Rise of Tamil New Year

Tamilars pioneer’s Kumari kandam people, celebrated March 21st as Tamil New Year. On that day only, sun comes to middle of the sky. But after the south madurai (known as Kumari Kandam the Lemuria) was destroyed in sea rage and the south madurai have the Kapatapuram as its capital in north and in that tract the day the sun comes to the middle of the sky was been on April 14. From that day April 14, has been celebrated as Tamil New year.

Even though the New Year was generally celebrated on January 1st, by the states wise people celebrate the new year on different dates. By the Indian culture, miscellaneous states people celebrate the new year by their own cultural and customary. But all those are not constitute on the same day. Not only through the state wise, several countries in global celebrate the new year on different days.

Like Tamilans celebrate their Tamil new year in April, there is another state shares the new year on the same day is our neighbor state Kerala. They call their new year as Vishu that was celebrated in April. On this day malayali people have a formality to visit the temples early morning and looking at almanac. Like seeing this they called it as Vishukkani. On this day People were a new dress known as Kodivasthiram and enjoy bursting crackers and having feast with relatives. In evenings they involve in Visuvela a newyear celebration.

The Tamil talking people every where celebrate this day by going to Temples, churches and mosque to pray this year should be a welfare to all. I still remember those days going to the Adyar Ganesh temple on Tamil new year day, standing in the long line to get blessing from god, braking coconut to god, after sitting on the steps and having prasatham (the food gives my devotee), we reach home. Nowadays the New Year starts with special programs in TV.

Have good times with your family and friend on New Year Day as well with special programs on the entertainment box (TV). See you all:)