Ugadi
ఉగాది
Ugadi is the Telugu New Year! Families welcome the new year by making ఉగాది పచ్చడి, a special mix of six tastes that reminds us life has sweet, sour, and spicy moments — and that's okay. Houses are decorated with mango leaves, and everyone wishes each other a happy new year.
Words to know
ఉగాది పచ్చడిUgadi pachadi — a six-taste new year chutney
మామిడిmango (leaves decorate the doorway)
వేపneem (a bitter ingredient in the pachadi)
Try this at home
Help make a mini Ugadi pachadi taste plate with tiny bits of something sweet, sour, salty, and bitter, and talk about how life has all kinds of moments too.