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1st Chingam: Malayali New Year (as per the Kollam Era calendar) Vishu ( വിഷു ), celebrated on the first day of Medam , Onam ( ഓണം ), celebrated on the star Thiruvonam [t̪iruʋoːɳəm] on the first day of Chingam , and Deepavali ( ദീപാവലി ), celebrated on the first day of Thulam , are three of the major festivals.
Vishu (Malayalam: വിഷു) is a Hindu festival [1] celebrating the Malayali [2] New Year [3] [4] in Kerala, Tulu Nadu, and Mahe of India. [5] Vishu falls on the first day of the month of Medam in the Malayalam Calendar [6] (April 14 or 15 in the Gregorian calendar). [7]
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 Kerala as Vishu, and it coincides with similar New ...
Onam falls in the month of Chingam, which is the first month according to the Malayalam Calendar. The celebrations mark the Malayalam New Year, are spread over ten days, and conclude with Thiruvonam. The ten days are sequentially known as Atham, Chithira, Chodhi, Vishakam, Anizham, Thriketa, Moolam, Pooradam, Uthradam and Thiruvonam.
As per the Hindu Calendar, it falls on Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu month of Kartik. As per the Indian Calendar based on the lunar cycle, Kartik is the first month of the year and the New Year in Gujarat falls on the first bright day of Kartik (Ekam). In other parts of India, New Year celebrations begin in the spring.
A Malayalam speaker, recorded in South Africa. Malayalam (/ ˌ m æ l ə ˈ j ɑː l ə m /; [9] മലയാളം, Malayāḷam, IPA: [mɐlɐjaːɭɐm] ⓘ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 January 2025. First day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 1 January This article is about the first day of the Gregorian calendar year. For the first day in other calendars, see New Year. For other uses, see New Year's Day (disambiguation). New Year's Day Fireworks in Mexico City for the ...
The Malayalam new year falls on the 1st of "Chingam" month, and not on Vishu. This is easily verifiable by referring to any calendar which shows malayalam months and year (Matrubhumi, Malayala Manorama, etc.). --Rk662003 10:15, 16 April 2012 (UTC)