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			{{Short description\|Kashmiri New Year}}
	{{see also\|Indian New Year's days}}		{{see also\|Indian New Year's days}}
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	\| holiday_name = Navreh		\| holiday_name = Navreh
	\| image =		\| image = File:Navreh Thaal.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption = A Navreh Thaal marks the beginning of the new year
	\| observedby = [[Kashmiri Hindus]]		\| observedby = [[Kashmiri Hindus]]
	\| celebrations = Rituals		\| celebrations = Rituals
	\| longtype = Social, Cultural, Religious		\| longtype = Social, Cultural, Religious
	\| type = ~~Hinduism~~		\| type = Hindu
	\| ~~significance~~ = Kashmiri New Year		\| nickname = Kashmiri New Year
	\| date = ~~1st [[~~Chaitra~~]] ([[Lunar phase\|Lunar]] cycle)~~		\| frequency = Annual
	\| ~~date2019~~ = 6 April		\| date = Chaitra Shukla Pratipada
	\| ~~date2020~~ = 25 March~~<ref>{{citation~~ \|~~title~~=~~CALENDAR 2020-2021 \|url=http://koausa.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020_2021_KOA_Calendar.pdf \|author=Kashmiri Overseas Association~~ (~~KOA~~) \|~~access-date~~=~~4 December 2020 }}</ref>~~		\| date2022 = 2 April (Saturday)
	~~\| date2021 = 13 April~~		\| date2023 = 22 March (Wednesday)
			\| date2024 = 9 April (Tuesday)
			\| relatedto = [[Navaratri#Chaitra Navaratri\|Chaitra Navaratri]], [[Ugadi]], [[Gudi Padwa]]

	}}		}}
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	'''Navreh''' ({{~~lang~~\|ks\|~~𑆤𑆮𑆫𑆼𑆲, नवरेह, نَو رؠہہ~~}}) or '''Kashmiri New Year''' is the celebration of the first day of the Kashmiri new year by [[Kashmiri Hindus]], with the largest Kashmiri Hindu community being the [[Kashmiri Pandit]]s~~. The word 'Navreh' is derived from Sanskrit 'Nava Varsha' meaning the New Year~~. Kashmiri Pandits dedicate Navreh festival to their Goddess Sharika and pay homage to her during the festival. It takes place on the first day of the bright half (~~Shukl Paksh~~) on the month of Chaitra (March–April) of the Kashmiri Hindu calendar.~~<ref>{{cite web \|title=Navreh The New Year Day in Kashmir \|url=https://www.ikashmir.net/navreh/index.html }}</ref>~~		'''Navreh''' ({{IPA\|ks\|naʋ rʲah}}) or '''Kashmiri New Year''' is the celebration of the first day of the Kashmiri new year by [[Kashmiri Hindus]], with the largest Kashmiri Hindu community being the [[Kashmiri Pandit]]s. Kashmiri Pandits dedicate Navreh festival to their Goddess Sharika, a form of Goddess [[Durga]] or Shakti,<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite news \|last= \|first= \|date=30 October 2011\|title=Fire in Shakira Temple, kitchen damaged\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/fire-in-shakira-temple-kitchen-damaged/\|newspaper=Indian Express\|access-date= 1 May 2024}}</ref> and pay homage to her during the festival. It takes place on the first day of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) on the month of Chaitra (March–April) of the Kashmiri Hindu calendar.

	== History ==		== History ==
	~~It is believed that Saptarishi era of the [[Kashmiri Hindus]] started on the day of Navreh, 5079 years ago.~~ According to ~~legends~~, Mother Goddess ~~Sharika‘s~~ dwelling was on Sharika ~~Parabata~~ (Hari ~~Parabata~~) where celebrated ~~Shapta Rishi~~ gathered. ~~It is an~~ auspicious day as the first ray of sun fell on Chakreshwari and paid honor to her~~. This~~ moment is considered the beginning of New Year and the Saptarishi era for astrologers.		According to the legend, Mother Goddess Sharika's dwelling was on Sharika Parvata ([[Hari Parbat]]) where the celebrated [[Sapta Rishis]] gathered. On the auspicious day of 1st Chaitra, as the first ray of sun fell on [[Hari Parbat\|Chakreshwari]] and paid honor to her, this moment is considered the beginning of New Year and the Saptarishi era for astrologers. Kashmiri Hindu Tradition and astronomical calculations date the beginning of this era to 3076 BC. {{citation needed\|date=April 2022}}

	== Rituals ==		== Rituals ==
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	The rice and coins represent our daily bread and wealth, the pen and paper a reminder of the quest for learning, the mirror represents retrospection.		The rice and coins represent our daily bread and wealth, the pen and paper a reminder of the quest for learning, the mirror represents retrospection.
	The calendar signals the changing time and the Deity the Universal Constant, and they together are a reminder of the constancy of changing time. The bitter herb is reminiscent of ~~life’s~~ bitter aspects, to be taken in stride alongside the good. The bitter herb ‘wye’ is usually eaten with walnuts to bring wholeness of ~~life’s~~ experiences in the admixture.		The calendar signals the changing time and the Deity the Universal Constant, and they together are a reminder of the constancy of changing time. The bitter herb is reminiscent of life's bitter aspects, to be taken in stride alongside the good. The bitter herb ‘wye’ is usually eaten with walnuts to bring wholeness of life's experiences in the admixture.

	Symbolism aside, the consumption of this bitter herb has also been practiced by Native American cultures as well as by some of the American transcendentalist philosophers for various reasons.		Symbolism aside, the consumption of this bitter herb has also been practiced by Native American cultures as well as by some of the American transcendentalist philosophers for various reasons.

	After seeing (darshan) the thali, each person takes a walnut to be thrown into a river The walnuts from the thali are dropped in the river as a sign of thanksgiving. Then the family members offer turmeric rice in ghee (tahar) to the goddess at the temple and seek blessings.<ref>Crump, William D. (2014), [https://books.google.~~co.uk~~/books?id=cDTfCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA114 Encyclopedia of New Year's Holidays Worldwide], MacFarland, page 114-115</ref>		After seeing (darshan) the thali, each person takes a walnut to be thrown into a river. The walnuts from the thali are dropped in the river as a sign of thanksgiving. Then the family members offer turmeric rice in ghee (tahar) to the goddess at the temple and seek blessings.<ref>Crump, William D. (2014), [https://books.google.com/books?id=cDTfCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA114 Encyclopedia of New Year's Holidays Worldwide], MacFarland, page 114-115</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Kashmiri ~~Pandit~~]]		* [[Kashmiri Pandits]]
	* [[Kashmiri ~~Hindu~~]]		* [[Kashmiri Hindus]]
	* [[Kashmiri Hindu festivals]]		* [[Kashmiri Hindu festivals]]
			* [[Mela Patt]]

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Kashmiri Hindus]]		[[Category:Kashmiri Hindus]]
	[[Category:Culture of Jammu and Kashmir]]		[[Category:Culture of Jammu and Kashmir]]
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{{see also|Indian New Year's days}}
{{Infobox holiday
| holiday_name = Navreh
| image =
| caption =
| observedby = [[Kashmiri Hindus]]
| celebrations = Rituals
| longtype = Social, Cultural, Religious
| type = Hinduism
| significance = Kashmiri New Year
| date = 1st [[Chaitra]] ([[Lunar phase|Lunar]] cycle)
| date2019 = 6 April
| date2020 = 25 March<ref>{{citation |title=CALENDAR 2020-2021 |url=http://koausa.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020_2021_KOA_Calendar.pdf |author=Kashmiri Overseas Association (KOA) |access-date=4 December 2020 }}</ref>
| date2021 = 13 April
}}

'''Navreh''' ({{lang|ks|𑆤𑆮𑆫𑆼𑆲, नवरेह, نَو رؠہہ}}) or '''Kashmiri New Year''' is the celebration of the first day of the Kashmiri new year by [[Kashmiri Hindus]], with the largest Kashmiri Hindu community being the [[Kashmiri Pandit]]s. The word 'Navreh' is derived from Sanskrit 'Nava Varsha' meaning the New Year. Kashmiri Pandits dedicate Navreh festival to their Goddess Sharika and pay homage to her during the festival. It takes place on the first day of the bright half (Shukl Paksh) on the month of Chaitra (March–April) of the Kashmiri Hindu calendar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Navreh The New Year Day in Kashmir |url=https://www.ikashmir.net/navreh/index.html }}</ref>

== History ==
It is believed that Saptarishi era of the [[Kashmiri Hindus]] started on the day of Navreh, 5079 years ago. According to legends, Mother Goddess Sharika‘s dwelling was on Sharika Parabata (Hari Parabata) where celebrated Shapta Rishi gathered. It is an auspicious day as the first ray of sun fell on Chakreshwari and paid honor to her. This moment is considered the beginning of New Year and the Saptarishi era for astrologers.

== Rituals ==
On the eve of the new year, the priest (''kulguru'') of the family provides a religious almanac (''nachipatra'') for the next year and a scroll (''kreel pach'') of the local goddess. Then a customary large plate (''thali'') is filled with rice and offerings like almanac, scroll, dried and fresh flowers, wye herb, new grass, curd, walnuts, pen, ink container, gold and silver coins, salt, cooked rice, wheat cakes and bread and covered on the eve of Navreh. On the day of the new year, the family members gather together, uncover the thali and view it on the holy day.

The rice and coins represent our daily bread and wealth, the pen and paper a reminder of the quest for learning, the mirror represents retrospection.
The calendar signals the changing time and the Deity the Universal Constant, and they together are a reminder of the constancy of changing time. The bitter herb is reminiscent of life’s bitter aspects, to be taken in stride alongside the good. The bitter herb ‘wye’ is usually eaten with walnuts to bring wholeness of life’s experiences in the admixture.

Symbolism aside, the consumption of this bitter herb has also been practiced by Native American cultures as well as by some of the American transcendentalist philosophers for various reasons.

After seeing (darshan) the thali, each person takes a walnut to be thrown into a river The walnuts from the thali are dropped in the river as a sign of thanksgiving. Then the family members offer turmeric rice in ghee (tahar) to the goddess at the temple and seek blessings.<ref>Crump, William D. (2014), [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cDTfCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA114 Encyclopedia of New Year's Holidays Worldwide], MacFarland, page 114-115</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Kashmiri Pandit]]
* [[Kashmiri Hindu]]
* [[Kashmiri Hindu festivals]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Toshkhani, S.S. (2009). Cultural Heritage of Kashmiri Pandits. Pentagon Press.
* {{cite book|author=Robert Sewell|title=The Indian Calendar – With Tables for the Conversion of Hindu and Muhammadan Into A. D. Dates, and Vice Versa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T9z33n6Q1nwC&pg=PA149|date=15 March 2010|publisher=Read Books Design|isbn=978-1-4455-3119-9}}

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