- Gudi Padwa Ignorance isn t always bliss My neighbours are Maharashtrians and every year on Gudi Padwa they bring sweets or some kind of goodies over to our house, says Malini Khanna. My family has enjoyed this unquestioningly over the years, but last year my seven-year-old son asked me what that thing was hanging out of our neighbour s window and why they gave us sweets every year. I told him ...www.indiaparenting.com/indianculture/festivals/fest007.shtml