Re: Amavasya

• To: soc-religion-hindu@uunet.uu.net
• Subject: Re: Amavasya
• From: Ghost Stalker <l23@hopi.dtcc.edu>
• Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 11:56:18 -0400
• In-Reply-To: <9605131526.AA01207@ihsdv1.ih.att.com>
• Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
• Organization: Delaware Technical & Community College
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Greetings,

> 	Amavasya simply means new moon day.  Not all
> Amavasya's are holidays (but some are - such as
> Divali or Deepavali) and it is not practised.
> >
> >Looking at my calender, I see that May 16th is Amavasya.
> >What exactly is Amavasya (beyond a holiday).  What is/are
> >its reputed backgrounds?  How is it "practiced" today?

Thanks.  I know that the Hindu calender is largely lunar, but didn't 
realize Amavasya was reoccuring.

Bests,

Jay

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