Solar year
- Earth to
Sun rotation of 360°, with 12 parts as month with 30°. Aries (Mesh) to
Pisces (Meen).
- April 13th / 14th / 15th because Punjab / Bengal / Assam / Kerala / Tamilnadu celebrate the new year day. (Solar Calendar)
Lunar year
- In one
Solar year the moon completes 12 & one third rotation of earth. Amavasya
or Purnima.
- Normal
lunar year is having about 355 days only. To maintain equilibrium between
Lunar & Solar years every 3 years one additional month is added in
Lunar year.
- UGADI -
Hindu New Year (Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Varsha Praipada)
- The
festival marks the new year day for people between Vindhyas & Kaveri
river (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa)
Muslim Year
- 1st day of
Moharram because Muslim celebrates the new year day. (Lunar Calendar)
- The makers
of Islamic calendar removed the concept of adding one month in every three
years to maintain equilibrium with Solar Calendar and that is the reason
their festivals come 10 days early as compare to previous year.
Christian Year
- As per, Roman
calendar, the year is starting from March 21st.
- Easter is
celebrated on the first Sunday following the full moon night after 21st
March. i.e. 22nd March onwards
- In 17
century AD one European king who wanted to do some different,
sarcastically ordered to start the New Year from 1st January.This order
was welcomed by poor Christians, who were not able to celebrate the
festival of New Year after a month long celebration of X-mas (Christmas)
i.e. 25th December.
General
- As on 2022 - 2079th year
since Rajyabhishek of Vikramaditya
- As on 2022 - 5124th year
since Rajyabhishek of Yudhishtthir (Kali Yuga)
- The word Yugadi can be explained as; 'Yuga' (era) + 'adi' (beginning).
- 4,32,000 years (1,200 divine years)= Kali Yuga (x 2 = Dwapara Yugam, x3
Thretha Yugam, x4 Kritha Yugam)
- Vaivasvata
Manvantara
- April 1st
because our Financial year starts from this date.
- Academic
Calendar starts in June / April
- The next
day of Diwali because many businessman starts their new ledger from that
day.(Lunar Calendar)March (Marching in to the new year) being the first
month January & February were 11th and 12th months respectively.
- September,
October, November & December which means 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th
month respectively. Few examples are Octopus, Octogan, Decimeter, Decimal
etc.
- Julies and
Augustus Caesar has changed 2 months for them as July and August
- Indians
(Hindus) celebrate the new day / year based on the sunrise time which is
early morning between 5:30 to 6:30, which is actually 12 midninght in
Britain.
- Great
Historian Shri PN Oak claims - X-mas
(Christmas) – 10th Mas (10th Month)
- Hence,
British (Europe) do celebrate newyear in midnight as India welcomes new
sun in morning
- April Fool –
Those who celebrate new year in April
