New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted people on the occasion of Nuakhai, a harvest festival celebrated in parts of the country, especially Odisha.
He took to twitter and wrote: “This is an occasion to express gratitude to our hardworking farmers for their exemplary work in feeding our nation. May our society scale new heights of progress and may everyone be happy.”
ନୂଆଁଖାଇ ଜୁହାର୍ ! ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଏହି ବିଶେଷ ଦିନର ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା । କଠିନ ପରିଶ୍ରମ କରି ଦେଶବାସୀଙ୍କୁ ଖାଦ୍ୟାନ୍ନ ଯୋଗାଉଥିବା ଆମର ଚାଷୀ ଭାଇ ମାନଙ୍କୁ କୃତଜ୍ଞତା ଜଣାଇବାର ଏହି ଅବସର । ଆମ ସମାଜ ପ୍ରଗତିର ନୂଆ ଉଚ୍ଚତାରେ ପହଞ୍ଚୁ । ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ସୁଖ, ସମୃଦ୍ଧି ଓ ଉତ୍ତମ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ କାମନା କରୁଛି ।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 1, 2022
Nuakhai is an annual harvest festival in Odisha, celebrated to welcome the season’s new rice. Celebrated a day after Ganesh Chaturthi, Nuakhai is the most auspicious and important social festival in Western Odisha and the neighbouring areas of Simdega in Jharkhand. The word ‘nua’ translates to new and ‘khai’ means food – the name of the festival signifies the possession of new rice in granaries, an event that calls for revelry.
