Vasant Panchami
February 14, Wednesday
Odisha, Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh
Vasant Panchami, also called Saraswati Puja in honor of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, is a festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring. The festival is celebrated in Indian religions in different ways depending on the region. Vasant Panchami also marks the start of preparation for Holika and Holi, which take place forty days later. The Vasant Utsava (festival) on Panchami is celebrated forty days before spring, because any season's transition period is 40 days, and after that, the season comes into full bloom.
Vasant Panchami in other years
- 2022 February 5, Saturday
- 2023 January 26, Thursday
- 2025 February 2, Sunday