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Kerala’s national festival is essentially a harvest festival and hence the theme of abundance for the festival. Abundance of health, wealth and peace of mind, the festival is all these, and some more.
Watch Kerala Tourist for stories about the national festival of God’s own country. Onam, national festival of Kerala levitates the spirit of everyone Malayalee.
I would like to make a promise here to come up with as many Onam related posts.
Watch this blog for special onam myth, stories, entertainment, celebration etc.
Background information about Onam (For NON MALAYALEES only)
Onam brings the memory of a just king who ruled the land of Kerala in a just manner. During the rule of Mahabali, the demon king, the land prospered and people lived in peace, full of health and wealth and with no evil thoughts.
The king of God’s got jealous of Mahabali, cheated him and sent him to the netherworld. (I will tell this story in detail as a separate post.) Mahabali the king has permission to visit his people once in a year on Thiruvonam day of the Malayalam month Chingam.
We (Malayalees) celebrate the arrival of our loved king with unmatchable fervor.
This year’s Onam (Thiruvonam) falls on September 5. The celebration actually lasts over many days.
Onam Time Table for 2006
August 27 Atham. Beginning of decoration of courtyards of homes, clubs and offices with special floral decorations called Athapookkalam, athappoo, Onapookkalam. There is a saying “atham pathinu ponnonam” means on the tenth day of atham is Thiruvonam.
Sep 4 Onnam Onam or 1st onam, the day before actual thiruvonam
Sep 5 Thiruvonam, actual onam day. It is imperative for every Malayalee to have food from their home with whole family.
Sep 6 Moonnam Onam 3rd Onam
Sep 7 Nalam Onam 4th Onam
For more information visit http://keralatourism.org/ (Official Kerala tourism website)
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