Gudi Padwa

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/gudi-padwa

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Gudi Padwa?Maharashtra, Goa, and Daman
2. What is the festival designation?Spring festival and lunisolar new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus
3. What is the calendar basis?Lunisolar Hindu calendar, specifically the start of the bright phase of Chaitra
4. Why do people put a Gudi outside their homes?The Gudi is a flag that welcomes the new year, invites blessings, and drives away bad luck.
5. What does the Gudi look like and what does it mean?It is a tall bamboo pole wrapped in bright cloth, garlands, neem leaves, sugar crystals, and topped with a copper pot, symbolizing prosperity, purity, sweetness, and abundance.

Lunisolar Calendar: A calendrical system that synchronizes both lunar phases and solar progression, influencing festival dates.
Chaitra: The first month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar, marking the commencement of the new year cycle.
Gudi Dhvaja: The ceremonial pole or flag erected during Gudi Padwa, laden with symbolic elements of prosperity and well-being.
Rangoli: A traditional folk art form involving the creation of colorful patterns on floors or courtyards, often for auspicious occasions.