Basant Panchami, also called Sarasvati Puja in honor of the goddess Saraswati, is a festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring. The festival is celebrated by people in the Indian subcontinent in various ways depending on the region. Basant Panchami also marks the start of preparation for Holika and Holi, which take place forty days later.
Basant Panchami is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the bright half of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Magha, which typically falls in late January or February. Spring is known as the "King of all Seasons", so the festival commences forty days in advance.
Yellow coloured things have special significance on Basant Panchami festival. Wearing yellow coloured clothes on this day, one must worship Goddess Saraswati.
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