Poor Bengali seems to be over burdened with excess festivals.

  I personally feel that Bengali people are over burdened with festivals. Apart from good number of pujas there are number of festivals  .To me these are burdens for the lower middle class families and poor families like Bhaifota,  jamai Shasti , Shibratri  , Rash purnima, Jhulan purnima, Dol purnima , Janmastashtami ,poush  Sankrati, Ranna pujo etc.

I am sure so many festivals give immense problems to the lower middle class and poor families. I had the opportunity to see the financial crisis faced by the ordinary families like jamai shasti which is a very expensive occasion. Apart from these Birthday of grand sons and grand daughters ,rice eating ceremony . Those who are Brahmin "Paite" is compulsory for them.At present time marriage anniversary celebration has become a convention. I have mentioned only a few.
Apart from these many festivals are left.

It is needless to mention that the extent of financial taxation are imposed on   lakhs of families.

Now a big question who is to bell the cat?

Of course this is purely my personal opinion considering the financial condition of the lakhs  of poor and lower middle class families.It may so happen that they do not want any change.