Ashadhi Bij

14th July, 2021 Culture

Context

Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Ashadhi Bij, the Kutchi New Year.

About

Ashadi Beej is observed on the second day of the Shukla Paksha or waxing phase of moon in Ashada month.
It is the Kutchi New Year observed in the Kutch region in Gujarat.
Ashadi Beej is a celebration of rains.
During Ashadhi-beej, farmers check the moisture in the atmosphere to help predict which crop would do best in coming monsoon.

List of New Year Festivals in India

Calendar	Festival name	Region / Communities / Religion
Lunar	Ugadi	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
Lunar	Gudhi Padwa	Maharashtra, Goa
Lunar	Navreh	Kashmir
Lunar	Ashadhi Bij	Kutch
Lunar	Balipratipada	Gujarat, Rajasthan
Lunar	Cheti Chand	Sindhi
Lunar	Chaitra Navaratri (Hindu Lunar New Year)	North and Central India (Uttar Pradesh (Awadh, Braj, Bagelkhand), Madhya Pradesh (Bundelkhand, Malwa, Mahakoshal, Gird), Bihar (Bhojpur, Magadh), Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand)
Solar	Mesha Sankranti/Vaisakhi (Hindu Solar New Year)	North India (in Punjab, Haryana, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarkhand (Garhwal and Kumaon), Nepalis (Sikkim, Darjeeling)
Solar	Puthandu	Tamil Nadu
Solar	Bisu Parba	Tulu Nadu
Lunar	Sajibu Cheiraoba	Manipur
Solar	Buisu	Tripura
Solar	Bwisagu	Bodoland
Solar	Bohag Bihu	Assam
Solar	Pana Sankranti	Odisha
Solar	Pahela Baishakh	West Bengal and the wider Bengal region
Solar	Jur Sital	Mithila
Lunar	Losoong/Namsoong	Sikkim (Bhutia, Lepcha)
Lunar	Galdan Namchot	Ladakh
Lunar	Losar	Arunachal Pradesh (Monpa)
Lunar	Gyalpo Lhosar	Sikkim (Sherpa)
Lunar	Tamu Lhosar	Sikkim (Gurung)
Lunar	Sonam Lhosar	Sikkim (Tamang)
Solar	Sangken	Arunachal Pradesh (Khamti, Singpho, Khamyang, Tangsa), Assam (Tai Phake, Tai Aiton, Turung)
Solar	Bizhu	Chakma
Solar	Pateti	Parsis
Solar	Nowruz	Zoroastrians