Nutan Varshabhinadan (Happy New Year) !!! Gujarati New Year, also known as Bestu Varas, is celebrated the day after the Diwali. Saal Mubarak is a traditional Hindu Gujarati greeting reserved for use on Diwali and Gujarati New Year, the Hindu festival of lights and the triumph of good over evil, as well as light over darkness. Nutan Varsha Abhinandan i.e. Happy New Year or with Saal Mubaarak which is an Urdu saying but is said commonly by Gujarati people. The day starts with the heavy fire works, to welcome the New Year, in the early morning as Hindus believe morning starts at 4 am. The local young boys sell raw salt (collected from Salt evaporation pond) calling it sabras means all taste. Houses are decorated with the aaso palav & marigolds (galgota) toran (Door hangings) and rangoli beside front door with different designs The people get dressed with new clothes and visit their neighbours and relatives to greet them. Home made snacks like Farsaan and sweets are offered to the guests and neighbours who come to wish the New Year. The Gujarati community all over the world celebrates the New Year to mark the beginning of a new fiscal year and people put their worries behind them and prepare to welcome a new beginning. Revellers will visit family and friends to exchange gifts of money and home made sweets and wish health and prosperity for the New Year. People will also visit mandirs to offer puja to the gods.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 14:06:17 +0000
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