Gudhi Padwa

People erect stick outside their houses which is tied with cloth & some sweets. Maharashtrains erect gudhis on Padwa, first day of Hindu New Year. People welcome the new year with gudhi worship and distribute prasad comprising tender neem leaves .  Maharashtrian Celebrate Gudi Padwa on the first day of Chaitra month. Some maharashtrain see the Gudis as a symbol of the maratha forces lead by the great hero chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Gudis are also displayed as they expected to ward off evil and invite prosperity and good luck into the house.

There is great rejoicing on this day and apart from the usual rituals like drawing the rangoli, they have a custom of eating neem tree on this day. They usually make a paste of neem leaves, ajwain, tarmarind, gul and jaggery, this paste is supposed to purify the blood and strengthen the immune system.

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