Basant Panchami is celebrated each year to welcome spring as the season of winter ends. This year, the festival will be celebrated on February 5.
Dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, Basant Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day during the waxing phase of moon in the month of Magh.
Basant Panchami history
There is an interesting history behind the celebration of Basant Panchami.
The deity of wisdom, knowledge and singing which we worship as Saraswati was born on this day. Hence on this occasion, people worship Goddess Saraswati to achieve knowledge. Also, Basant Panchami marks the arrival of Spring Season.
People celebrate it with great enthusiasm and paving a paths for new beginning.
Basant Panchami celebration
On this occasion, people worship Goddess Saraswati considered as the symbol of wisdom by doing Hawan and Pooja
People who worship devi Saraswati also perform a ritual named as Akshraabhyasam which means learning(abhyaas) the letters (akshar) or Vidyaarambham which means beginning (aaramabh) of education(Vidya).
Basant Panchami dress
Manypeople wear yellow colour clothes as yellow color has great significance in the celebration of Basant Panchami. Yellow color shows the time to harvest mustard crop which has yellow colour blooms. Also yellow is the considered as the most favorite color of Goddess Saraswati.
Other than Yellow color clothes, people prepare yellow colour dishes and desserts. Like all festivals, it is celebrated with many traditional delicacies, like kesari Bhaat, Boondi ka Halwa, Motichoor ke laddu, Rawa kesari or Shira, sweet yellow rice etc.