Puthuvarudam
E746063
Puthuvarudam is the traditional Tamil New Year festival, marking the beginning of the Tamil calendar year with cultural and religious celebrations.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Year festival
ⓘ
cultural event ⓘ festival ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Tamil people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Puducherry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil diaspora communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
renewal and prosperity
ⓘ
start of agricultural cycle in some regions ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | Tamil calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate | April 14 ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
family gatherings
ⓘ
giving gifts ⓘ viewing auspicious items at dawn ⓘ wearing new clothes ⓘ |
| hasFood |
mango-based dishes
ⓘ
payasam ⓘ sweet and savory snacks ⓘ traditional vegetarian dishes ⓘ |
| hasGreeting | Iniya Puthandu Nalvazhthukkal ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Puthandu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil New Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
exchange of greetings
ⓘ
house cleaning ⓘ kolam drawing ⓘ lighting of lamps ⓘ preparation of festive meals ⓘ special puja ⓘ visiting temples ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
banana trees at house entrance
ⓘ
fresh mango leaves ⓘ kolam patterns ⓘ oil lamps ⓘ |
| isPublicHolidayIn |
Sri Lanka (for Tamils)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| marks | beginning of the Tamil calendar year ⓘ |
| occursInGregorianMonth | April ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Chithirai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesNewYearClusterWith |
Baisakhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pohela Boishakh NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinhalese New Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfDayImportance | early morning observances ⓘ |
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