Shuvo Halkata and Enjoy Happy New Year of 1419

Changing the old khata in Halkata

Shuvo Halkata and Enjoy Happy New Year of 1419 is the celebration of all Bengali communities in the world. Mostly the Bengali communities are in the Asia and in Bangladesh and Kolkata of India are the dominant. Both of them celebrate the day with the best prosperity to all of the global. Traditionally the Bengali Communities have been observing this day with great honor and also all respects. Earlier they called it Suvo Halkata or Suvo Noboborsho and still the word Halkata is very popular to all of the Bengali communities. The meaning of the Halkata is change the old business and starts the new one. This means that calculation of old leaguer will come to the new leaguer. Normally the Hindu Bengali communities do that and still it is observed in the Hindu shops. For changing the old book or khata, the Hindu communities do the Puja of God Gonopothi Baba Gonesh. The meaning of Gonesh Puja is the symbolic fulfillment of the target. The customers of the shop who are the defaulter of money are invited to attend the Halkata and also all others are invited to the shop for making the celebration of Halkata success. There is an arrangement of refreshment. Especially the sweet Rosgulla and Nimkin is the favorable item for enjoyment of Halkata. This is the culture and custom of Hindu Bengali Communities and still it is alive. Mostly this is observed in the business oriented areas of Bengal. In Kolkata same way the Bengali communities celebrate the Bengali Happy New Year Pohela Boishak.