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HAPPY VISHU - APRIL 15th 2022
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 Vishu
is a festival held in the state of Kerala (and adjoining
areas of Tamil Nadu) in India around the first
day in the Malayalam month of Medam (March –
April). This occasion signifies the Sun's transit to
the zodiac Mesha Mesha Raasi as per Indian astrological
calculations. This day is celebrated in almost all places
in India by the Hindus albeit by different names. In
Bihar this day is called Bihu,
in Punjab Baisakhi and
in Tamil Nadu Puthandu. |
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 The
festival is marked with offerings to the divine
called Vishukkani.
The offerings consist of a ritual arrangement
of auspicious articles like raw rice, fresh
linen, golden cucumber, betel leaves, arecanut,
metal mirror, the yellow flowers konna (Cassia
fistula-Golden Shower Tree-Kanikonna),
and a holy text and coins, in a bell metal vessel
called uruli. |
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A
lighted bell metal lamp called nilavilakku
is also placed alongside. This arrangement is
completed by women overnight. The Vishukani
is later taken and distributed among the poor
people.
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The
people buy new clothes (kodi
vastram) for the occasion and the elders
of the family distribute tokens of money to
the children, servants and tenants. These tokens
are called the Vishukaineetam
and are usually in form of coins. People carry
on this custombelieving that in this way, their
children will be blessed with prosperity in
future.
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Vishu
is also a day of feasting,
wherein the edibles consist of roughly equal
proportions of salty, sweet, sour and bitter
items. Feast items include 'Veppampoorasam'
(a bitter preparation of neem) and 'Mampazhapachadi'
(a sour mango soup).
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People
will send vishu cards to their friends &
relatives.
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