Munnar festival, India is the only opportunity to know about their festivals. Onam is the significant national festival of Kerala falling in the months of August or September. This is the Kerala harvest festival and there is a legend that Mahabali, the great king who ruled Kerala was pushed by Lord Vishnu in the Vamana form, comes back to see his people annually.
Munnar festivals, India includes various festivals and all the festivals are considered as important. Thiruvathira falls in the months of December- January and is known as the women’s festival. The objective of this celebration is happiness and conjugal harmony. Munnar festivals also include Vishu.
This festival falls in the April – May month. This is a belief that the coming year fortunes depend on the very first object the devotees see on the Vishu day. Vishu day is a great day for children as they are gifted money by the elders of the family and the poor people are also gifted by them. This parting of money is an indispensable part of this festive.
Munnar festivals also comprise the Navarathri festival, Kettukazcha, Sivarathri and Vallom Kali. The importance of these festivities is associated with various temple festivals. The main feature of the Kettukazcha festival is that images of gods and goddesses and effigies of Puranic figures are taken in procession.
Sivarathri is celebrated to commemorate the day that Lord Siva gulped the deadly poison to protect the world from destruction. The Vallomkali is a Munnar festival, India that is celebrated during the Onam. The snake boat is related to the Onam festival. |
