A festive ambience has been prevailing over the hilly district, Bandarban, as the six-day New Year celebration programme Sangrain is going to be held today.
Sangrain, which is widely known as “Boisabi Utsab,” is a festival for all castes of the ethnic people. On the other hand, the Tripuras and Chakmas term it Boisuk and Biju respectively.
The Marma community of Bandarban, as well as other castes, celebrates the festival to leave behind the passing year with all its sorrows and to welcome the New Year with a hope for a brighter future.
In this regard, Bandarban Sangrain Committee president Ong Cha Mang Marma said they had already taken all sorts of necessary preparation to celebrate the festival.
On the first day, the Marmas would bring out a colourful procession from Puratan Rajar Math of the district and the following day they would bath the Buddha statue in the Sanghu River.
On the third and fourth days, they will observe the festival’s most attractive programme, “Pani Barsan Utsab”, in different areas here.
And the last day (April 18), the community will end the festival through the “Dharmo Desona Sraban” function.
As part of the festival, the Tangcongaia community also arranged the traditional “Ghila Khela Utsab” in the field of Raichha High School in the district town.
