Shree Panchami 2016.
Hindu culture has god for almost everything, I think. God who created this world, god for wealth, security, power, prosperity and so on. One of the many gods is Goddess Saraswoti, god for knowledge.
There is special day to worship gods. For Saraswoti, it’s Saraswoti puja. This day is also known as basanta panchami or shree panchami. It is the first day of spring season (basanta).I remember as a kid or rather school student, I used to worship books and my colorbox on this day. There used to be some special puja organised at school. Standing on queue like each day school assembly and offering flowers to the photo of Saraswoti and getting a packet of sweets and fruits.There is also a culture that kids start learning alphabets from this day. They have to write something, at least a letter. So kids are taken to the Saraswoti temple and they write on the walls. Well, that is the myth.
