Happy Yugadi or New Year to all the people celebrating it today!!! "Yuga" mean year and "adi" means beginning so it marks the beginning of an year.
I was so excited when we went and shopped for the festival yesterday as this marks the beginning of the new year for people in Karnataka, Andra Pradesh and Maharashtra. We begin the day by taking oil bath and offering prayers. As I am a Kannadiga we have "bevvu bella" which is neem buds or flowers and jaggery. This symbolizes that life has happiness & sadness, success & failure etc. We must learn to accept these as a part of our lives and begin the year being positive.
The whole family gets together and has a nice and interesting meal. Some of the things usually made are "holige" or "bobatlu" which is a delicacy and must try if you haven't. Its also known as "puranpoli". It is usually eaten warm/ cold with ghee and milk. Its yummy and must try, especially the one "belle holige" filled with Bengal gram & jaggery.
The elderly usually read the "Panchanga" i.e. almanac to get an idea of the year ahead. It is a ceremony observed by very few people today and I'm glad mom did read it for us :-)
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