Bohag Bihu, Ugadi, Cheti Chand, Navreh: How India celebrates New Year

New Delhi: The month of April marks the start of New Year for a lot of Indian communities as folks start celebrations for Ugadi, Cheti Chand, Navreh and Bohag Bihu.

Although all of them have a good time the arrival of a New Year, every pageant is well known in its distinctive fashion with distinctive traditions. Have a have a look at how Indians welcome the New Year in their very own particular approach:

Gudi Padwa or Ugadi: This joyous pageant can be celebrated right now (April 13) as folks in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh welcome the New Year by putting a Gudi and outdoors their door or window. 

The event is often noticed on the primary day of the month of Chaitra and in Konkani communities, it’s celebrated as Samwatsara. On the opposite hand, in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, it is called Ugadi.

People have a good time this auspicious day by adorning their doorsteps with Rangoli and a toran fabricated from mango leaves. Prayers and flowers are provided to the Gudi after putting it on the window or door. Following this, folks carry out the aarti and put Akshat on the Gudi.

Cheti Chand: This pageant, additionally celebrated right now (April 13), is usually referred to as the Sindhi New Year and is principally celebrated by Sindhi Hindus in India and Pakistan. The pageant coincides with the second day of the Chaitra Shukla Paksha within the Hindu calendar. And since on this present day, the moon first seems after a no moon day, it’s known as Cheti Chand. This day is also called Jhulelal Jayanti, devoted to a deity who’s thought to be the incarnation of the Hindu deity Varuna.

Navreh: This New Years pageant, coinciding with Cheti Chand, Ugadi and Bohag Bihu, is principally celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir as Nevreh or Kashmiri New Year. The identify of the pageant is derived from the Sanskrit phrase ‘Nava-Varsha’ that means New Year and so folks greet one another with a ‘Navreh Mubarak'(Happy New 12 months) on this present day.

Kashmiris get pleasure from this event by making ready a plate filled with unhusked rice with bread, a small bowl of yoghurt, salt, sugar sweet, a number of walnuts or almonds, a silver coin or a Rs 10 be aware, a pen, a mirror, some flowers (rose, marigold, crocus, or jasmine) and the brand new panchanga
or almanac.

The plate is ready in the course of the night time itself as the very first thing within the morning is to have a look at it, after which begin your day.

Bohag Bihu: Marking the start of the Assamese New Year, Bohag Bihu begins on Wednesday (April 14) and ends on Tuesday (April 20). It is principally celebrated within the northeastern State of Assam over a interval of seven days or pinnacle phases – ‘Sot’, ‘Raati’, ‘Goru’, ‘Manuh’, ‘Kutum’, ‘Mela’ and ‘Sera’.

The first part is carried out round an historical tree or an open subject lit and for the final part, folks finish the celebrations by considering their future objectives and plans. Families additionally trade an Assamese candy known as Pitha to share their celebratory pleasure.

We want our readers a really comfortable Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Navreh and Bohang Bihu!