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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 .
Vishu (Malayalam: വിഷു) is a 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]
In Gujarat the new year is celebrated as the day after Diwali. 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).
As in many other calendars, the New Year was based on the northern hemisphere vernal equinox (the beginning of spring). However, the Hindu calendar year was based on the sidereal year (i.e. the movement of the sun relative to the stars), while the Western Gregorian calendar is based on the tropical year (the cycle of seasons).
Thus, 825 CE would have been the first year of the era's third millennium. [8] The news of the physical disappearance of Sri Adi Shankaracharya in 820 CE at Kedarnath reached Kerala only a few years later. It is believed that Kerala began the Malayalam era, also called the Kollam era, in 825 CE in his memory. [9] [10] [11]
These 12 animals coincide with the lunar calendar in a 12-year cycle. 2024 is the year of the dragon. Previous dragon years are 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000 and 2012. ... When is Lunar ...
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It starts with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends on the first full moon, about 15 days later. ... Chinese New Year 2024 starts on Feb. 10 and ends on Feb. 24.