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Humans are social creatures. Dependent on each other for living in society. For this reason, 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 ​​Barbaria Union in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat district. The Baleshwar-Chitra-Madhumati river separates the Ekid of the union. The cultural zone of Chitalmari Barabaria Union has been formed with the unity of communication and closeness between these enclosures. Nazirpur of Barisal division, Tungipara of Dhaka division, Kachua and Mollahat upazilas of Bagerhat district are bounded by this union. It goes without saying that there is no regional language in this area, but some regional languages ​​of Barisal are used such as how the camonters mean, hudahudi means only and so on.
Regional / local language of the upazila: Isn't your name Rahim Batta? "Iman, what is your name, Rahim asks?" What is the price of your chickens? I brought the cable with me. “Iman brought him with me.

Common words, sayings, jokes, jokes, proverbs
The common words, sayings, jokes, jokes, proverbs etc. are not seen in this union.

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 main festival
Nabanna: The Nabanna festival has been celebrated in every house in Bagerhat district on the occasion of the emergence of new paddy from the east. 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 the Nabanna 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:
Although the New Year has not yet started in the rural areas of Bagerhat district like the city, the people of the area have always been ready to welcome the new Bengali New Year since ancient times. On the occasion of the fair, they come to visit each other's houses. On the occasion of New Year, small children come to the fair and collect toys, flute and adults. At the fair, there are different types of food shops including various circuses, swing games.

Boating:
During the rainy season, when the rivers or big canals are full of water, boating is organized in different places. Organized in the form of competitions, these boat races are organized in collaboration with the local administration.

Regarding the formality 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 5-6 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 playing cards. Gollachhut, Dariabanda, Kabaddi, Rooster Fighting, etc., have been replaced by football, cricket, etc. An unimaginable invention of technology The game of football and cricket has 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 prevalent in the village now and especially among girls.

Food habits, sweet-sweet-cake, local special food

In the rural festivals and fairs of the district, various types and varieties of fancy food items are seen to be served. These include sweets, salty, crispy, murir moya, chindar moya, khai er moya, sesame khwaja, kadma, gaja, cutakati, hawaii sweets etc. Rice / bread is eaten in the morning, rice in the afternoon and at night. 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 customs / reforms / superstitions / conventional ideas
The people of this area love peace very much. Their hospitality is a significant quality 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, etc., are common here as in other regions.