Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following is celebrated as the "Tibetan New Year"?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is the Losar festival.Key Points
- The Losar festival marks the beginning of the Tibetan New Year.
- The Losar Festival is celebrated with great zeal and fervour in Tibetian border states like Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
- It is also known as a festival of happiness and prosperity.
- The celebrates the Ladakhi or Tibetan New Year.
Additional Information
- Puthandu:
- It is also known as Puthuvarusham.
- Puthandu is observed by Tamils as the traditional "Tamil/Hindu New Year."
- It normally occurs on April 14 and this month is known as Chittirai, the first month of the Tamil solar calendar.
- Poila Boisakh:
- The first day of the first month of Baishakh in the Bengali solar calendar is known as Pohela Boishakh.
- It is also known as the Bengali New Year or Nobo Borso.
- It is widely observed in Bangladesh and West Bengal.
- Vishu:
- Due to Malyalam being the dominant language in Kerala, Vishu is sometimes referred to as the Malyalam New Year.
- For residents of Kerala and several nearby regions of Tamil Nadu, Vishu signifies the start of the new year.
- Gudi Padwa:
- Celebrated on the first day of Chaitra month, Gudi Padwa is a New Year day for Maharashtrians and Konkanis.
- On this day a gudi can be found hanging out on the right side of the main access of the houses.
- Navreh
- It is the lunar new year that is celebrated in Kashmir.
- It is the Sanskrit word ‘Nav-Varsha’ from where the word ‘Navreh’ has been derived.
- It falls on the first day of the Chaitra Navratri.
- Ugadi
- The festival of Ugadi is celebrated on the first day of Chaitra month as per the Hindu calendar
- Ugadi, also known as Yugadi, is a renowned South Indian festival mainly celebrated in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana to commemorate the beginning of a new year.
- For Ugadi, doors in homes are adorned with mango leaf decorations called toranalu or Torana in Kannada
- Pana Sankranti
- Oriya New Year is also known as Pana Sankranti and it is observed as the first day of the Oriya Calendar.
- It is also known as ‘Maha Vishuba Sankranti,’ ‘Maha Sankranti,’ and ‘Mesha Sankranti’ is a festival that is widely celebrated across Odisha as the traditional New Year
- Pana Sankranti is named after ‘Pana,’ the main fruit drink which is prepared in Odisha’s traditional culture.
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