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Language and culture

Humans are social creatures. Everyone is dependent on each other to live in society. Because of this, language is necessary to express one's thoughts. Language has a close connection with culture. Regional languages ​​are developed centering on a particular cultural region. Baba Khanjahan Ali's full land is located in the rural area of ​​Chitalmari Union in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat district. The union is the best of the Baishwar Ochitra river. Chitalmari's own cultural zone has been formed with the unity of communication and closeness between these enclosures. Nazirpur of Barisal division, Tungipara of Dhaka division and Kachua Omollahat upazila of Bagerhat district are bordered by the union. Some regional languages ​​of Barisal are used such as, how do kamantera mean, hudahudi means only etc. Regional / local language of the upazila: Is your name not Rahim Batta. "Iman, what is your name, Rahim asks?" How much is your pickaxe? "Iman, what is the price of your chicken?" 6. They came with me. “Iman brought him with me. Common words, sayings, jokes, jokes, proverbs
Folk culture, folk festivals, folk music, folk songs
The people who work hard in this area are very simple. So at the end of the work, they themselves perform jatra songs, dramas and jatra based on rural stories. One of the popular folk songs of the region is kavigan, kirtan, jarigan, dhapayatra, wedding song, meyeligan, bichedi song, punthigan, dhankatar song, dhanbhana song, dance, song, ghazir song etc. The main festivals are:
Nabanna: The Nabanna festival has been celebrated in every house in Bagerhat district on the occasion of the emergence of new paddy. Nabanna is the name of the traditional food service after picking new crops at home in the month of Agrahayan. Issued along with the Navanne Pitha Parvan, the night song festival goes on by playing sticks.
Pitha Utsav: In the winter of Agrahayan Poush, a festive atmosphere is created in the remote rural areas of Nabanna's pitha-sweet festival area. Various types of cakes include oil cake, patti sapta, puli cake, gulgulla cake, steamed cake, milk banana cake, date juice cake, naksi cake, shiiai cake etc.
New Year & Fair:
In the rural areas of Bagerhat district, the New Year has not yet started in the city, but since ancient times, the people of the area have always been ready to welcome the new Bengali year. On the occasion of the fair, they come to visit each other's houses. On the occasion of New Year, children come to the fair and collect toys, flute and adults. The fair hosts various circus, swing games and various food stalls.
Boating:
During the monsoon season, when rivers or large canals are full of water, boating is organized at various places. Organized in the form of competitions, these boating events are organized in collaboration with the local administration.
Regarding the formalities of marriage / birthday / wedding anniversary:
Like other districts of Bangladesh, marriages are held in Bagerhat district through social ceremonies. The groom goes to the bride's house on behalf of the groom at the wedding. The custom of sprinkling paint on the bride and groom at the bride's house has been around for a long time. There was a lot of discussion, criticism and humorous discussion between the people of the bride's party about the letter brought by the groom. After eating and drinking and marriage, the bride is brought to the groom's house, where the women wait to welcome the bride with rice, durba, sugar, etc. Bauvat is usually held the day after the bridegroom's wedding. After two or three days, the bride and groom go to visit their daughter's house, which is called 'Melani'. After 5-7 days, the groom came back to his house again.
Conventional sports, the evolution of sports:
The main pastimes in the area were kite flying, dancing, cockfighting, dariabandha, kabaddi, carom, gollachut, chess, badminton, football, bouchi and wind games. Gollachhut, Dariabanda, Kabaddi, Rooster Fighting, etc., football, cricket, etc. have gradually taken the place of sports. An unimaginable invention of technology, football and cricket have become equally popular in rural and urban areas in a very short period of time through television. So today most of the fields have been replaced by cricket or football instead of Dariabandha, Ha-Du-Du, Bouchi, Gollachut etc. However, Gollachut, Bouchi, Dariabandha etc. are still prevalent in the village especially among girls.
Food habits, sweets-sweets-cakes, local specialties: The district's rural festivals and fairs are seen to serve a variety of fancy food items. These include sweets, salty, crispy, murir moya, chindar moya, khai er moya, sesame khwaja, kadma, gaja, cutakati, hawaii sweets etc. The practice of eating rice / bread in the morning, rice at noon and at night can be seen. Milk collection is high so there is a good reputation for sweets in this area. These include ras malai, kalojam, rasmalai, chana polao, chana and sandesh etc.
Social Rituals / Reform / Superstition / Conventional Perceptions:
The people of this area love peace very much. Their hospitality is a significant feature of the region. Everyone, rich or poor, deserves praise for hospitality. Among the Muslims, religious ceremonies like visiting relatives' houses, wearing new clothes, preparing good food and feeding others, giving new clothes to relatives are common here as in other regions. The practice of veiling exists among Muslim women, at a higher rate than in other regions. Men are busy earning money and women are busy with household chores.
Regarding child marriage, polygamy, dowry, violence against women: Baal in urban areas and among the educated