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Jude Sheetal (জুড়ি শীতল / जुड़ि शीतल) or Maithili New Year is the celebration of the first day of the Maithili new year. This day usually falls on 14 April on Gregorian calendar by the Maithils in Mithila region of India and Nepal. This is also called ''Nirayana Mesh Sankranti'', Nepal Nava Barsha or Tirhuta new year in some regions of Mithila.〔http://www.angelfire.com/home/mithila/panchang.htm〕 The festive occasion is in keeping with the Vikram Samvat, an official calendar of Nepal and whole of Mithila region. ==Origin and significance== The Maithili New Year follows the ''Nirayanam'' vernal equinox and falls on 14 April (may sometimes vary by a day) on the Gregorian year. 14 April marks the first day of the traditional Vikram Samvat . Tropical vernal equinox fall around 22 March, and adding 23 degrees of trepidation or oscillation to it, we get the Hindu sidereal or ''Nirayana Mesha Sankranti'' (Sun's transition into ''Nirayana'' Aries).〔Maithili Panchang, of Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University Published from Darbhanga〕 Hence, the Maithili calendar begins on the same date, with Baishakh as first month of the year. It is also observed by most traditional calendars Nepal as well as in India as in Tamil Nadu puthandu, Assam, Bengal, Kerala, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Tripura etc. not to mention Bangladesh, Mynmar, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet and China.〔http://www.imsc.res.in/~rahul/articles/calendar.html〕 Also it is important to note that this day is also called Nepal dhwajadanam i.e. the day Flag of Nepal to be flown and hence Mithila's flag (in rectangular saffron a pitcher on the point of plough as representing the birth of Nepalese God or Mother Sita from the Earth when Rajarshi King Janak of Nepal, the king of Mihtila did he Haleshti Yajna. It is also the birthday of Raja Salhesh (Shailesh - the king of Himalyas region of Nepal who won area up to Tibet) whose garden is at the Mahisautha in Siraha district headquarters of Nepal. In every Mithila village there is 'Rajaji's gahwar,' which is worshipped mostly by Paswans but by all and hence, this day is symbolizing communal harmony. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maithili New Year」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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