Ugadi or
Yugadi is the New Year's Day for the people of the Deccan region in Southern
India.
The name Yugadi or Ugadi is derived
from the name "Yuga Adi", which means 'the beginning of a new age.'
The festivities begin with a ritual oil
bath followed by prayers. Extended
families gather over feasts making sure to eat specific mixtures of six tastes
symbolizing sadness, happiness, anger, fear, disgust and surprise.
The special mixtures include:
-Neem Buds/Flowers for its bitterness, signifying Sadness
-Jaggery and ripe banana pieces for sweetness,
signifying Happiness
-Green
Chilli/Pepper for its
hot taste, signifying Anger
-Salt for saltiness, signifying Fear
-Tamarind
Juice for its
sourness, signifying Disgust
In Andhra
Pradesh, a special dish called
Puran Poli
is prepared. It consists of a filling (gram and jaggery/sugar
boiled and made in to a paste) stuffed in a flat roti and is usually eaten with
hot/cold with a topping of milk or ghee.
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