New Year - Kerala

Vishu is a Malayalam celebration held in the condition of Kerala (and abutting regions of Tamil Nadu) in Indian on the first day in the Malayalam month of Medam (April-May). Celebration of Vishu is otherwise called the Malayalam New Year day and hence it turns into all the more essential for the Malayalees paying little respect to their religion or order. Similarly this celebration is commended in all the spots in India by the Hindus however by the diverse names. In Assam this day is called Bihu, in Punjab Baisakhi and in Tamil Nadu Puthandu.

A Traditional Vishu Kanni Setting

The celebration is checked with offerings to the awesome called Vishukanni. The offerings comprises of a custom plan in the puja room of promising articles like rice, linen, cucumber, betel leaves, matal mirror, heavenly content and coins in a ringer metal vessel called uruli. A lit chime metal light called nilavilakku is likewise set close by. This plan is finished by the ladies of the house amid the earlier night. Upon the arrival of Vishu, it’s a custom to wake up at first light and go to the puja room with the eyes shut so that the first thing a man sees is the Vishu kanni. The Vishu kanni is later conveyed among poor people.

Individuals wear new garments for the event and the senior citizens in the family circulate tokens of cash to the kids, workers and inhabitants. These tokens are called Vishukkaineetam and are more often than not as coins. Individuals complete this custom accepting that thusly, their youngsters would be honored with flourishing later on. Vishu is thought to be a day of devouring, wherein the edibles comprise of generally equivalent extents of salt, sweet, harsh and astringent items. Feast things incorporate Veppampoorasam (a biting arrangement of neem) and Mampazhapachadi (an acrid mango soup).