Ugadi
April 14 - SATURDAY
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
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Fun Fact:
Ugadi Pachadi contains six tastes - sweet, sour, salty, bitter, tangy, and spicy - symbolizing life's experiences.