2024年11月2日 · Forget candy corn—these Bengali bhoots demand fish curry, family feuds, and mustard oil lamps. Move over, Halloween! We Bengalis have our own ghostly gala — Bhoot …

2024年10月29日 · There isn't a candy with trick-or-treat customs and dressing up as ghosts or pop culture figures in Bhoot Chaturdashi like it is for Halloween. Halloween is a much hyped-up festival in the West, and growing up watching American sitcoms celebrate it so interestingly, it is possible you had FOMO, like me.

2024年10月31日 · As October draws to a close, two mysterious nights creep up on us from across the world: Bhoot Chaturdoshi and Halloween. While Halloween is marked by costumes, carved pumpkins, and trick-or-treating, Bhoot Chaturdoshi in Bengal is steeped in age-old rituals, with families lighting 14 lamps or "choddo prodip" to ward off restless spirits ...

2024年10月27日 · This October 31 brings a rare convergence in the world of the supernatural. Across continents, the Western celebration of Halloween and the Bengali festival of Bhoot Chaturdashi fall on the same night, creating a unique cross-cultural moment where traditions honouring the dead overlap in an eerie harmony.

2024年10月29日 · On Bhoot Chaturdashi, people also honour their ancestors in a unique tradition, which is why it is called Bengal's version of "Halloween". The name "Bhoot …

2021年11月4日 · Unlike Halloween in western countries, marked by Jack-o-Lanterns, get-togethers and trick-or-treating in ghostly costumes, we perform the rituals of Bhoot Chaturdashi through various traditional activities, followed by scary ghost stories.

2024年10月30日 · Bhoot Chaturdashi, Bengal’s version of Halloween, honors ancestors and wards off spirits with 14 diyas and traditions of protection, purity, and storytelling. We know …

2019年10月25日 · West Bengal is about to celebrate its own version of Halloween on October 26 called Bhoot Chaturdashi or Narak Chaturdashi. As per the Saka era calendar, the day is observed on the 14th day of Krishna Paksha in the Hindu month of Kartik.

2024年10月30日 · In West Bengal, the day is celebrated as Bhoot Chaturdashi. It is observed one day before Diwali, accordingly on October 30 this year. Also called Kali Chaudas, the day is dedicated to honouring Goddess Kali and driving away evil …

2021年11月3日 · What Is Bhoot Chaturdashi? Celebrated in the Krishna Paksha (Bright Fortnight) of the Kratika Month, Bhoot Chaturdashi is a festival that holds a lot of significance in the …