it is also Poila Baisakh, Jaya Varsham, Baisakhi and Bohag Bihu....
A bringing in of another New Year...
Every community has a variation of a dish which is a mix of something sweet, something sour, something chilli hot, something that is both sweet and sour, and something bitter.
An apt metaphor for what life will serve up, wouldn't you say....?
Why then, do we balk at having fun or having a good loud laugh, or question the happiness that life gives us, and instantly groan and moan when ills befall us, or wallow in self-pity when bad times come?