Vishu-a festival of prosperity
April 14, 2010
Vishu marks the starting of the first day in the Malayalam calendar and falls in the month of Medam(April-May) . The same day is also celebrated in other parts of India as Baisakhi in Punjab, as Bihu in Assam, etc.
The most important event is the Vishukani,which is to be seen first on the day.Vishukani is an arrangement of raw rice, silk, coconut, yellow flowers(konna), fruits, betel leaves, metal mirror,a metal vessel called uruli,gold ornaments,etc. It is definitely a blessed view. This is done on the previous night.The next morning,the elders of the family will wake the other members, keeping their eyes closed, will guide them to where the Vishukani is set.according to the age-old belief of Keralites,an auspicious kani (first sight) at the crack of dawn on the Vishu day would prove lucky for the entire year.
Then is the most important part of Vishu is the ‘kaineetam’(tokens of money), which you get after you take blessing from your elders, wow…..but it doesn’t end there does it?? Nopes….because that’s why we have lots of uncles and aunties….to get us ‘Puthukodi’, new clothes.
Then the afternoon is feasted with the ‘sadhya’ a Traditional lunch where the food is served on banana leaf with ‘upperi’(banana chips,jaggery fry),pickle,thoran(vegetables prepared in cocunut), ‘pulisseri’(yoghurt curry),sambar,papadam,etc…and ofcourse I didn’t forget the ‘payasam’(Indian pudding).
The fun is not over for the day.Fire crackers is yet another attraction for Vishu.Children enjoy bursting fire crackers like ‘maala padakkam’, ‘poothiri’, etc
If there is good food,new clothes, kaineetam, then why not celebrate occasions like VISHU!!!
Trivandrum is also getting ready to celebrate vishu. Saw people selling konnapppo and other things for vishukani along the roadside
Trivandrumbuzz wishes our readers a happy and prosperous Vishu
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