There are numerous days throughout the year celebrated as New Year's Day in the different regions of India. The observance is determined by whether the lunar, solar or lunisolar calendar is being followed. Those regions which follow the Solar calendar, the new year falls as Baisakhi in Punjab, Bohag Bihu in Assam, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu, Vishu in Kerala, Pana Sankranti or Odia Nababarsa in Odisha and Poila Boishakh in Bengal in the month of the calendar, i.e., Vaishakha. Generally, this day falls during 14th or 15th of the month of April. Those following Lunar calendar consider the month of Chaitra (corresponding to March-April) as the first month of the year, so the new year is celebrated on the first day of this month like Ugadi in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Gudhi Padwa in Maharashtra. Similarly, few regions in India consider the period between consecutive Sankarantis as one month and few others take the period between consecutive Purnimas as a month. In Gujarat the new year is celebrated as the day after Diwali. As per the Hindu Calendar, it falls on Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu month of Kartik. As per the Indian Calendar based on Lunar Cycle, Kartik is the first month of the year and the New Year in Gujarat falls on the first bright day of Kartik (Ekam). In other parts of India, New Year Celebrations begin in the spring.

Details

  • Hindu religious festivals are based on Vikram Samvat. Not with standing the Purnimanta scheme of months that is in use in North India, the New year in Vikram Samvat starts from the first day of Chaitra Shukla Paksha.[1]
  • In Gujarat, the fourth day of Diwali is celebrated as the first day of the Vikram Samvat calendar month of Kartik.[2]

Calendar view

CalendarDateFestival nameRegion / Communities / Religions[3]
Solar 1 Chet (14 April) Vaisakhi

Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, and parts of Delhi

Lunarvaries, Mar/AprChaitra Navaratri
(Hindu Lunar New Year)		Bihar (Bhojpur, Magadh), Uttar Pradesh (Awadh, Braj, Bagelkhand, Bhojpur-Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, Kannauj, Rohilkhand), Madhya Pradesh (Bagelkhand, Bundelkhand, Malwa, Mahakoshal, Gird), Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand , and parts of Delhi
Lunarvaries, Mar/AprUgadiAndhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, parts of Goa
Lunarvaries, Mar/AprGudhi PadwaMaharashtra, Goa (Konkan)
Lunarvaries, Mar/AprNavrehKashmir
Lunarvaries, Jun/JulAshadhi BijKutch
Lunarvaries, Oct/NovNutan VarshGujarat
Lunarvaries, Mar/AprCheti ChandSindh, Sindhi Hindus
Solarfixed, 13/14/15 AprilMesha Sankranti
(Hindu Solar New Year)		Uttarakhand (Garhwal and Kumaon), Nepalis (Sikkim, Darjeeling)
Solarfixed, 13/14/15 AprilPuthanduTamil Nadu
Solarfixed, 13/14/15 AprilVishu
(traditional)		Kerala
fixed, 17/18 August1st Chingam
(Kollam era calendar)
Solarfixed, 14/15 AprilBisu ParbaTulu Nadu
Lunarvaries, Mar/AprSajibu Cheiraoba[4]Manipur
Solarfixed, 14/15 AprBuisuTripura
Solarfixed, 13/14/15 AprBwisaguBodoland, Assam
Solarfixed, 13/14/15 AprilBohag BihuAssam
Solarfixed, 13/14 AprilPana SankrantiOdisha
Solarfixed, 14/15 AprilPahela BaishakhWest Bengal and the wider Bengal region
Solarfixed, 13/14/15 AprilJur SitalMithila
Lunarvaries, DecLosoong/NamsoongSikkim (Bhutia, Lepcha)
Lunarvaries, FebLosarLadakh, Arunachal Pradesh (Monpa)
Lunarvaries, Oct/NovMha PujaSikkim (Newar)
Lunarvaries, Feb/MarGyalpo LhosarSikkim (Sherpa)
Lunarvaries, Dec/JanTamu LhosarSikkim (Gurung)
Lunarvaries, Jan/FebSonam LhosarSikkim (Tamang)
Solarfixed, 13/14 AprSangkenArunachal Pradesh (Khamti, Singpho, Khamyang, Tangsa), Assam (Tai Phake, Tai Aiton, Turung)
Solarfixed, 13/14 AprBizhuChakma
Solarvaries, 17, 18, 19 Aug[5]PatetiParsis
Solarfixed, 21 MarchNowruz[6][note 1]Zoroastrians

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Mughal records state that Nowruz was celebrated in northwestern Indian subcontinent, but inconsistently. Some Mughal emperors favoring its celebration while others not participating because it was not sanctioned by Sharia. Aurangzeb banned its celebration in 1659, calling it "festival of fireworshippers" and the celebration as a "stupid act".[7]

References

  1. ↑ Sewell, Robert; Dikshit, S. B. (31 May 1995). The Indian Calendar with Tables of the Conversion of Hindu and Muhammadan into A .D. Dates & Vice Versa. ISBN 9788120812079.
  2. ↑ Sewell, Robert; Dikshit, S. B. (31 May 1995). The Indian Calendar with Tables of the Conversion of Hindu and Muhammadan into A .D. Dates & Vice Versa. ISBN 9788120812079.
  3. ↑ Roshen Dalal (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books India. pp. 136–137. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.
  4. ↑ Arambam Noni; Kangujam Sanatomba (2015). Colonialism and Resistance: Society and State in Manipur. Routledge. p. 249. ISBN 978-1-317-27066-9.
  5. ↑ "Navroz Mubarak: 6 Fascinating Facts About Parsi New Year!". newsworldindia.in. News World India. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Jaisinghani, Bella (19 March 2017). "Irani New Year to be celebrated today and tomorrow". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  7. ↑ Stephen P. Blake (2013). Time in Early Modern Islam: Calendar, Ceremony, and Chronology in the Safavid, Mughal and Ottoman Empires. Cambridge University Press. pp. 89–91. ISBN 978-1-107-03023-7.
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