BASANT PANCHAMI

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• Basant Panchami or Vasant Panchami marks the beginning of the spring season - Basant means spring and Panchami means "the fifth day" (or Panchmi of Shukla Paksha in Magh Maas). 
  
  
• The day is also celebrated as Saraswati Puja and the Hindu goddess of wisdom and knowledge, Saraswati, is worshipped on this day. 
  
  
• Regions: Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami is more popular in Bengal, Odisha and North Indian states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh. 
  
  
• How Basant Panchami, Saraswati Puja Is Celebrated? 
  • On this day, the Hindus visit temples and pray to Goddess Saraswati. Several schools begin their session on Saraswati Puja day. 
    
    
  • Men, women and children dress up in the vibrant yellow colour as mustard fields in northern parts of India blooms during this season. 
    
    
  • Yellow flowers are offered to Goddess Saraswati and the festive yellow dishes like sweet saffron rice, kesari sheera, boondi ke ladoo, rajbhog and khichdi are prepared in homes. 
    
    
  • People also fly kites, distribute sweets, offer prayers in temples and music events are also held to celebrate this day.