Today at the India House:
New Year Celebration!
4:00-6:00 pm
The India House
825 E. 8th Street
Join us at India House and help bring in the New Year!
On Monday, April 14th the Dhar India Studies Program
will mark the beginning of the New Year for most
traditional calendars in India including Assam, Bengal,
Keral4 Manipur, Mithila Odisha Punjab, Tripura, and
Tamil Nadu as well as in portions ofNepal, Bangladesh,
Burma, Cambodi& Laos, Sri Lanka, Singapore,
Malaysiq and Thailand. The 60-year cycle is related to the five
revolutions of Jupiter, or to 60-year orbit of
Nokshatras (stars) as described in the Surya Siddhanta (a Hindu
text on astronomy). In Bengali communities Pohela
Boishakh or Bengali New Year is an auspicious day for
marriages and often feted with witnessing the sun,
cultural festivals, special foods, new clothis, and family
gatherings. In Dhaka, Bangladesh an integral part of
the festivities isthe Mongot Shobhajatra, atraditional
colorful procession organized by the students of the
Faculty of Fine Arts at Dhaka University. Tamil
communities colnmemorate Puthaandu or Tamil New Year
with a feast, neem flowers and raw mangoes to
symbolize growth and prosperity, and entrances are
decorated elaborately with kolam (a kind of painting done
outside the home in rice flour meant to bring
prosperity). Our celebration will feature snacks, henna, flowers,
music, and a cultural program featuring traditional
elements of bringing in the New Year. We would like to
thank the Asian Cultural Center and the Indian Student
Association for co-sponsoring this event.
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