When is vishu

Vishu, a Hindu festival, is celebratedin Kerala as the harvest festival and the astrological New Year of the Malayalis. The first day of Medam, Malayalam month or the period between April and May as per the Gregorian calendar, is celebrated as Vishu inKerala. This Hindu festival considered as the advent of the astrological Malayali New Year and the harvest festival, symbolizes the movement of the sun to the Society for the Confluence of Festivals in India.

Wednesday, 14 April Significance of Vishu Festival. Rituals and Customs of Vishu Festival. The festival of Vishu heralds the beginning of the Malayalee New Year and the festival is celebrated in a big way inKerala and the adjoining areas of Tamil Nadu. Read More. Importance Of Celebrating Vishu Festival.

The native people in Kerala observe Vishu with lot of colourful rituals. Vishu is the first day of the Medam month as per Malayalam calendar and is the beginning of Meda Rashi, the first zodiac sign. It signifies the equinox according to the solar calendar and falls usually in the second week of April according to the English calendar.

The day of Vishu is the most important day in a Keralite's life. It marks the beginning of new hopes and aspirations and is celebrated widely all across the state. Then they sit down to pray. Then, a Vishu Kani has to be arranged, which comprises cucumber, rice, areca nuts, betel leaves, gold ornaments, new clothes, coins, mangoes, jackfruit, metal mirror, lemon, along with a lit metal lamp.

Family members have to look at these things first before they begin their day. The meal consists of rice, sambar, chips, pickle, aviyal, rasam and different varieties of sweets and payasams. This year, because of the pandemic, many restrictions are in place. But, we hope you get to enjoy Vishu as safely as possible.