Traditional foods, music, and entertainment greet the season. Manju , a pastry filled with sweetened, mashed red adzuki beans or baby lima beans are associated with the holiday. The New Year in northern India is celebrated with the holiday of Holi , a spring harvest festival. It occurs sometime in February or March, on the last day of the Indian lunar calendar. Each town offers its own festivities, but bonfires to drive out evil, reenactments of Krishna's life, and throwing brightly colored powders or water on passers-by are typical.
Pranks are common.
Friends and family pay visits to each other, bringing good wishes and gifts of sweets and candies. St. David's Day. The Welsh honor the patron saint of Wale, St. David, by pinning a leek to their lapels on March 1st. St. David was a 7th century leader, and a vegetarian. He identified those who followed him into battle by asking them to wear a leek in their hats.