A Thousand New Year Greetings - April 13-15, 2018

[StephenAbraham]

The Sun rises for all of us, for another New Year 2018

A Thousand New Year Greetings - April 13-15, 2018

For many of us, when we think of the new year, we always automatically refer to the Roman Calendar starting on January 1. We may not be fully aware that there are however so many diverse calendar systems based on different countries, ethnic groups and cultures.

This weekend, so many groups of our Local Guides friends and families will be celebrating their local religious and cultural new year, which time coincides with the end of the Spring Equinox, some of these celebrations are based of the Hindu/Buddhist solar calendar cycle.

The below is a summary list of New Year celebrations this weekend (it is not exhausive and if I missed some, or made some erors, please let me know and I will update it)

Do join us all together to wish everyone who is taking part and celebrating this weekend a most happy and blessed New Year. (I can only tag a few people in this post), please continue tagging anyone who celebrates.

And please share more information about your local celebrations this weekend, tag friends, reply this post or start a new post so we can all share in our one happiness as Local Guides.

India:
Kerala (Malayalis) - Vishu - Sunday, 15 April 
Tamil Nadu (Tamils) - Tamil puthandu Tamil New Year - Saturday, 14 April 
Odisha - Bishuba Sankranti - Saturday, 14 April 
Sikh - Vaisakhi - Saturday, 14 April 
Mithila (Bihar) - Jude Sheetal Maithili New Year - Saturday, 14 April 
West Bengal - Poila Boisakh Bengali New Year - Saturday, 14 April 

Assam (Assamese) - Bohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu) - Sunday, 15 April 

Bangladesh - Pahela Baishakh Bengali New Year - Saturday, 14 April 

Nepal - Nepali New Year - Saturday, 14 April 2018 

Thailand - Songkran - Friday, 13 April 

Sri Lanka - Sinhalese & Tamil New Year - Saturday, 14 April 

Myanmar - Thingyan Myanmar New Year - Friday, 13 April 

Cambodia - Choul Chnam Thmey Cambodian New Year - Saturday, 14 April 

Laos - Pii Mai Lao New Year - Saturday, 14 April 

Please share your experiences!

If you and your friends celebrate this, please share more information about your local celebrations this weekend, tag friends, reply this post or start a new post so we can all share in our one happiness as Local Guides.

Tagging (1 person each), please tag others where needed.
Kerala: @ArunMuralidhar
Tamil Nadu:  @SalmaanN
Odisha:  @Anjan1
Punjab/Sikh:  @RohitSadana

West Bengal: >> Tagging next post
Mithila (Bihar):  >> Tagging next post
Assam: >> Tagging next post

Bangladesh: >> Tagging next post

Nepal: @NirajBhusal

Thailand: @SunPanupong

Sri Lanka: @IlankovanT

Myanmar: @MgTT

Cambodia: @ChamnanMuon

Laos: @KhamphoutS

[StephenAbraham]

Tagging more friends:

Kerala: @Sariga, @FuvadShah

Tamil Nadu: @JohnPeter

Bangladesh: @PavelSarwar @SumaiyaZafrin @MahabubMunna

Bihar: @Mdhamidmurtuza

Assam: @Pro420

Thailand: @JosephDewey @Wanna

[StephenAbraham]

Just sharing a post about Vishu celebration by @FuvadShah which was posted a few days ago. Link Here.

https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/Happy-Vishu-Everyone/m-p/734546

>> A snapshot of the post above from Fuvad

>> FuvadShah

LEVEL 8 - 

19 hours ago

>> Happy Vishu Everyone

 

>> Vishu means (equal) is the astronomical new year Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala. The festival follows the solar cycle of the lunisolar as the first day of month called Medam.>> Vishu Kani

>> Read more in the link above

[StephenAbraham]

>> Vishu means (equal) is the astronomical new year Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala. The festival follows the solar cycle of the lunisolar as the first day of month called Medam.>> Vishu Kani

>> Read more in the link above

[Mdhamidmurtuza]

Hii friends....

Juir Sheetal in Mithila is also known as Maithili New Year and is observed in Bihar (the Mithila region of India) and Nepal. It is annually observed on April 14.

[FuvadShah]

Great post and new information about these new year. Thanks @StephenAbraham for these information and Combining different cultures from countries. Thanks for including Vishu in the list

എല്ലാവർക്കും വിഷു ആശംസകൾ.

Tagging some @gsadola @ @NareshDarji

[Mdhamidmurtuza]

HII FREND..

Juir Sheetal in Mithila is also known as Maithili New Year and is observed in Bihar (the Mithila region of India) and Nepal. It is annually observed on April 14.

[StephenAbraham]

@Mdhamidmurtuza Share some photos and information on what the celebration for this day there. It would be very interesting for all of us to know. Tag some friends also. 🙂

[AnuradhaP]

@StephenAbraham In Sri Lanka it is Sinhala and Hindu New Year. In Sinhala we say "Aluth Avurudda".  @IlankovanT will share the Tamil name.

[StephenAbraham]

@AnuradhaP Thanks bro. Share some photos and information about the celebration also. It will be nice for the rest of us to follow. 🙂 

[AnuradhaP]

@StephenAbraham Sure, I will share details and photos. We are celebrating new year on 14th April.