This is the first day of the New Year on the Saka calendar adopted by India after independence from Great Britain. The Saka calendar is a solar calendar with the same Leap Year schedule as the Gregorian calendar. In Leap Years, the New Year falls on 21 March. The first day of the first month of the Islamic calendar. This Confucian festival honors the dead.
People picnic and gather for family meals.
Also observed in Korea. The Bunsen burner allows the user to regulate the proportions of flammable gas and air to create the most efficient flame.