Cheti Chand Festival

7 Apr 2019

Cheti Chand FestivalJust like Ugadi in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, and Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, Cheti Chand is the day of the Sindhi* New Year.
Cheti Chand is celebrated as the birthday of the Water God (Varun Devta) popularly known as Jhulelal. This year Cheti Chand is celebrated on the 22 Mar.
Key facts!

After India was partitioned in 1947, many Hindus belonging to the Sindhi Community migrated to India in large numbers.
Sindhis are a socio-economic group which originated in Sindh, a province in Pakistan (formerly a part of India).
Here, they established their traditions and customs - of which the Cheti Chand is one.
A popular retelling of the origin of this festival says that Jhulelal was a reincarnation of the water God Varuna.
He was so named because his swing (jhoola) would swing on its own when he was a child.
Jhulelal is claimed to be a man of many miracles who rescued the Sindhis from an oppressive leader.
To commemorate him, the Sindhis continue to celebrate Cheti Chand every year on his birthday.
Cheti Chand is celebrated on a day during the waxing phase of the moon during Chet (Chaith) month according to the Hindu calendar.

Happy Navratri!
The festival of Spring: Ugadi /Gudi Padwa

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