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'new year'), also known as Tamil New Year, is the first day of year on the Tamil calendar that is traditionally celebrated as a festival by Tamils. The festival date is set with the solar cycle of the solar Hindu calendar, as the first day of the month of Chittirai. It falls on or about 14 April every year on the Gregorian calendar. [1]
Kolam drawing on Mattu Pongal day. Observance of Mattu Pongal is part of the Pongal festival. Pongal is generally a four-day festival of fervent celebrations (during 2010, it will be held from 13 to 16 January) marking the officially declared Tamil New Year day, the beginning of the month of Thai starting with 14 January every year, as per Tamil Calendar.
The parade was sponsored by Comerica Bank, presented by the J. Curtis Sanford Parade Committee, and benefited the Field and Mary Scovell Scholarship Foundation. [2] It was revived in 2007 and was held each year for the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. [3] An estimated 100,000 people attended the parade each year. The parade route was 1.5 miles (2.4 km ...
Sri Lanka, having a history as long as many ancient civilizations, positioned at the crossroads of the East and the West, and being a multicultural society, celebrates a wide variety of festivals, ceremonies and events. Every year on or about April 13 Sinhalese and Tamil people celebrate Sinhalese and Tamil New Year Festival, Muslims celebrate ...
Pongala is a harvest festival of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The name 'Pongala' means 'to boil over' and refers to the ritualistic offering of porridge made of rice, sweet brown molasses, coconut gratings, nuts and raisins. Generally women devotees participate in this ritual. Tamil people celebrate as Pongal. [1]
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade is the official start of the Christmas season in New York City and Santa makes a special appearance at the very end. The three-hour parade is held in Manhattan on ...
In Tamil Nadu, an annual brahmotsava festival occurs for a period of ten days. [6] [7] On the final day of the festival, called the rathotsava, the festival image of the deity is slowly pulled through the streets in the performance of a chariot procession. [8] In the brahmotsava festival of Tirumala, Brahma is believed to have worshipped ...
Here's how you and the family can celebrate July 4 around Dallas County. ... New this year, the Perry Elks will host bingo from 1-4 p.m. in the park's shelter house. ... The parade will kick off ...