Basant Panchami 2022 is celebrate annually on the Panchami Tithi or the fifth day of the bright half of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Magha, which generally falls in late January or February.
Devotees across the nation worship Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of learning, arts and music.
This festival also marks the arrival of the spring season.
The festival is also consider as the start of preparation for Holika or Holi, which is celebrate 40 days later.
Basant Panchami 2022 Date
Basant Panchmi will be celebrate in India on 5th February, 2022.
The day is observe on the Panchami Tithi, Magha Shukla Paksha (fifth day during the waxing phase of the Moon in the Hindu month of Magh) and marks the preparation for the arrival of the spring season.
History of Basant Panchami
As per Hindu mythology, one day Brahma, who is said to be the creator of the world, want to see this universe with his own eye.
Brahma was completely disappoint with the silence and loneliness of the earth.
In order to reduce the silence from Earth, Brahma create an angel with his powers who had a harp in her hands, and Brahma request her to play something.
The angel bless people on earth with her soulful voice.
The angel then came to be known as Saraswati or Veena Vadini.
Significance of Basant Panchami
The day marks the preparation of the arrival of the spring season.
On this day people worship Goddess Saraswati, who is the symbol of prosperity.
It is believe that Vasant Panchmi is one of the most auspicious days to get married.
As a part of the celebration, people wear Yellow colour on this day as the colour is consider to be the favourite colour of the goddess.
