Editing New Year (section)

===Mid-April (Spring in the Northern Hemisphere)===
{{main|South and Southeast Asian New Year}}
The new year of many [[South Asia|South]] and [[Southeast Asian]] calendars falls between April 13–15, marking the beginning of spring.
*The [[Baloch people|Baloch]] [[Hindu]] people in [[Pakistan]] and [[India]] celebrate their new year called Bege Roch in the month of Daardans according to their Saaldar calendar.
*[[Tamil people|Tamil]] New Year ({{langx|ta|தமிழ்புத்தாண்டு}} ''[[Puthandu]]'') is celebrated in the [[South India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]], on the first of ''Chithrai'' (சித்திரை) (April 13, 14, or 15). In the temple city of [[Madurai]], the Chithrai Thiruvizha is celebrated in the [[Meenakshi Temple]]. A huge exhibition is also held, called Chithrai Porutkaatchi. In some parts of Southern [[Tamil Nadu]], it is also called Chithrai [[Vishu]]. The day is marked with a feast in [[Hindu]] homes and the entrance to the houses are decorated elaborately with [[kolam]]s.
*[[Punjabi people|Punjabi]]/[[Sikh]] [[Vaisakhi]] (ਵਿਸਾਖੀ) is celebrated on April 14 in [[Punjab]] according to their [[nanakshahi]] calendar.
*[[Nepal]] New Year in Nepal is celebrated on the 1st of [[Baisakh]] ''Baisākh'' which falls on 12–15 April in the Gregorian calendar. Nepal follows the [[Bikram Sambat|Bikram Sambat (BS)]] as an official calendar.
*The [[Dogras|Dogra]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]] celebrate their new year Chaitti in the month of Chaitra.
*[[Maithili New Year]] or '''Jude-Sheetal''' too fall on these days. It is celebrated by [[Maithils|Maithili People]] all around the world.
*[[Assamese people|Assamese]] New Year (''[[Bihu|Rongali Bihu]]'' or ''Bohag Bihu'') is celebrated on April 14 or 15 in the [[India]]n state of [[Assam]].
*[[Bengali people|Bengali]] New Year ({{langx|bn|পহেলা বৈশাখ}} ''[[Pôhela Boishakh]]'' or {{langx|bn|বাংলা নববর্ষ}} ''Bangla Nôbobôrsho'') is celebrated on the 1st of [[Boishakh]] (April 14 or 15) in [[Bangladesh]] and the Indian state of [[West Bengal]] and [[Tripura]].
*[[Odia people|Odia]] New Year (''[[Festivals of Odisha|Vishuva Sankranti]]'') is celebrated on April 14 in the Indian state of [[Odisha]]. It is also called [[Vishuva Sankranti]] or [[Pana Sankranti]] (ପଣା ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି).
*[[Meitei people|Manipuri]] New Year or Cheirouba is celebrated on April 14 in the Indian State of Manipur with much festivities and feasting.
*[[Sinhalese New Year]] is celebrated with the harvest festival (in the month of Bak) when the sun moves from the Meena Rashiya (House of Pisces) to the Mesha Rashiya (House of Aries). Sri Lankans begin celebrating their National New Year "Aluth Avurudda (අලුත් අවුරුද්ද)" in Sinhala and "Puththandu (புத்தாண்டு)" in Tamil. However, unlike the usual practice where the new year begins at midnight, the National New Year begins at the time determined by the astrologers by calculating the exact time that sun goes from  Meena Rashiya (House of Pisces) to the Mesha Rashiya (House of Aries). Not only the beginning of the new year but the conclusion of the old year is also specified by the astrologers. And unlike the customary ending and beginning of the new year, there is a period of a few hours in between the conclusion of the Old Year and the commencement of the New Year, which is called the "nona gathe" (neutral period) Where part of the sun in House of Pisces and Part is in House of Aries.
*[[Malayali]] New Year ({{langx|ml|വിഷു}}, ''[[Vishu]]'') is celebrated in the South Indian state of [[Kerala]] in mid-April.
*Western parts of [[Karnataka]] where Tulu is spoken, the new year is celebrated along with Tamil/ Malayali New year April 14 or 15, although in other parts most commonly celebrated on the day of [[Gudi Padwa]], the [[Marathi people|Maharashtrian]] new year. In [[Kodagu]], in Southwestern Karnataka, however, both new year, Yugadi (corresponding to Gudi Padwa in March) and Bisu (corresponding to Vishu in around April 14 or 15), are observed.
*The [[Water Festival]] is the form of similar new year celebrations taking place in many [[Southeast Asian]] countries, on the day of the full moon of the 11th month on the [[lunisolar calendar]] each year. The date of the festival is based on the traditional lunisolar calendar which determines the dates of Buddhist festivals and holidays, and is observed from April 13 to 15.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Crump|first=William D.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ujTfCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA235|title=Encyclopedia of New Year's Holidays Worldwide|publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers|year=2016|isbn=9781476607481|pages=235|access-date=2023-03-19|archive-date=2023-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018160719/https://books.google.com/books?id=ujTfCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA235|url-status=live}}</ref> Traditionally people gently sprinkled water on one another as a sign of respect, but since the new year falls during the hottest month in Southeast Asia, many people end up dousing strangers and passersby in vehicles in boisterous celebration. The festival has many different names specific to each country:
**In [[Burma]] it is known as ''[[Thingyan]]'' ({{MYname|MY=သင်္ကြန်|MLCTS=sangkran}})
** [[Songkran (Thailand)|Songkran]] ({{langx|th|สงกรานต์}}) in Thailand
** [[Lao New Year|''Pi Mai Lao'']] ({{langx|lo|ສົງກຣານ}} ''Songkan'') in Laos
** [[Cambodian New Year|''Chaul Chnam Thmey'']] ({{langx|km|បុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី}} ) in [[Cambodia]].
** It is also the traditional new year of the [[Dai people]]s of [[Yunnan Province]], China. Religious activities in the tradition of Theravada Buddhism are also carried out, a tradition in which all of these cultures share.