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Onam Festival 2020 – Kerala’s Favorite Celebration Is More Than Just A Harvest Festival
Off the Malabar Coast in the southern half of India lies God’s own country, Kerala. Marked with rolling hills, pristine beaches, traditional art forms, scintillating waterfalls, acres of tea, coffee, spice plantations, dazzling festivals, hidden backwaters, etc., the state has an abundance to offer to any explorer. If you visit the state during the late monsoons, get ready to immerse yourself in a once-in-a-lifetime kind of cultural fete during Onam, Kerala’s official state festival.
Malayali diaspora throughout the state and other places are joined by people of various religious and cultural ethnicity in this elaborate celebration. It is primarily a harvest festival observed in the month of Chingam that marks the beginning of the Malayalam calendar, Kollavarsham. On the Gregorian Calendar, it falls in the month of August-September.
According to the legend, this is when the powerful and benevolent King Mahavali came back from other world to the earth every year to meet his people since being sent to Patal lok by Vaman, an avatar of Lord Vishnu. His revisit marks the 10-day long celebration of Onam since the Sangam period India.
Onam 2020 dates
In 2020, the Onam festival starts on August 22 and will end on September 2 with the fourth Onam. The main celebrations are due to occur on August 31 on Thiruvonam Day or the Sacred Onam Day.
August 22, 2020 – Atham
The grand procession Athachamayam from Vamanamoorthy Thirrikara Temple in Kochi marks the beginning of the Onam celebrations. In households and temple premises, designing of Pookalam commences, although subtly, with yellow flowers. In homes, people also install clay statues of Vamana and Mahabali in their dung-plastered courtyards.
August 23, 2020 – Chithira
Keralites clean and decorate their homes, and add two more circular layers to the Pookalam with creamy yellow and orange flowers. They also pay a visit to the temple.
August 24, 2020 – Chodi
It is the day of onnakodi or onappudava. New clothes and jewelry are bought and gifted to friends and family members. Women don Kasavu sarees, men wear mundu, while young girls receive Pattu Pavada. A yet another layer gets added to the Pookalam, and it continues to grow bigger and more detailed.
August 25, 2020 – Vishakam
With harvest sales around, people would stock up vegetables and other ingredients for this day. Why? Because this is the day the preparations of the grand feast Onasadya begin.
August 26, 2020 – Anizham
Time to head out to the waters and row the boats. Anizham sees the snake boat face-off or Vallam kali ( boat race ) on the Pamba River.
August 27, 2020 – Thriketa
Thriketa is the day for some more family time. Many would visit their ancestral homes and spend time with their loved ones.
August 28, 2020 – Moolam
By this time, the state gets adorned with colors and lights all over. Many temples start offering Onasadya while households hold the feast on a smaller scale but no less vigor. You can also see numerous performers on the street for Pulikali and Kaikottukali dances.
August 29, 2020 – Pooradam
On this day, the devotees install statues of King Mahabali and Lord Vamana as a gesture to welcome Mahabali to all the houses. The clay pyramid-like structures fixed in the center of Pookalam is also termed as Onathappan.
August 30, 2020 – Uthradam or First Onam
The First Onam marks the first day of the arrival of King Mahabali in Kerala. Many Keralites go shopping for vegetables and fresh fruits and clean their houses on this auspicious.
August 31, 2020 – Thiruvonam Onam
All the celebrations of the past days reach culmination point on Thiruvonam, the main day of Onam. A traditional welcome gesture is putting flour batter at the entrance so that King Mahabali can visit every household and give his blessings on his entire kingdom. The Pookalam is finally complete with all its details and colors. Alms are distributed to the poor and needy, and everyone gathers for the grandest feast Onasadya.
Post-Onam celebrations
September 1, 2020 – Avittom or Third Onam
Households and every other locality prepare for the return journey of Mahabali back to Patal. The Onathappan idol immersion takes place, marking the departure of King Mahabali and the final conclusion to Onam’s celebration. Post the immersion, the Pookalam also gets cleaned up.
How is Onam celebrated ?
The 10-day long festival sees Keralites indulging in numerous celebratory acts. Reflective of the state’s rich culture, it is indeed fun and enriching to be a part of the celebrations. Women dress up in the traditional white and golden saree called Kasavu saree, draw decorative rangolis on the floor, and engage in ritualistic dances (Thumbi Thullal).The men involve themselves in the tiger dances (Pulikali), boat races (Vallam Kali), martial arts (Onathallu), tug of wars, among others.
Locals also sing folk songs, stage traditional dance performances, and offer prayers to the deity of Vamana, Thrikkakara Appan, or Onatthappan. And of course, there is the traditional grand feast Onasadya, serving an assortment of vegetarian dishes on banana leaves.
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This is how the pandemic has affected the economy: (and enjoy the nuances of the English language)
This lockdown has led to several local businesses going bankrupt.
The blouse manufacturer has gone bust.
The specialist in submersibles has gone down under.
The manufacturer of food blenders has gone into liquidation.
A dog kennel has had to call in the retrievers.
The suppliers of paper for origami enthusiasts has folded.
The Heinz factory has been canned as they couldn’t ketchup with expenses.
The tarmac laying company has reached the end of the road.
The bread company has run out of dough.
The clock manufacturer has had to wind down and the owner has gone cuckoo.
The Chinese food company has been taken away.
The shoe shop owner has had to put his foot down and given his staff the boot.
The laundrette has been taken to the cleaners.
The bread bakeries are all toast.
And yes, it’s curtains for theatres.
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I Renamed my iPod The Titanic, so when I plug it in, it says “The Titanic is syncing.”
How do you make holy water? You boil the hell out of it
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It’s hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally
What’s the difference between a hippo and a zippo? One is really heavy and the other is a little lighter
Two windmills are standing in a wind farm. One asks, “What’s your favorite kind of music?” The other says, “I’m a big metal fan.”
Hear about the new restaurant called Karma? There’s no menu – you get what you deserve
I went to buy some camouflage trousers yesterday but couldn’t find any
What do you call a bee that can’t make up its mind? A maybe
I tried to sue the airline for losing my luggage. I lost my case
When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane
A cross-eyed teacher couldn’t control his pupils
She had a photographic memory but never developed it
Is it ignorance or apathy that’s destroying the world today? I don’t know and don’t really care
I wasn’t originally going to get a brain transplant, but then I changed my mind
Which country’s capital has the fastest-growing population? Ireland. Every day it’s Dublin.
My ex-wife still misses me. But her aim is starting to improve
Two fish are in a tank, one says to the other “how do you drive this thing?”
The guy who invented the door knocker got a no-bell prize
I saw an ad for burial plots, and I thought: “That’s the last thing I need!”
Need an ark? I Noah guy
I used to be indecisive; now I’m not so sure
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What did the grape say when it got stepped on? Nothing – but it let out a little whine
What do you call a super articulate dinosaur? A Thesaurus
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Kuala Lumpurto Beijing that lost contact with air traffic control on 8 March 2014 at 01:20 MYT less than an hour after takeoff. At 07:24, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) reported the flight as missing. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-200ER, was carrying 12 Malaysian crew members and 227 passengers from 14 nations.
A multinational search and rescue effort, later reported as the largest in history, was initiated in the Gulf of Thailandand the South China Sea. Within a few days, this was extended to include the Strait of Malacca and Andaman Sea. On 15 March, based on military radar data and radio “pings” between the aircraft and an Inmarsatsatellite, investigators concluded that it had first headed west across the Malay Peninsula, then continued on a northern or southern track for approximately seven hours. The search in the South China Sea was abandoned. Three days later the Australian Maritime Safety Authority began searching the southern part of the Indian Ocean.
On 24 March, the Malaysian government confirmed two independently made analyses by the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) and Inmarsat, and concluded “beyond any reasonable doubt”, that the aircraft had gone down in the southern part of the Indian Ocean with no survivors. This conclusion led to all earlier search areas being abandoned, and efforts being concentrated on the Australian-led area.
Since 22 March, marine debris has been recovered from the search area in the southern part of the Indian Ocean – but none found to be related to Flight 370 and although search vessel ADV Ocean Shield detected acoustic signals consistent with those emitted by underwater locator beacons (ULBs) mounted on flight recorders on 5 and 8 April, there has been no confirmation of a crash site.
An international team has been established to investigate the incident, following International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) protocols.
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