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Welcome to this post of my blog EVENT FACTOPEDIA . Today I am going to reveal some facts on Vasant Panchami or known as Basant Panchami that how it is celebrated and why is celebrated and some unknown facts on it. Basically many less people know about this event , even many Indian people do not know about this event so how can we think of other people to know about it .So today we will make people aware about this event Indians as well as Foreigners.So lets begin....
WHAT IS VASANT PANCHAMI..
Vasant Panchami also known as Basant Panchami is mainly celebrated in India as Saraswati Puja also called Shree Panchami.It is celebrated in the month of spring therefore called as Spring Festival.It is a festival of kites and observed in gurudwaras as sikh festival.This is celebrated in respect with Goddess Saraswati , the goddess of knowledge , art ,technology.This festival is marked as the begging of spring season.
Vasant stands for spring and panchami stands for fifth day of spring.It occurs on fifth day of magha.
HISTORY OF VASANT PANCHAMI..
After you know that what is vasant panchami now you are curious to know that what is the history behind it , why it is celebrated.So I will make you aware about all the facts.Lets begin..
Basically it is believed that it is celebrated because on this day Goddess Saraswati was born who is the goddess of knowledge, art and technology.This day is regarded as the begging of life on earth.There are many more stories related to the celebration of this event
The story of Saraswati Puja is related to the Brahma Vaivarta Purana. Sri Krishna granted Saraswati a boon that she too will be worshipped on Vasant Panchami. After performing morning ablutions and bathing, a Kalasha is established. After worshipping Ganesh, the Sun, Vishnu and Shiva, Saraswati is worshipped. Thereafter, coloured powder is thrown into the air.
CELEBRATION OF VASANT PANCHAMI..
Now you know the reason behind the celebration of this event so lets know how this event is celebrated.This event is celebrated on the fifth day of vasant in whole India with a lot of joy.In some places it is celebrated as saraswati puja , in some places people fly kites .Earlier the festival was celebrated in the royal palace of Kamadeva. Girls danced with other participants on the beats of dhol. His wife was named as Rati.Specially made vasant clothes were worn by the dancing girls which consisted of skirt , blouse and pink or saffron sari.There were gold or silver borders on the clothing.
Girls collected flowers and mango leaves which were then arranged in brass vessels.Various rags were sang on this day on the theme of love related to Krishna and Radha.At the end the flowers were sprinkeld with the red gullal and the dancers cheeks were covered from it . They were then gifted a sum of money by the royal ladies.
Today people worship goddess saraswati to gain knowledge , art and intelligence.This day is marked as the best day to start any educational institution and this festival is also celebrated in all the educational institutions with a lot of joy.Goddess saraswati is adorned with yellow clothes.Kite flying is one of the most famous tradition of this day.Sikhs celebrate this day as the birth of the originator of Namdhari Khalsa Panth , Sri Sat Guru Ram Singh.He was born on 3 feb 1856 which was the day of basant panchami.
Even on this day snakes are fed with milk to bring prosperity in their lives.Yellow color is dominate don this day as it represents the spritual knowledge which increases the siginificance of this festival.people wear yellow color clothes , eat yellow food and distribute them in their friends and relatives.This is the day when childeren are taught their first word which marks the beggining of their educational life.On this day noone is allowed to touch the boks , childeren put their books in front of goddess feet as it is predicted that goddess is blessing the books during this peiod.this is the period when the flowers of mango start to bloom which marks the begging of a new life.
Worship of kamadeva is also done on this day as he is the god of love therfore this day is dedicated to love and peace.It spreads the message of love and peace bet humans and of humans with animals.
Last year this festival was celebrated on 12 Feb Friday and this year this is going to be celebrated on 1 Feb 2017 that is on Wednesday.And the correct timing for the Puja of this event is from
"7:13 to 12:34" Duration "5 Hours 21 Minutes"
Last year this festival was celebrated on 12 Feb Friday and this year this is going to be celebrated on 1 Feb 2017 that is on Wednesday.And the correct timing for the Puja of this event is from
"7:13 to 12:34" Duration "5 Hours 21 Minutes"
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