It overlaps with September and October[1] of the Gregorian calendar and is the month in which Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated according to the amanta tradition (Diwali falls in Kartika according to the purnimanta tradition). In lunar religious calendars, Ashvin begins on the new moon or the full moon around the time of the September equinox.
Ashvini is the first star that appears in the evening sky. In Indian astrology, it is the head of Aries, or the first of the 27 Nakshatra. Ashvin also stands for the divine twins, the Ashvins, the gods of vision, Ayurvedic medicine, the glow of sunrise and sunset, and the aversion of misfortune and sickness in Hindu mythology. Asawin is the Thai variant of Ashvin and stands for the warrior. The term is often translated into English as "knight". The Ashvins are described as representing the "blending of light and darkness" during the twilight period.[2]
Festivalsedit
Several major Hindu holidays take place in Ashvin. Those are as follows:
Kali Puja (new moon of lunar Ashvin), which is held as per the lunar calendar, usually falls in this month.
Regional variationedit
According to the latest revised calendar of Bangladesh, Ashwin now consists of 31 days instead of 30 days. This revision went into effect on 16 October 2019.
Ashwin is known as aipasi (ஐப்பசி) in Tamil and begins when the sun enters Libra in October.
It's also called kunwaar (कुँवार) month in eastern Uttar Pradesh & western Bihar state.
^Henderson, Helene. (Ed.) (2005) Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary Third edition. Electronic edition. Detroit: Omnigraphics, p. xxix. ISBN0-7808-0982-3
^Jah, J.C (1976). The Hindu Festival of Divali in the Caribbean. Mona, Jamaica: Routledge. p. 53.
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ashvin, month, ashwin, redirects, here, other, uses, ashwin, disambiguation, ashvin, ashwin, ashwan, bengali, আশ, hindi, आश, odia, ଆଶ, malay, indonesian, aswin, thai, asawin, also, known, aswayuja, seventh, month, lunisolar, hindu, calendar, solar, tamil, cale. Ashwin redirects here For other uses see Ashwin disambiguation Ashvin or Ashwin or Ashwan e ˈ ʃ w ɪ n Bengali আশ ব ন Hindi आश व न Odia ଆଶ ୱ ନ Malay Indonesian Aswin Thai Asawin also known as Aswayuja is the seventh month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar the solar Tamil calendar where it is known as Aippasi and the solar Indian national calendar It is the sixth month of the solar Bengali calendar and the seventh of the lunar Indian calendar of the Deccan Plateau It falls in the season of Sharada or autumn In Hindu astrology Ashvin begins with the Sun s enter into Virgo AshvinCelebration of Durga Puja is a highlight of the month of Asvin in the Bengal regionNative nameअश व न Sanskrit CalendarsHindu calendar Bengali calendarMonth number7 Hindu calendar 6 Bengali calendar Number of days31 Bangladesh 30 31 India SeasonAutumnGregorian equivalentSeptember OctoberSignificant daysDurga Puja Diwali Amanta Kali Puja Amanta Navaratri Sharad Purnima Karwa Chauth Amanta Bhadra Hindu Bhadro Bengali Kartika Hindu Kartik Bengali It overlaps with September and October 1 of the Gregorian calendar and is the month in which Diwali the festival of lights is celebrated according to the amanta tradition Diwali falls in Kartika according to the purnimanta tradition In lunar religious calendars Ashvin begins on the new moon or the full moon around the time of the September equinox Contents 1 Etymology 2 Festivals 3 Regional variation 4 See also 5 ReferencesEtymology editAshvini is the first star that appears in the evening sky In Indian astrology it is the head of Aries or the first of the 27 Nakshatra Ashvin also stands for the divine twins the Ashvins the gods of vision Ayurvedic medicine the glow of sunrise and sunset and the aversion of misfortune and sickness in Hindu mythology Asawin is the Thai variant of Ashvin and stands for the warrior The term is often translated into English as knight The Ashvins are described as representing the blending of light and darkness during the twilight period 2 Festivals editSeveral major Hindu holidays take place in Ashvin Those are as follows Navaratri 1 9 lunar Ashvin Durga Puja 6 10 lunar Ashvin Saraswati Puja in South India 8 10 lunar Ashvin Vijayadashami or Dussehra 10 lunar Ashvin the last day of Navaratri Kojagiri Poornima 15 lunar Ashvin Diwali festival amanta tradition including Dhanteras 28 lunar Ashvin Naraka Chaturdasi 29 lunar Ashvin and Lakshmi Puja 30 lunar Ashvin Kali Puja new moon of lunar Ashvin which is held as per the lunar calendar usually falls in this month Regional variation editAccording to the latest revised calendar of Bangladesh Ashwin now consists of 31 days instead of 30 days This revision went into effect on 16 October 2019 Ashwin is known as aipasi ஐப பச in Tamil and begins when the sun enters Libra in October It s also called kunwaar क व र month in eastern Uttar Pradesh amp western Bihar state See also edit nbsp Hinduism portalAstronomical basis of the Hindu calendar Hindu astronomy Hindu units of measurement List of most popular given names TishreiReferences edit Henderson Helene Ed 2005 Holidays festivals and celebrations of the world dictionary Third edition Electronic edition Detroit Omnigraphics p xxix ISBN 0 7808 0982 3 Jah J C 1976 The Hindu Festival of Divali in the Caribbean Mona Jamaica Routledge p 53 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ashvin month amp oldid 1205232175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
