Fourth Day of Diwali Festival: New Year aka Saal Mubarak

So Diwali went with grand celebration you eat sweet, fired crackers enjoyed a lot. Now it's time to welcome a New Year happily. Saal Mubarak is a traditional Hindu Gujarati greeting reserved for use on Gujarati New Year, which is a day after Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights and the triumph of good over evil, as well as light over darkness. See the coincidence tomorrow people will also celebrating Halloween 2016. 

What does Happy New year “Saal Mubarak” mean?

 Saal means year, and Mubarak means blessing/good wishes is an originally Arabic term The phrase 'Saal Mubarak' is Gujarati equivalent of Happy New Year in English.

Other Name of Happy New Year.

Gujarati New Year is also known as Bestu Varas. Like said earlier it is celebrated the day after the Diwali and in other words, it is the fourth day of the five-day Diwali festival. The Gujarati New Year coincides with Sud Ekam (The first month and first day of Kartik month, is the first month in this New Year

How is it celebrated?

We people (Gujarati) all over the world celebrates the New Year. People continue with the festivities from Diwali the day before and decorate their homes with rangoli, light diyas and set off fireworks. It is the tradition for people to wear new clothes on New Year’s Day and to show respect to their elders to seek their blessings. People visits family, friends and neighbour to exchange gifts of money and homemade sweets and wish health and prosperity for the New Year. People also visits mandirs to offer puja to the gods.

When is Happy New Year coming this year?

This year Happy New year will be coming on Oct 31, 2016, and the day is Monday. 

If you want to know the full Diwali 2016 dates click here. 

It's time now to get ready to celebrate Happy New Year.
Click here to know the 2017 Diwali dates.

Tomorrow is the New Year. Saal Mubarak. Time to wake up early in the morning, having new clothes  , fire some crackers.