Ugadi and Gudi Padwa for Kids

Your son has been asking why his best friend's family says "Happy Gudi Padwa" on the same April morning your family says "Happy Ugadi." It is one new year with two names, and this year both families can learn it together.

Ugadi and Gudi Padwa for Kids is a 16-page printable book for children about 6 to 10 and the grown-ups who read with them. For 2027 the day is Wednesday, April 7 (on calendars for Dallas and for Mumbai; check with your family or temple).

Inside: a short read-aloud about two best friends waking up to the same new year (page 3); the two traditions side by side, from names and doorways to foods (page 4); why the moon puts both on the same day (page 5); the six tastes of Ugadi pachadi and what families say each stands for, with neem and jaggery for Gudi Padwa (page 6), then "My year in six tastes" to fill in (page 7); the gudi, described in words (page 8); torans, muggulu and rangoli, with a dot grid to finish (page 9); a family new-year wishes table (page 10); a page for two best friends to fill in side by side (page 11); a show-and-tell page and a note for the teacher (pages 12 and 13); other new years that week (page 14); words to know (page 15); and sources for grown-ups (page 16).

The drawings show mango leaves, marigolds, doors, bowls, food and patterns only. No recipe or health advice: the six tastes are told as a custom.

A printable PDF in US Letter that also prints on A4.

This printable was created with the help of AI tools, then checked fact by fact.

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