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Kartik Purnima
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Kartika Purnima.
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The Kartika month ends on Kartika Purnima. The day after Kartika Purnima is called Chhada Khai (ଛାଡ଼ ଖାଇ) when non-vegetarians can again start their normal diet. However the exact day depends on what date Chhada Khai occurs, so Odia Hindus can't eat non-vegetarian food on specific days which varies with family custom, the most common being Thursday, on which most families avoid non-vegetarian food, so a suitable day after the completion of Kartik month is chosen which mostly is a Wednesday, Friday or a Sunday occurring after the Kartik Purnima, so Chhada Khai may not fall on the next day of Kartik Purnima.