New Year Celebrations on Pitara Kids Networkhttps://www.pitara.com/tags/new-year-celebrations/Recent content in New Year Celebrations on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530A Harvest of Festivalshttps://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/a-harvest-of-festivals/Fri, 14 Apr 2000 08:25:23 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/a-harvest-of-festivals/<p>The Punjabis celebrate this festival as Baisakhi. The Assamese call this festival Bohag Bihu. In Kerala they usher in the new year with Vishu. For Tamilians it is Varasha Porupu, while Gudi Padva is important for Maharashtrians. But what are they celebrating in the first half of April? The start of a new year according to the indigenous calendar system, and the start of a new agricultural season. The harvesting is over and the old agricultural cycle has ended. Winter has been chased away by the colours of spring, and summer is upon us. It is a time for feasts.</p>