Ugadi Festival
Introduction to Ugadi Festival
The Ugadi Festival in Andhra Pradesh is the New Year festival that is celebrated every year as Ugadi marks the beginning of the Hindi Lunar calendar. Ugadi marks a day of joy and happiness, aspirations and hope, the belief are that this day and its joys would foreshadow the course of events for the upcoming year.
Description of the Ugadi Festival
Ugadi festival in Andhra Pradesh is the festival to rejoice the coming of the New Year. It gives the people of Andhra Pradesh a reason to celebrate and many different ways to celebrate the coming of the New Year. People wake up early and wear new clothes. The festoons of mangoe(torana) are tied to the doors and the houses are decorated with fresh flowers. There is a special 'Chutney' called Ugadi pachadi that is made during the Ugadi festival which is kept in an earthen pot before the idol of the house. After puja is performed and everyone takes the share of the chutney, they go for feasts and meals together.
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Time for celebrating Ugadi Festival
The Ugadi Festival generally falls sometime during the months of March or April. The time for celebrating Ugadi Festival is on March 16, this year.
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| Festivals in March 2012 |
| Festival Name | Festivals Day/Date |
| Karni Mata Mela | 1 Mar, Thursday |
| World Book Day | 1 Mar, Thursday |
| Chapchar Kut | 2 Mar, Friday |
| Rashtriya Suraksha Divas | 3 Mar, Saturday |
| Khatu Shyamji Festival | 3 - 5 Mar, Saturday-Monday |
| Paripally Gajamela | 4 Mar, Sunday |
| Chinakkathoor Pooram | 7 Mar, Wednesday |
| Elephant Festival | 7 Mar, Wednesday |
| International Women's Day | 8 Mar, Thursday |
| Holi | 8 Mar, Thursday |
| Holla Mohalla | 9 Mar, Friday |
| Hindu New Year | 12 Mar, Thursday |
| No Smoking Day | 14 Mar, Wednesday |
| Thirunakkara Arattu | 14 - 23 Mar, Wednesday-Friday |
| Sheetla Asthami | 15 Mar, Thrusday |
| Kaila devi Fair | 19 Mar, Monday |
| World Forestry Day | 21 Mar, Wednesday |
| World Water Day | 22 Mar, Thursday |
| World Meteorological Day | 23 Mar, Friday |
| Gudi Padwa | 23 Mar, Friday |
| Ugadi | 23 Mar, Friday |
| Chaitra Navaratri | 23 Mar - 1 Apr, Friday(starting) |
| World TB Day | 24 Mar, Saturday |
| Chetri Chand | 24 Mar, Saturday |
| Attuvela Mahotsavam | 25 Mar, Sunday |
| Gangaur Festival | 25 - 26 Mar, Sunday-Monday |
| Mewar Festival | 25 - 27 Mar, Sunday-Tuesday |
| Doctor's Day | 30 March, Friday |
