Hindu Holidays 2023

This article by AstroSage provides a detailed list of Hindu Holidays 2023. People from the Hindu religion living across the globe, celebrate a variety of holidays with passion and zeal. There are festivals and celebrations for every auspicious day in Hindu religion. Let’s talk about these festivities, celebrations and rituals.

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Some festivals are celebrated in the honor of some historical incidents or figures, while others are celebrated for various seasons, harvests, or in devotion to the deities. Most celebrations in the Hindu religion include rituals that include offering prayers to the almighty and seeking blessings, along with wearing new clothes, decorating of homes, fasting, singing and dancing along with enjoyable moments with friends and families. Let’s trace out the Hindu festivals that have made it to the list of Hindu Holidays 2023 in India.

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List Of Hindu Holidays 2023 In India

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Among the festivals and holidays mentioned in the list above, few of them are prominent Hindu festivals and holidays in 2023, and are celebrated throughout the country in different forms, here are some of them:-

Makar Sankranti

Many of you might know that Makar Sankranti is dedicated to the Sun. From an astrological point of view this day is celebrated as the day when the Sun transits in Capricorn. In the year 2023, this day will fall on the 15th January. The festival also marks the end of winters and the beginning of the new harvest season. From the day of Makar Sankranti, the Sun begins its northward journey or the Uttarayan journey and hence this festival is also known as Uttarayan, on this day the farmers across the country wish for a good harvest and worship the Sun. According to the scriptures, Dakshinayan depicts the sign of negativity and Uttarayan depicts the positive sign. So, on this day people take a holy dip in a holy river and worship the Sun. It is also believed that the Sun transit in Capricorn or Cancer is considered to be very fruitful.

Shivratri

Shivratri is the day dedicated to Lord Shiva, this day is celebrated on the 14th day of the dark fortnight, also known as Krushnapaksha Chaturdashis. Lord Shiva is the owner of Chaturdashi Tithi. This day has a high significance in astrology. According to astrology, the moon is the benefactor of mind and the effect of the moon is weaker on the auspicious day of Maha Shivratri. Therefore, worshiping Lord Shiva strengthens the moon in the birth chart. Doing this strengthens the mental strength, will power, courage and patience to the worshiper. Amavas is denoted as the day before Maha Shivratri, Amavas symbolizes the Kaliyuga when there is removal of evil from earth. On this day there is a ritual to bathe Lord Shiva in milk, water and honey and then adorned with flowers and Bel Patti, along with other rituals for the day.

Holi

The auspicious day of Holi will be celebrated on 8th March 2023. March 7th is the full moon night and that time is of the Holika Dahan. The Holika Dahan muhurat starts from 06:24 pm to 08:51 pm. On the pious day of Holi, many expert astrologers believe that the Sun and the Moon are on the opposite sides of each other, If we talk from the astrological perspective then this position is considered to be the favorable as the Moon present in the house of Leo and Virgo while the Sun is present in the Aquarius and the Pisces.

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Onam

As informed already, the celebrations of Onam is going to take place on 29th August 2023. You might not be aware of the fact that the celebration of Onam occurs with the celebrations of Thiruvathira and Vishnu. This festival takes place in the different provinces of Kerala in honor of the great King Mahabali. The natives of this state worship the deities with a belief that Mahabali’s spirit will visit Kerala. Meanwhile the festivities of Onam are celebrated to attain the blessings of Mahabali. This is an annual festival and it takes place in the month of Chingam ( August-September), it is also denoted as the 1st month of the Malayalam Calendar. This is primarily a Hindu festival but rooted in Malayali-Hindu Stories.

Ganesh Chaturthi

The auspicious festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated as the birth anniversary of the benefactor of good luck, Lord Ganesha. On the event of Ganesh Chaturthi, Lord Ganesha is worshiped as you will be blessed with wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. It is believed that Lord Ganesha was born during the Shukla Paksha of the Bhadrapada month. The auspicious day of Ganesh Chaturthi falls in the month of August or September. The celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi ends after 10 days of Anant Chaturdashi, also known as Ganesh Visarjan. On this day the devotees of Lord Ganesha immerse the Lord’s idol in the water after the street procession. It is believed that one should not look at the moon on this day because this will create Mithya Dosha that means false accusation of stealing something.

Dussehra

Vijayadashami or Dussehra is celebrated as the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana and this day is also celebrated to honor the triumph of Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura. In some regions of India, the rituals like Shami Puja, Aparajita and Simolanghan are also followed on this day. As per the Hindu beliefs these rituals should be performed during the Aparahna time

Diwali

Have someone thought about why there is Lakshmi and Ganesh Puja performed on Diwali. Well, here’s the story: Ganesh Puja is done for the positive and good energy in the house. And Lakshmi Puja is performed to attain the blessings of the goddess for great health and wealth. The Lakshmi puja on this day should be performed during the Pradosh Kaal that starts from sunset and lasts for 2 hours and 24 minutes. On this day, most Hindu families decorate their homes and offices with ashoka leaves and marigold flowers along with mango and banana leaves. Remember it is considered auspicious to keep the manglik kalash (vessel) covered with unpeeled coconut on both sides of your house’s entrance.

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