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Akshaya Tritiya
A day held to be auspicious in itself, so that any new venture needs no search for a lucky hour.
About Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya falls on the third day of the bright half of Vaishakha. Akshaya means never diminishing, and the day is considered so favourable that gifts, prayers and new beginnings made on it are believed to grow rather than fade. In a tradition of fixing lucky moments by astrologers (muhurta), this is one of the few days said to need no calculation, called a self-auspicious day. Many Indians buy gold, start a business or hold a wedding on it, and some Hindus link it to the birth of Parashurama. Jains mark it as the day their first teacher ended a long fast with sugarcane juice.
Also part of it, and being written: Akshaya Tritiya (The day and its customs.), Muhurta (The tradition of choosing auspicious moments.), Parashurama (The sage whose birth it is said to mark.).
Written by the EveryJaadu desk with AI assistance. Background: "Akshaya Tritiya" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family, and are described as belief and practice. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.