MES SANKRANTI

 As the word ‘Mes’ means Aries or ram and Sankranti being the first day of the month, Mes Sankranti signifies the day when the sun enters Aries in the zodiac system. This day in Nepalese calendar is Baisakh Sankranti, the first day of the month of Baisakh. This day also marks the beginning of the New Year in the Kingdom of Nepal. This day is observed as the public holiday and people exchange greetings and best wishes for the New Year. Besides being the New year’s day, it is also a day of festivity and of religious sanctity. People flock into some particular places of deities in this day to observe the festivals or , in local term  Mela. See “Swapna Teertha”, ‘Bisket’.