Ugadi

March 27 - MONDAY

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Observance: Restricted Holiday Holiday (India)

"The Telugu and Kannada New Year celebration marking new beginnings and fresh starts."

The New Year festival for people from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, based on the lunar calendar.

Traditions:

Preparing and consuming 'Ugadi Pachadi' representing life's six different emotions
Decorating entrances with fresh mango leaves (torana)
Listening to the Panchanga Sravanam (reading of the almanac) for the new year

Ugadi Pachadi contains six tastes - sweet, sour, salty, bitter, tangy, and spicy - symbolizing life's experiences.

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