According to sidha medicine system, all 6 tastes have to be included in our food to maintain the balance of the vatha, pitha and silethuma elements in our body and to keep it in the good health.ĭuring the Tamil New Year, in Tamilnadu, mango trees that bear sweet fruits, start flowering. On Tamil new year day, all the 6 tastes are incorporated in the food. There is also a tradition of reading the almanac to understand the movement of the planets and the effect of their movements on the world in general.įor lunch on the tamil new year's day, neem flower salad, mango salad, masala vadai, buttermilk, payasam are specially made to enhance the taste. Turmeric and kumkum are two things that also restrict the entry of germs and evil elementals in the house. It is believed that the turmeric and kumkum applied on the door frames encourage Goddess Lakshmi into living in the house. Traditionally, the houses are cleaned with the mixture of cow dung and water, which acted as a natural insecticide and germicide all around the house. Traditional kolams are drawn and the house decorated with leaves of the mango tree. The house is prepared the previous day by cleaning and beautifying it. So, the Tamil new year begins in Chithirai. The month usually starts from 14th April, the day known as Tamil New Year.According to Hindu Mythology, this is the day on which Lord Brahma (the creator of. from mid-April to mid-May is the first month of Tamil calendar (Kara year). With the pleasant call of the Koha (Asian Koel) which is heard throughout the Month of April to the. &0183 &32 Tamil New Year 2021 - April 14 (Wednesday) The month of Chitthirai or Chittrai also called as Varushapirapu i.e. The star Aswathi begins at Mesham rasi, in Chithirai. A much awaited time of the year in Sri Lanka, the Aluth Avurudda or Puthandu is celebrated in many households mainly Buddhist and Hindu as the sun moves from Pisces to Aries marking the end of the harvest season.
The stars according to tamil astrology are 27 beginning with Aswathi through Revathi. It is a public holiday in Sri Lanka and in India, it is a public holiday in many regions. It falls during the month of April according to the western calendar. When the Sun enters Mesha rasi in the month of Chithirai, it is the start of the new year. The first day of the Chithirai is celebrated as the Tamil New Year day.