Do you know where to find Bangladesh on a map?
Most people have heard of it, but can't find it.
We'll give you a hint: it is somewhere in Asia.
Bangladesh is surrounded by India and a tiny part of Myanmar.
It is a small country, but it is a strong country.
For hundreds of years, Bengalis have lived through many wars.
And every year from May to October, the country is flooded by the monsoons and overflowing rivers.
But the Bengalis have survived.
With the wars and the flooding, you might think the people are depressed.
But they aren't.
The Bengalis like to say, "We don't have much, but we are proud of what we do have."
If you visit Bangladesh, you will see that this is very true.
Everywhere you go in Bangladesh, the Bengalis show artistic pride in what they have.
The women wear beautiful saris and salwar kameez.
It takes eight and a half meters of fabric to make a sari, and the women wrap it around and around to make a dress.
It does not take as much fabric to make a salwar kameez, and the women say it is easy to wear.
Both the sari and the salwar kameez are made out of bright and beautiful fabrics that give a feeling of life and happiness.
Believe it or not, the men actually wear skirts, called lungis.
The lungi is made out of bright patterns and colors just like the women's clothes.
And when they need to ride a bicycle or walk through deep water, they pull it up and tuck it in so that it looks like shorts.
For some people, all they own are the clothes they wear.
But like all Bengalis, they show great pride by making their clothes very colorful.
Bengalis are also artistic when they travel.
Because cars are so expensive, many Bengalis ride in rickshaws.
A rickshaw is a bicycle with a cart behind it where one or two people ride inside.
Of course, sometimes they can even squeeze three or four people inside!
Bengali rickshaw drivers are very proud of their rickshaws.
Most rickshaws have been carefully decorated in bright colors on all sides.
If you rode in a rickshaw, you would see paintings on the back of the cart or its cover, on the driver's seat, and decorations on the wheels.
But, rickshaws aren't the only painted vehicles.
Those people who can afford trucks show how thankful they are by making them look beautiful.
For example, this truck has five different pictures on each side.
And that truck has different colored stripes on the front!
As you can see from our quick tour of Bangladesh, it is a very colorful country.
And even though storms and battles may come, Bengalis still find a reason to be artistic and smile.