Sal Mubarak

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Saal is an Indo-Persian word meaning year, and mubarak is an originally Arabic term meaning blessing or good wishes. The greeting Saal Mubarak is therefore used to mark the New Year.

The greeting Saal Mubarak is used by the

Parsi community in India and Pakistan to mark Nowruz which occurs in either March or August depending on the specific Zoroastrian calendar
used.

Both, Saal Mubarak, and Nutan Varshabhinandan are greetings used by

Kartak Sud Ekam (The first month and first day of the Gujarati lunisolar calendar
.

The Gujarati community all over the world celebrates the New Year to mark the beginning of a new fiscal year and people put their worries behind them and prepare to welcome a new beginning. Hindus continue with the festivities from Diwali and decorate their homes with

mandirs to offer puja
to the gods.

The Jain calendar

Hemchandracharya
, the entire Gujarati community began celebrating this day as New Year. Jains spend the day by wishing relatives well, visiting temples, reading scriptures, meditating and rescuing animals from slaughter houses.

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