Ugadi

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ಊಗ ಊಗಡಿ ಕಲೆಡರು ಊಗಡಿ ಮರಲಿ ಬರುತಿಡೆ
(Uga Ugadi kaledaru Ugadi marali baruthide)
as each year gets over a new year will dawn

(D. R. Bendre)

Uga means Year (or Age), and Adi means First (or Beginning): tomorrow my friends from India celebrate Ugadi, the Hindu New Year. They will eat a special dish that consists of a mixture of six tastes (Neem Buds/Flowers for its bitterness, Jaggery and ripe banana pieces for sweetness, Green Chilli/Pepper for its hot taste, Salt for saltiness, Tamarind Juice for its sourness, Unripened Mango for its tang): life is a mixture of different experiences - sadness, happiness, anger, fear, disgust, surprise - which should be accepted together. As most of my Indian friends speak Kannada, I will tell you how his special dish is called in their language: ಬೇವು-ಬೆಲ್ಲ (Beevu Bella).

I wish them all Happy Ugadi!

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(Sufi)