Jur Sital
जुडशीतल
National daysHinduTharuMadhesi / Mithila
Dates
| 2083 BS | 14th/15th April — date to be announced | Date to be announced |
| 2084 BS | 14th/15th April — date to be announced | Date to be announced |
When: 14th/15th April (Wikipedia)
Jur Sital (Maithili: जुड़ शीतल) or Maithil New Year (Maithili: मैथिल नव वर्ष) is the celebration of the first day of the Maithil new year also called Aakhar Bochhor.
Maithils eat Bori with Bhaat (steamed rice) and sweets to observe the day. The day which usually falls on the 14th or 15 April on Gregorian calendar is celebrated by the Maithils of India and Nepal. This is also called Nirayana Mesh Sankranti and Tirhuta new year. The festive occasion is in keeping with the Tirhuta Panchang calendar used in the Mithila region.
नेपालीमा
जुडशीतल नेपालको तराई क्षेत्रमा बसोबास गर्ने हिन्दु धर्मावलम्बीहरूको लोकपर्व हो। यो पर्व मिथिला क्षेत्रमा बसोबास गर्ने मिथिलावासीहरूले विक्रम सम्वत् सुरु भएको दोस्रो दिन अर्थात नयाँ वर्षको दोस्रो दिन मनाइन्छ। यो पर्वलाई शीतलताको प्रतीक मानिन्छ।यस पर्वको पहिलो दिन बेलुका कूलदेवताको अगाडि शीतल जल, पुष्प तथा प्रसाद चढाई भोलिपल्ट एकाबिहानै त्यो शीतल जल घरको ज्येष्ठ व्यक्ति तथा मान्यजनले आफूभन्दा सानोको टाउकोमा छर्केर आशीर्वाद दिने गर्छन्।
Observed by: Maithils
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. 15 April marks the first day of the traditional Tirhuta Panchang. 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). 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 in India as in Tamil Nadu, Assam, Bengal, Kerala, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Tripura and also in Nepal.
Official significance
Maithili Calendar is the traditional Calendar of Mithila region of India and Nepal. After a long period of demand, Bihar government in 2011 declared this day as public holiday to be observed statewide. Officially, the Maithili New year day is called as Mithila Diwas by the Government of Bihar. Every year there will be holiday for Mithila Diwas on 14 April in the Indian State of Bihar on account of the great festival of Juir Sheetal.
