People do not talk to anyone till they have had a bath, or, in earlier days, till they have taken a dip in a river or any source of water.ĭAAN -A lot of importance is placed on charity, called daan, among Sindhis. Any Umasah that falls on a Monday is known as Soomathi Umasah or Goongi (silent) Umasah. On Umasah, daan is given to the priests and the needy in the name of ancestors. On Gyaars day, Sindhis do daan, and refrain from eating grains, onion or garlic. The six days of every lunar month such as Poonam (the full moon day), Umasah (no moon day), Gyaars (the 11 th day after both Umasah and Poonam), Chand (2 nd day of the lunar month), and Ganesh Chauth (the fourth day after Poonam) are important tithis for Sindhis. The months of the lunar calendar are named after the zodiac signs the sun enters during that period. Each month is roughly 29.5 days, the time that the moon takes to pass through each of its phases from new moon to full moon and return to its original position. The first half of the lunar month is called Chandoki /Shuklapaksh or the waxing phase and the second half of the lunar month is called Undhayu/Krishnapaksh or the waning phase. The New Moon day (Umasah/ Amavasya) marks the beginning of the new month. It begins at varying times of the day and may vary in duration from 19 to 26 hours. It is often published by devotees in honour of their ancestors and distributed free of cost to all.Ī tithi is the time in between two moonrises. Sometimes, a tipno may have prayers and aartis to be chanted at various festivals. It also mentions the birth and death anniversaries of saints.
It is usually a booklet that helps to track the phases of moon and important dates in every month.
S indhis refer to Tipno, the Sindhi lunar calendar, for the tithis and festivals of Sindhi community.
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