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    Vasant Panchami is the Hindu festival that highlights the coming of spring. This festival is usually celebrated in Magh, which is between the months of January and February in Gregorian calendar. It is celebrated in countries such as India.
  3. Vasant Panchami: Birthday of Goddess Saraswati - Hinduism

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  4. Vasant Panchami

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    It has been suggested that this article be merged with Basant Kite Festival (Punjab). (Discuss) Proposed since January 2015.
    Vasant Panchami
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    Goddess Saraswati
    Official nameVasant Panchami
    Also calledShree Panchami
    Saraswati Puja
    Observed byHindus and Sikhs
    Liturgical ColorYellow
    ObservancesPuja and social functions
    DateMagha Shukla Panchami
    2014 date4 February
    2015 date24 January[1]
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    Vasant Panchami (Template:Sanskrit language Hindi: वसन्त पञ्चमी), orBasant Panchami, sometimes referred to as Saraswati Puja (Bengali language:সরস০বতী পূজা, Oriya language:ସରସ୍ୱତୀ ପୂଜା), Shree Panchami, or theBasant Festival of Kites is a Sikh and Hindu festival held on the fifth day ofMagha (in early February) marking the start of spring and the Holi season. On this day Hindus worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture.
    For Sikhs, in the Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar, on the day of Vasant Panchmi, musicians start the music by singing Basant Raga. This practice continues up until the first day of Vaisakh when Basant Rag is no longer used.[3] A fair normally held at the famous Sikh shrine of Guru-ka-Lahore in Bilaspur district to mark the occasion of the marriage of Guru Gobind Singh Ji on Vasant Panchami.

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    • 1 Occurrence
    • 2 Traditions
    • 3 Etymology
    • 4 Overseas Celebrations
    • 5 References

    Occurrence[edit]

    Vasant Panchami is the first and more minor of two spring-themed festivals in Hindu culture. Vasant Panchami initiates the spring festive cycle and heralds its summation that occurs with Holi.[4] The seasonal aspects of the festival are more significant in Northern India due to the sharper contrast between the winter and the spring,[5] however the festival's religious and cultural significance are emphasized across all celebrating regions. In ancient Indian literature, Vasant Panchami is associated with Shringara Rasam and the festival was celebrated in this tradition.[6] Celebrations today still honorKamadeva, his wife Rati, and his friend Vasant (the personification of Spring).[7]
    In modern times, however, Vasant Panchami day is more commonly associated with Maa Saraswati, the goddess of learning, wisdom, knowledge, fine arts, refinement, science and technology.[7] Goddess Saraswati is worshipped and the day is treated by celebrants as Saraswati's birthday.[4]People worship Goddess Saraswati to attain enlightenment through knowledge and to rid themselves of lethargy, sluggishness and ignorance.
    Vasant Panchami is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the bright half of the Indian month of Magh (spring season, January to February).[6][7][8] It is celebrated as Saraswati Puja primarily over eastern parts of India, and as Sri Panchami in other parts of Bengal.[7] In the Punjab region, Basant is celebrated as the Basant Festival of Kites: kite festivals are held in cities such as Firozpur.[5] In terms of its cultural significance, the festival has been compared to Chinese New Year and the Christian Candlemas, with the subsequent 40-day stretch between Vasant Panchami and Holi compared to the Christian Lenten season.[4]
    In Tamil Nadu saraswati puja is done on the ninth day of navratri in the month of ashwin.[citation needed]

    Traditions[edit]

    During the ancient period when Vasant Panchami was more oriented toward Kamadeva, dancing girls, dhol players, and other celebrants would come to the royal Bakshi's palace to create an informal durbar with the royals. Specially made Vasanti clothes would be worn by the dancing girls and younger royal ladies, consisting of a skirt, blouse, and pink or saffron sari with tiny red square or circular dots. This clothing would be further embellished with gold and silver borders and brocade work. On the celebration day the dancing girls would collect flowers and mango leaves (a reference to one of the love-arrows ofKama Dev) from the garden of the Bakshi's palace. The flowers and mangoes were arranged in brass vessels and the informal durbar would be set up. The occasion was marked by the singing of various ragas usually on the theme of love (especially songs involving Krishna and Radha or the gopies of Brij Bhoomi). At the conclusion of the celebration, the flowers would be sprinkled with red gulal and the dancing girls would apply it to their cheeks. They were then gifted a sum of money by the royal ladies.[6] Today this is not practiced, and the festival is oriented toward Sarasvati, however Kamadeva remains an important figure as feasts are held in his honor during Vasant Panchami,[7] and the theme of love remains an important part of the festival with this being the most popular day of the year for weddings in some areas.[4]
    Idol of Saraswati for puja inKolkata, 2000
    The day before Vasant Panchami in Nepal, Sarasvati's temples are filled with food so that she can join the celebrants in the traditional feasting the following morning.[4] In temples and educational institutions, statues of Sarasvati are dressed in yellow and worshiped.[4] Most educational institutions arrange special prayers or pujas in the morning to seek blessing of the Goddess. Poetic and musical gatherings are held and children are initiated to learn the alphabet[7] and are often taught to write their first words.[4] This ritual of initiating education to children is known as Akshar-Abhyasam or Vidya-Arambham/Praasana, one of the famous rituals of Vasant Panchami. Older students clean their pens and inkwells but abstain from reading or writing on this day.[4]In Bengal, idols of Saraswati are taken on procession and immersed in the holyGanga.[7]
    The color yellow plays an important role in Vasant Panchami as it is related to the bloom of mustard flowers during this period.[5] Celebrants usually wear yellow garments,[7] Saraswati is worshiped in a yellow dress,[4] and sweet saffron rice[7] and yellow sweets are consumed within the families.[4]
    Other associated rituals include the invitation of Brahmin to join in the lunch feast, and the performance of ancestor worship (Pitr-tarpan). In the Punjab region,in areas such as Firozpur, children generally fly kites to mark the auspicious occasion. This has led to the festival being called the Festival of Kites or the Kite Festival.[5] Children buy Dor (Thread) and Guddi or "Patang" (Kites) in huge quantities to fly overhead. This attracts tourism from around the world. In places such as Balarama temple in Baithain, the singing of Holi songs and the throwing of color begin on Vasant Panchami and continue throughout the Holi season.[8]
    The 40-day period between Vasant Panchami and Holi corresponds with the 40 days of Rati's penance after her husband,Kamadeva was reduced to ashes for shooting the eye of Shiva with his love arrows. Between Vasant Panchami and Holi, preparations are made for numerous burnings in effigy of the demoness Holika. Starting on Vasant Panchami, a log with a figure of Holika is placed in a public place and during the next 40 days, the faithful add twigs and other combustible material to the log to form a pyre which is lit on Holi.[4]

    Etymology[edit]

    Vasant Panchami has a specific meaning: Vasant means "spring,"[4][7] and Panchami means "the fifth day."[4] Vasant Panchami falls on the fifth day of spring.

    Overseas Celebrations[edit]

    The festival is celebrated by the Indian diaspora based at Nottingham, UK, every year under the aegis of the socio-cultural group Jhankar-NICA.[9]

    References[edit]

    1. Jump up^ "January 2015 Calendar with Holidays". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
    2. Jump up^ "Updates on current Hindu religious affairs: Vasant Panchami - 14th or 15th Feb". news.drikpanchang.com. 2013. Retrieved1 February 2013. Panchami Tithi is getting over at 09:05 a.m. on 15th February while it starts at 08:19 a.m. on 14th February
    3. Jump up^ [1] Dr Kirpal SIngh
    4. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j k l m Roy, Christian. Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. Vol.2. Pp.192-193. 2005.ISBN 9781576070895
    5. ^ Jump up to:a b c d Knapp, Stephen. "The Dharmic Festivals" from The Power of the Dharma: An Introduction to Hinduism and Vedic Culture. iUniverse. Pg.94. 2006. ISBN 9780595837489
    6. ^ Jump up to:a b c Dilipsinh, K. S. "Ch.8 - The Festival of Spring" from Kutch: In Festival And Custom. Har-Anand Publications. Pg.98. 2004.ISBN 9788124109984
    7. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j Vema, Manish. Fast and Festivals of India. Diamond Pocket Books. Pg.72. 2000. ISBN 9788171820764
    8. ^ Jump up to:a b Sanford, A. Whitney. "Don't Take It Badly, It's Holi" from Ritual Levity and Humor in South Asian Religions (Selva J. Raj, ed.). SUNY Press. Pg.39. 2010. ISBN 9781438429816
    9. Jump up^ http://www.jhankarnica.weebly.com
    • "Vasant Panchmi", a book by Anurag Basu.
    • "Kite Festival" by Sanjeev Narula.
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    Vasant Panchami is the Hindu festival that highlights the coming of spring. This festival is usually celebrated in Magh, which is between the months of January and February in Gregorian calendar. It is celebrated in countries such as India.
  5. Vasant Panchami: Birthday of Goddess Saraswati - Hinduism

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    The Vasant Panchami festival is celebrated every year on the 5th day of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of Magha, which falls during January-February.
  6. Vasant Panchami : a Hindu Festival - Calendar Labs

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