startsOnOrAround |
14 April (Gregorian calendar)
ⓘ
15 April (Gregorian calendar) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Assam (Barak Valley)
ⓘ
linked to:
Assam
Bangladesh ⓘ Bengali diaspora communities ⓘ Indian state of West Bengal ⓘ Tripura ⓘ |
| writtenInBengaliScriptAs | বৈশাখ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boishakh Description of subject: Boishakh is the first month of the traditional Bengali calendar, marking the beginning of the Bengali New Year and associated cultural festivities.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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