Celebrating New Year the Hindu way
Hindu calendar is an aggregate name for a large portion of the lunisolar calendar and solar calendar utilized within India since aged times. There are a few regional Hindu calendars and the month which begins the year additionally differs from region to region.
Hindus in different states of India praise the New Year in their own specific ways and not these fall on that day. Real states in North and South India (Nav Varsh Samvat or Hindi New Year or Chaitra Shukladi) commend their New Year on Vikram Samvat Chaitra Shukal Pratipada (March-April) the first day after the No Moon (Amavasi) in Chaitra Month. The Hindi New Year is dependent upon lunar schedule and hence the date changes yearly.
Generally, the Andhra Pradesh (Ugadi) , Karnataka (Ugadi), Maharashtra (Gudi Padwa), Kashmir (Navreh), Manipur (Cheiraoba), Himachal Pradesh (Chaitti and Basoa ), Bihar (Chaitra Pratipada), Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh (Chaitra Pratipada) and Sindhi (Cheti Chand) New Year falls on that day – the first day of the month of Chaitra Shukla, proclaiming the coming of Spring. In mid-April, the Bengal (Poila Baishakh), the Assam (Bihu), and Tamil (Puthandu), Punjab, Orissa (Mahavishuva Sankranti), Kerala (Vishu) commend the start of their new year.
Kutch (Ashad Beej or Dwitiya) watch New Year on the second day of the Shukla Paksha or waxing period of moon in Ashada month. Gujaratis watch their New Year the day after Diwali (October). The New Year's Day in these logbooks are dependent upon seasons and the agrarian economy of the region. For lion's share of the Hindus the New Year date falls in the months of March and April. This time, the Vikram Samvatsar Chaitra Mas Shukla Paksha 2071 will begin on 31st of March 2014.
By and large, January 1 is likewise celebrated by Hindus as a component of the grand festivals being hung on the occasion as far and wide as possible on the grounds that we acknowledge English New Year Calendar as a feature of our life. As Hindus, we ought to welcome and grasp all the New Year days celebrated in the Indian Subcontinent and different parts of the world. We ought not overlook the religious and cultural significance and comprehend why and how we celebrate, and the profits we acquire by praising the first day of our own New Year whether we are existing in India or abroad.
To praise the first day of English Calender, Chaitra Shukla Pratipad, or any of your own regional New Year's Day, here are the steps to take after to make your New Year festival a genuine one.
The objective of any religious festival is to elevate our otherworldly life and manufacture our exceptional character on the planet. It is each one's obligation to pass on our rich religion, reasoning, and society to the cutting edge else we will get answerable for losing our personality fabricated through the years by our Rishis, Santa Samaj and ancestors.
Generally, the Andhra Pradesh (Ugadi) , Karnataka (Ugadi), Maharashtra (Gudi Padwa), Kashmir (Navreh), Manipur (Cheiraoba), Himachal Pradesh (Chaitti and Basoa ), Bihar (Chaitra Pratipada), Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh (Chaitra Pratipada) and Sindhi (Cheti Chand) New Year falls on that day – the first day of the month of Chaitra Shukla, proclaiming the coming of Spring. In mid-April, the Bengal (Poila Baishakh), the Assam (Bihu), and Tamil (Puthandu), Punjab, Orissa (Mahavishuva Sankranti), Kerala (Vishu) commend the start of their new year.
Kutch (Ashad Beej or Dwitiya) watch New Year on the second day of the Shukla Paksha or waxing period of moon in Ashada month. Gujaratis watch their New Year the day after Diwali (October). The New Year's Day in these logbooks are dependent upon seasons and the agrarian economy of the region. For lion's share of the Hindus the New Year date falls in the months of March and April. This time, the Vikram Samvatsar Chaitra Mas Shukla Paksha 2071 will begin on 31st of March 2014.
By and large, January 1 is likewise celebrated by Hindus as a component of the grand festivals being hung on the occasion as far and wide as possible on the grounds that we acknowledge English New Year Calendar as a feature of our life. As Hindus, we ought to welcome and grasp all the New Year days celebrated in the Indian Subcontinent and different parts of the world. We ought not overlook the religious and cultural significance and comprehend why and how we celebrate, and the profits we acquire by praising the first day of our own New Year whether we are existing in India or abroad.
To praise the first day of English Calender, Chaitra Shukla Pratipad, or any of your own regional New Year's Day, here are the steps to take after to make your New Year festival a genuine one.
- As a Hindu, before the festival of New Year, clean, revamp and beautify your home. On the New Year's Day spruce up in new dress or your best outfit, and perform family petitions to God and pujan of Lord Ganesh, Vishnu, Shiva and Devi Maa alongside your Kula Devata and Kula Devi with Guru poojan. Offer home-made accepted dishes and desserts to the divinities. Listen to the impacts of diverse planets and stars of Nava Samvatsar from the cleric and read some blessed books of your confidence.
- Follow your cultural ceremonies connected with New Year festivals as customs convey colossal powers, and produce prosperity.
- Remember your predecessors, regard your living folks, instructors and profound masters and offer them endowments.
- Remember the past on the first day of the year – what we have finished great or awful in our life. Do admission before God and your folks to exculpate your oversights and solicitation them to favor you with new illumination.
- Do the vow not to rehash terrible things and mischievous activities in the nearing year by Mansa, Vachna and Karmana. Make a wish to maintain love, peace and agreement in the family and group.
- Do a few foundations, gifts to the poor individuals and religious associations which encourage to instill emotions of present and assisting others.
- Think about ensuring and sustaining your family, social order, religion, society and nature for the cutting edge.
- Make deliberations to smother your sense of self, give love and look after humankind.
- As a singular and Hindu attempt to comprehend your obligation towards inspiring of your profound life.
The objective of any religious festival is to elevate our otherworldly life and manufacture our exceptional character on the planet. It is each one's obligation to pass on our rich religion, reasoning, and society to the cutting edge else we will get answerable for losing our personality fabricated through the years by our Rishis, Santa Samaj and ancestors.
