Ugadi marks the Telugu new year according to a lunisolar calendar. Families may prepare *Ugadi pachadi*, a mixture of tastes often explained as a reminder of varied experiences in the year ahead. The festival is celebrated beyond present AP, so it should not be described as exclusively Andhra. Panchanga listening or discussion links the occasion to a new calendar cycle. Its date moves against the Gregorian calendar; exam questions should ask the calendar relationship rather than an unqualified annual date.
Two calendar clues help: Sankranti is connected with a solar transition in the harvest season, whereas Ugadi announces the new year in the Telugu lunisolar reckoning. The same family may observe both; they are different celebrations. Food is memorable but insufficient as a one-word definition: *pachadi* is an associated ritual food, not the name of a dance or the festival's entire purpose. If a question asks for AP's Telugu new year, Ugadi is the stable pair.
Worked example: Ugadi is a Telugu lunar new-year observance. A current government holiday notice supplies its date for that year, while the cultural meaning is more stable. Do not memorise last year's Gregorian date as a permanent fact. For an MCQ, separate the calendar system, seasonal symbolism and a local custom such as the mixed-taste pachadi.
Active recall: Which festival marks the Telugu new year? Contrast its calendar clue with Sankranti.