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{{short description|Festival of Odisha}}
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|begins = Next day of [[Kartik Purnima]]
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|date2020 = 01 December (Tuesday)
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'''Chhadakhai''' is a ritual of [[Odisha]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Orissa Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gFhQAQAAMAAJ|date=February 2008|publisher=Published and issued by Home (Public Relations) Department, Government of Orissa}}</ref> celebrated on the next day of [[Kartik Purnima]] .<ref name="Kumar1992">{{cite book|author=T. K. Suman Kumar|title=India: Unity in Diversity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W3cbAAAAIAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Anmol Publications|isbn=978-81-7041-667-8}}</ref> Kartik month is considered a pious month and a lot of people do not consume non-veg food during this month .<ref name="Gajrani2004">{{cite book|author=S. Gajrani|title=History, Religion and Culture of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ksgz4Fvt57QC&pg=PA209|year=2004|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-8205-063-1|pages=209–}}</ref> ''Chhadakhai'' word means having some food after a duration . Since people do not consume non-veg for the whole month of Kartik, they like to consume non-veg food on the very next day, Kartik month ends .<ref name="Mahanty1982">{{cite book|author=Surendra Mahanty|title=Lord Jagannatha: The Microcosm of Indian Spiritual Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XNIXAAAAIAAJ|year=1982|publisher=Orissa Sahitya Akademi}}</ref>

Historically, the ritual began with the [[Bali Jatra]] festivities . As per the old Spice Route records, the wind changed its direction around this time . So the sailors, fishermen and traders set out for their voyage during this time . The farewell to the sailors, fishermen and traders were celebrated with a big feast constituting a lot of varieties of non-veg food . During mid-November the meat used to be better and the fish would move towards the coast . Many historians feel this could be the beginning of the ritual .<ref>{{cite web |title=Chhadakhai: The 'Meatier' of Festivals in Odisha |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2019/nov/09/chhadakhai-the-meatier-of-festivals-2059100.html |website=www.newindianexpress.com |publisher=The New Indian Express |accessdate=5 December 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205071306/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2019/nov/09/chhadakhai-the-meatier-of-festivals-2059100.html |archivedate=5 December 2020}}</ref>

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