Culture means idea, behaviour, norm, language, music, function and tradition of the society of a particular zone. A society‘s culture is made up of all of its ideas and ways of behaving. It also includes ways of working and playing, and the tools and other objects made and used by people in the society. As studying a person‘s repeated actions is a good way to find out about that person, studying the important patterns of an entire society is a way to learn about the culture of that group. Patterns of behaviour and action vary from individual to individual, class to class, society to society and country to country. These differences are referred to as cultural differences. What is an appropriate mode of behaviour in one culture might prove inappropriate or even rude in another culture. As an independent country, we have our own national identity and our own culture. Our culture is very healthy and affluent in all respects. Its root goes in the long past. It has developed itself on the agriculture-based economy and in a charming way. People in Bangladesh are Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and some Christians. The major festivals are the two Eids of the Muslims, Durga Puja of the Hindus, Boudha Purnima of the Buddhists and the Christmas day of the Christians. Pahela Baishakh is the common festival day of all Bangalees irrespective of cast and creed. Foods that we eat are very clean, tasteful and good for health. Rice, fish, meat, vegetables, milk, different kinds of sweetmeats and delicious native fruits like mangoes, jackfruits, lichi, blackberry, banana,pineapple are our favourite foods. We speak Bengali and our literature is rich with Madhusudan Dutt, Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Farruk Ahmed, Sukanta Bhatracharja, Sunil Gangapadhaye etc. All their writings have exposed our cultural identity. Apart from the patterns and styles of other cultures, we have our own cultural dress, taste and music. We put on pajama, panjabi, lungi, dhuti, sari, blouse and skirt. In our country we have many kinds of folk songs. Palligeeti, Lalongeeti, Bhatiali Bhawaiya, Gambhira, Marfoti, Murshidi, Jarigan, Sharigan, Kabigan, Gonosangeet etc. Moreover, we enjoy snake charming, puppet show, jatra, concert, cockfight, bullfighting, boat-racing etc. Besides these, Pahela Baishakh celebration, Baishakhi Mela, Nabannaya are no less important sides of our cultural events. Bangladeshi culture is different from other cultures of the world. The modes of life, behaviour patterns, cultural functions are significant and they expose our national criteria. But these days we are getting influenced by other cultures and so we are forgetting our own cultural events. But we can enjoy, express our views and ideas and lead our life happily in our own way and through our native culture. However, we
are proud of our own culture.