Watermelon Juice~

Today is Pohela Boishakh. Pohela Boishakh is the first day of the Bengali calendar, celebrated on 14 April in the Bangladesh. The traditional greeting for Bengali New Year is a Happy New Year "Shubhô Nôbobôrsho" which is literally "Happy New Year". In Bengali, Pohela stands for 'first' and Boishakh is the first month of the Bengali calendar.

Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, introduced a revised Bengali Calendar in order to make tax collection easier in Bengal. The Mughals collected tax according to the Islamic calendar and Akbar ordered an improvement of the calendar systems, because the lunar Islamic calendar did not agree with the harvest sessions and the farmers faced severe difficulties in paying taxes out of season. Some sources credit the idea to the finance minister of Akbar, Todar Mal. The distinctive characteristic of this revised Bengali year was that, rather than being a solar or lunar calendar, it was based on a union of the solar and lunar year. This was essentially a great promotion, as the solar and lunar years were formulated in very diverse systems. Primarily this calendar was named as "Fasli San" and then "Bônggabdô". The Bengali Year was launched on 10/11 March 1584, but was dated from 5 November 1556 or 963 Hijri. This was the day that Akbar defeated Himu in the clash of Panipat-2 to ascend the throne.

Shubhô Nôbobôrsho to everyone and enjoy the juice coz its healthy and the weather is too hot :)

Ingredients:

• 180 ml of watermelon juice,
• 50 ml of soda water,
• sugar syrup according to taste,
• 2 pieces crushed of ice cubes,
• some watermelon slices for garnish.

Instructions:

1. At first pour the watermelon juice into a glass and pour the soda water and stir it properly. Then pour the sugar syrup, crushed ice cubes and stir it very well.
2. Then garnish with some watermelon slices. Lastly serve it and enjoy.