Indian New Year's days

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There are numerous days throughout the year celebrated as New Year's Day in the different regions of the Indian Republic. The observance is determined by whether the lunar, solar or lunisolar calendar is being followed. For those regions which follow the solar calendar, the new year falls as Chet 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 the 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 Gudi 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 the 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 withstanding 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]
  • Other festivals which are celebrated as new year in India are Baha parab (among Ho, Santal people and Munda) and Sarhul (in Jharkhand).

Calendar view

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CalendarDateFestival nameRegion / Communities / Religions[3]
Solar1 Vaisakh (13/14 April)VaisakhiJammu, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and parts of Delhi
Lunarvaries, Mar/AprChaitra Navaratri
(Hindu Lunar New Year)
Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan (except Marwar region), 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/AprGudi PadwaMaharashtra, Goa (Konkan)
Lunarvaries, Mar/AprNavrehKashmir
Lunarvaries, Jun/JulAshadhi BijKutch
Lunarvaries, Oct/NovNutan VarshGujarat and Rajasthan (Marwar region)
Lunarvaries, Mar/AprCheti ChandSindh, Sindhi Hindus
Solarfixed, 13/14/15 AprilMesha Sankranti
(Hindu Solar New Year)
Uttarakhand (Garhwal and Kumaon), Nepalis (parts of Nepal, Sikkim and Darjeeling of West Bengal)
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 Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council of Tripura
Solarfixed, 13/14/15 AprBwisaguBodoland Territorial Region of Assam
Solarfixed, 13/14/15 AprilBohag BihuBrahmaputra Valley of Assam
Solarfixed, 13/14 AprilPana SankrantiOdisha
Solarfixed, 14/15 AprilPahela BaishakhWest Bengal, parts of Tripura and Barak Valley of Assam
Solarfixed, 13/14/15 AprilJur SitalBihar (Mithila region)
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 Autonomous District Council of Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh (Chakma)
Solarvaries, 17, 18, 19 Aug[5]PatetiParsis
Solarfixed, 21 MarchNowruz[6][note 1]Iranis/other Zoroastrians
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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]

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