Tamil New Year- The Rich Culture and Heritage
- Admin
- Apr 14
- 2 min read
The Countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, reunion, and also Tamil diaspora places have the festival of Tamil New Year other than India.
Tamil people honor the new year with new clothes, sweets, and temple visits so that their welfare stays all year long. Tamil is an ancient old-golden language and one of the languages that can upgrade to generations ahead. We call the Tamil New Year Tamil Varuda Pirappu or Puthandu means new year in Tamil.
When do we celebrate the Tamil New Year?
Tamil New Year is celebrated in the month of Chithirai, according to the solar calendar of Tamilians. It also falls on April mid-month around 14 or 15 as the Gregorian calendar states. Not only the Tamils but also Keralites celebrate it as Vishu in Kerala, the neighboring state of Tamilnadu.
Why do we commemorate the Tamil New Year?
Tamil New Year festivities happen to be the major celebration of Tamil cultural heritage. It has been there since the sangam age, the golden age and also refers to the period of chola kingdom.
We mark the very first day of the first month in the Tamil Panchangam, which provides us with the Tamil cultural festival’s dates too.
Ancient Tamil population memorializes Tamil Varusha Pirappu as the harvest and a brand-new agricultural season.
During the day, they wore new dresses, went to temples, ate big vegetarian feasts, started a new life chapter, and considered auspicious times.
How do people pay tribute to the Tamil New Year?
Individuals from all sectors of Tamil Nadu come together to pay tribute to the Puthandu occasion. They would clean their houses and pooja items, the previous day.
On the day of Puthandu, they also would cleanse themselves neatly and do their traditional practices like making Arusuvai Virunthu.
It has been known as a special meal made with six significant tastes sweet, sour, bitter, salt, spice, and astringent.
The Tamils would serve and share the food with their family and friends creating a beautiful bond with each other.
On the other hand, we have huge celebrations like Chithirai Thiruvizha at Meenakshi temple in the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu. It emphasizes the importance of social gatherings and Tamil civilizations.
FAQs
Do the Puthandu and Vishu fall on the same day?
Yes, the Vishu, Kerala’s new year, and Puthandu, Tamil’s new year falls on the same time as the middle of the april month. They are both neighboring states of India in the southern region geographically.
Define ugadi.
Ugadi is celebrated in late March in the places of Karnataka, Andhra, and Telangana which reside in south India. It also initiates the spring as well as the planting era, the new one altogether. People recognize Ugadi as starting a fresh stage of life with peace and harmony.
When do people mark the festival of Vaisakhi?
Vaisakhi is also acknowledged in the mid-April month of the solar calendar. The harvest festival of Punjab in North India comes at the same time as the Tamil New Year. Similarly, India has a wonderful unity in diversity.
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