Main tradition linked with tamil New Year!!!
Tamilians around the nation celebrate Puthandu(TamilNewYear), also known as varsha Pirappu, with a great deal of splendour and pomp. With their loved ones, they celebrate the new year by cooking a pongal and decorating their homes. people enthusiastically look forward to spending the day with their loved ones, family, and friends.
Making kolams, which are designs made of coloured rice flour at the house entry, marks the beginning of the day's festivities. Families cook puthandu(TamilNewYear)-specific foods like pongal and mango pachadi, and some individuals also sing religious songs to welcome wealth and happiness into their homes.
In the morning, some individuals visit the temple. In the afternoon, folks congregate in their finest traditional costume to enjoy the mouthwatering Puthandu-special dish with their loved ones.
The mouthwatering dishes of Puthandu spread also comprise vada, sambhar, rice, payasam, papad, vegetable curry, fresh mango pickle and curd in addition to mango pachadi and Pongal. Puthandu Nalvalthukal, which translates to "Happy tamil New Year" in English, is the greeting used by tamil people to express respect for their seniors in the family. Tamils can give thanks for the past year and look forward to the new year with hope and optimism during the Puthandu ceremony. It is a season of family get-togethers, feasting, and gift-giving. people wear brand-new clothing, and kolam designs are used to decorate homes.
The "Kani," or first sight of the year, is one of the principal traditions related to Puthandu(TamilNewYear). A person's outlook for the year is said to be determined by what they view first in the morning on Puthandu. As a result, Tamils typically wake up early on Puthandu, take a bath, and then look at lucky objects like gold, silver, fruits, flowers, and mirrors as a sign of fortune.
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