Hindu New Year is celebrated on the first day of Shukla Paksha, the month of Chaitra.
According to the British calendar, New Year is celebrated on January 1 every year. But not all countries or regions follow the same date for the New Year. Cambodia celebrates the New Year in April as it marks the end of the harvest in the country. Similarly, Hindus in India celebrate the Hindu New Year on the first day of Shukla Paksha in the month of Chaitra. It is usually March or April.
About Hindu New year
Hindu New Year marks the arrival of spring when trees, shrubs and plants begin to shed their old leaves. It marks the beginning of a new beginning in life. According to Acharya Pandit Vijay Narayan Sharan, priest of the famous Ballia Hanuman temple, the Hindu New Year also witnesses a change in the affairs of the world and the various seasons.
Acharya Pandit Vijay Narayan Sharan believes that our New Year ancestors had to do a lot of research to determine the timing of the Hindu New Year. He said the situation also started changing with the advent of the Hindu New Year, which is different from the British calendar. – Chaitra Navratri also begins with the beginning of the new Hindu year, coinciding with the celebration of the 9th day of the Ram Navami festival,” added Dr. Vijay Narayan. Transition to heaven when trees and plants begin to shed their old leaves. He added that even the gods celebrate the arrival of the Hindu New Year.
In North India, the New Year coincides with the Baisakhi harvest. In Maharashtra it is called “Gudi Padwa” and in South India it is called “Ugadi”. People organize various rituals, prayers and festivals to start the new year well. On this day, they clean and decorate their homes, prepare special meals, wear new clothes, and distribute sweets to their loved ones. People still visit temples on this day to seek God’s blessings for the new year.
It is worth noting that the date of the Hindu New Year festival changes every year depending on astrology. The Hindu calendar is a lunisolar calendar based on the cycle of the moon and periodically adjusted to match the solar year.
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