It’s time to drop your woolens and set off with an absolutely fresh look.
It is the most pleasant season in India. It begins with the ‘Holi’ in February and continues up to the end of March. Though it lives for the short duration, it bewitches people in such a way that they sing songs in its praise throughout the year.
The spring is one of the most beautiful, and most colorful. It emerges from the Earth.
In this season there is neither too cold nor too hot. That's why the nature wears a kind look. It is at its best with greenery everywhere. All the trees and plants are in bloom. The crops get ripen and the fields look golden. We see new and tender leaves which come out in the branches of the trees. The birds remain silent throughout the winter season. But as soon as the spring comes, they break their silence and start singing sweet songs. They look so gay that it seems as if they are thanking to God with their thousands of notes.
The power of spring and its regenerative effects are evidenced by the fact that every major religion includes a major holiday in the spring season.
At long last, spring would soon be in welcomed in this part of the world. Holi was celebrated all over India last week. The spirit of such a season helps us rediscover the many other blessings in our lives
Nature gives a grand feast to our hungry eyes. Buds of flowers peep to see its beautiful sight. Flowers bloom and spread their sweet fragrance all around. They make us feel healthy and active. We do much work during this season because we never get tired. We feel fresh all the time and this is the main attraction of the spring.
The villages present even more beautiful sight. There we find nature in its full bloom. The green and yellow fields fill our hearts with hope. The farmers look very happy because their crops are ripe and they would soon reap the reward of their months of long labor. They feel a feeling of plenty in the air. The spring revels reach a climax during the Holi festival in March. There is nothing but colour everywhere. Colours denote energy-the vivid, passionate pulse of life. Colour signifies the vitality that makes the human race unique in the universal scheme. Thus, the festival of colours i.e., Holi is a beautiful gift of spring.
Traditionally, Indians note six seasons, each about two months long. These are the spring (Sanskrit: vasanta), summer (grīṣma), monsoon season (varṣā), early autumn (śarada), late autumn (hemanta), and winter (śiśira).
There is no one who does not praise the beauty of the spring. In summer we have intense heat, in winter we have too much cold, and in rainy season we face suffering related to excess rain or scanty rain. It is only spring season when we have no complain at all. We have only pleasure all around and we never get tired of it. It is therefore said that spring is the queen of all seasons. It is really true. It is a matchless season and therefore all welcome it with full heart.
It is believed that the creator of the Hindu pantheon Lord Brahma started creation on this day - Chaitra suddha padhyami or the Ugadi day. Also the great Indian Mathematician Bhaskaracharya's calculations proclaimed the Ugadi day from the sunrise on as the beginning of the new year, new month and new day. The onset of spring also marks a beginning of new life with plants (barren until now) acquiring new life, shoots and leaves. Spring is considered the first season of the year hence also heralding a new year and a new beginning. The vibrancy of life and verdent fields, meadows full of colorful blossoms signifies growth, prosperity and well-being.
With the coming of Ugadi, the naturally perfumed jasmines (mallepulu) spread a sweet fragrance which is perhaps unmatched by any other in nature's own creation! While large garlands of jasmine are offered to Gods in homes and temples, jasmine flowers woven in clusters adorn the braids of women. Ugadi is thus a festival of many shades. It ushers in the new year, brings a rich bounce of flora and fills the hearts of people with joy and contentment!
Ugadi Pachhadi
It is a season for raw mangoes spreading its aroma in the air and the fully blossomed neem tree that makes the air healthy. Also, jaggery made with fresh crop of sugarcane adds a renewed flavor to the typical dishes associated with Ugadi.
• Neem Buds/Flowers for Bitterness
• Jaggery for Sweetness
• Raw Mango for Vagaru
• Tamarind Juice for sour
• Salt for salty
• Green Pepper for hotness
For more dishes go to:
http://www.neivedyam.com/2007/03/ugadi-feast.html
This mixture with all six called "Ugadi Pachhadi”, symbolizes the fact that life is a mixture of pleasure and pain, which should be accepted together and with equanimity.
We decorate the entrance of our houses with fresh mango leaves. And on the ground in front of their house we draw colorful floral designs. Wear new cloths. Everything looks feel-good on the day.
Later, people traditionally gather to listen to the recitation of the religious almanac (Panchangam) of the coming year, and to the general forecast of the year to come. This is the Panchanga Sravanam, an informal social function where an elderly and respected person opens the new almanac pertaining to the coming year and makes a general benediction to all present.
With all these, and
కొయిల కుహు కుహు రాగాలతొ, సరదాల సరాగలతొ, నొరూరే మామిడి పులుపుతొ, కొత్త చింతపండు రుచితొ, కమ్మని బెల్లం, వేప వగరు, పచ్ఛని మామిడి ఆకుల తొరణాలతొ, మురిపించె ముగ్గులతొ, కోటి ఆశల హరివిల్లుతొ నూతన సంవత్సరం ళొకి అడుగిడె సమయాన, మీకు, మీ కుటుంబానికి, మీ శ్రేయోభిలాశులకు విరొధి నామ యుగాది శుభకాంక్షలు
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