Ugadi, the Telugu New Year, is among the most recognizable Telugu cultural celebrations in the United States. Telugu Americans have carried many Telugu traditions from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana into life in the United States, but those traditions have also adapted to American schedules, cities and second-generation family life. Ugadi gatherings may take place in a high-school auditorium instead of a village or neighborhood hall. Sankranti celebrations may be shifted to a S

Across the United States and Canada, Telugu associations and community organizations recreate many of the traditions associated with festivals in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana while adapting them to life in North America. For Telugu Americans and Telugu-speaking families in Canada, festivals such as Ugadi, Sankranti, Bathukamma, Bonalu, Vinayaka Chavithi and Deepavali are more than annual celebrations. They have become an important way to preserve Telugu traditions, introduce