1. India 2. Australia 3. Arctic Ocean 4. Monday 5. Seven 6. Online shopping is an addiction 7. Hindu New Year is celebrated according to the Hindu Lunar Calendar- Panchanga. The popular name of the Hindu New Year is Vikram Samvat. In the Indian Calendar, seasons follow the sun, months follow the moon and days both sun and moon. This era of Vikram Samvat began in 57 BC. To correspond with the solar calendar, 57 years are subtracted from the Hindu Year. Thus, the New Year begin with the first day of Kartik Maas following Deepawali Amaavasya Multifarious religions are practiced in India and so are the celebrations of various festivals. Hindu New Year is celebrated with gaiety and pomp all over India. Verve of the festival can be seen mostly among the people of North India and Gujarat. New Year in Southern India also emphasize the Hindu New Year but the date and New Year traditions vary. Punjab : New year starts on 13th April. Assam : New year starts on 14th or 15th of April. Bengal : New year starts on 14th or 15th April. Gujarat : New Year starts on Karthik Shukla Pratipada. Kerala : New year starts in the month of Medam (on the day when the Sun enters in the constellation Leo). Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka : New Year falls on Chaitra Shuddha Prathipade. Sikkim : New Year starts on 18th day of the 10th month of the Tibetan Lunar Calendar. Maharashtra : New Year starts in the month of Chaitra Tamil Nadu : New year starts on 13th or 14th of April. 8. Lunar New Year (Spring Festival) - Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday, which is the Chinese version of the East Asian New Year. In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival, the literal translation of the modern Chinese name.Because the Chinese calendar is lunisolar, the Chinese New Year is often referred to as the "Lunar New Year". 9. June 1, 2011 10. Canada
