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{{short description|New year on the Malayalam Calendar}} |
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The '''Kerala New Year''' used to be on the day of the [[March equinox|vernal equinox]], i.e., the day when the sun is considered to move from the southern to the northern [[Celestial sphere|hemisphere]]. However, the first Malayalam month is ''Chingam'' {{lang|ml|ചിങ്ങം}} according to the [[Malayalam Calendar]]. |
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Until the modern [[Malayalam]] [[Kollam Era]]<ref name="scientific journal">''Indian Journal on History of Sciences 1996, pg 94''. ''{{cite web |url=http://www.new1.dli.ernet.in/data1/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005b5f_93.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-12-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527163650/http://www.new1.dli.ernet.in/data1/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005b5f_93.pdf |archivedate=2015-05-27 }}''</ref> was adopted in 825 CE, the first day of the Malayalam month of ''Medam'' ({{lang|ml|മേടം}}) was considered to be the new year. This day is still celebrated in [[Kerala]] as [[Vishu]], and it coincides with similar New Year festivities in most of [[India]]. |
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'''The Kerala New Year''' ([[Malayalam Calendar]]) is on the day of [[vernal equinox]], i.e., the day when the sun is considered to move from the southern to the northern [[Celestial sphere|hemisphere]]. The day falls in the first Malayalam month of Medam (Mesham in [[Sanskrit]]) and is celebrated as [[Vishu]]. The day also coincides with similar new year festivities in several other parts of [[India]] which follow the [[solar calendar]]; such as Poyla Boishak in Bengal, [[Vaisakhi]] (in [[Punjab region|Punjab]]) or [[Bihu]] (in [[Assam]]). |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Festivals in Kerala]] |
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[[Category:Hindu festivals in Kerala]] |
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[[Category:April observances]] |
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[[Category:May observances]] |
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[[Category:Spring holidays (Northern Hemisphere)]] |
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The Kerala New Year used to be on the day of the vernal equinox, i.e., the day when the sun is considered to move from the southern to the northern hemisphere. However, the first Malayalam month is Chingam ചിങ്ങം according to the Malayalam Calendar.
Until the modern Malayalam Kollam Era[1] was adopted in 825 CE, the first day of the Malayalam month of Medam (മേടം) was considered to be the new year. This day is still celebrated in KeralaasVishu, and it coincides with similar New Year festivities in most of India.
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