It was the first New Year celebration al my house, Because of that, I felt so happy. With the starting of the school vacation, my parents and I did many things to make our new house look beautiful for the occasion.

                    We made many sweets meats for the New Year. I helped my mother with all the chores to the best of my ability. What I liked most was to entertain the relatives that came to my house.

                    When New Year dawned and I heard the sound of crackers, I also lit crackers with my father. And when the inauspicious time or nonagathe began, there was silence in my house and its surroundings.

                    Going to the temple with my relatives also brought me great happiness. When auspicious times began for lighting the hearth and cooking milk rice, they were done by my mother. Worshipping parents and adults with sheaves, eating the first meal, starting work and ganu denu were very beautiful customs.

                                          Wearing new clothes with relatives and playing pancha also made me happy.

                                       Applying herbal oil was another special custom. The oldest among all the family members is my grandmother. She was able to apply herbal oil on our heads.

                  I also joined in it very happily. Because of the New Year, many friends came to our house and they all helped make the New Year more special and meaningful.