Fwd: Celebrating New Year - 31st December or Hindu New Year

[Ajit Mishra]

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Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 16:22:37 -0800
Subject: Celebrating New Year - 31st December or Hindu New Year
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Celebrating New Year - 31st December or Hindu New Year !*

The eve of 31st December is accepted by Hindus as a day of celebration of
the New Year. They make big plans for this day, with regards to shopping,
eating in a restaurant, taking a vacation, etc. This article highlights the
difference between celebrating the New Year on 31st December versus Chaitra
Shukla Pratipadā.****
*31st December*
*Chaitra Shukla Pratipada*


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*Hindus endow more importance to 31st December!*****

Nowadays, from the young to the old, all wish each other a 'Happy New Year'
or send greeting cards, on the night of 31st December; but Chaitra
Shukla Pratipadā is the New Year as per our Hindu culture. They consider
this as a prestige point. In fact you will find only a handful of Hindus
greeting each other on the occasion of Chaitra Shukla Pratipadā.

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Parents of the materialistic new generation are in hibernation!*****
As per the Hindu religion every auspicious event begins with ritualistic
worship at the auspicious time (Brahma muhurta), which is on awakening at
dawn, after a bath and wearing clean attire and ornaments. As a result,
the Sattva component in the atmosphere creates good impressions on the
doer. On the eve of 31st December people drink and make merry, in other
words spend the night enjoying the pleasures of life. Thus automatically
impressions of materialism are created on their subconscious minds.
Besides, at night the atmosphere is Tama predominant, the Tama component in
them increases. People are unaware of this because of lack of religious
education; the young generation falls prey to this materialism, fun and
frolic. Their parents too are completely oblivious about what is happening
to their children.

Watch video on new year celebrations as per western
culture<http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iBWwv5Mzj48>

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