Originally published at: 8 Traditions of Gudi Padwa That You May Not Know
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, best known to us as Gudi Padwa, is celebrated on the first day of the Chaitra month to mark the beginning of the New Year according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar. It also marks the arrival of spring. According to the Brahma Purana, this is the day Lord Brahma created the world…