Tamil New Year Facts

Facts about tamil new year.

Tamil new year facts. Now it is claimed by learned people well versed in tamil and tamil culture that the day of thai pongal should be the tamil new year. It is calculated as per the solar calendar. Tamil new year or putthandu also known as varashu pirappu is celebrated with the commencement of the chithirai month.

For several years we have followed the tradition to celebrate it on the first of the tamil month of chithirai. Known as puthandu in tamil the tamil new year is celebrated by tamils in india sri lanka malaysia singapore reunion and mauritius. Tamil new year marks the first day of the hindu solar calendar which follows the vernal equinox when day and night are approximately are equal duration all over the planet because of astronomical activity.

This entry was posted on april 13 2016 by poompuhar. There are an estimated 4 5 million tamilians in india and the globally strewn diaspora included. Both these states celebrate new year on april 14 every year.

It usually corresponds with the 14th of april on the gregorian calendar. The day celebrates on the first day of the traditional tamil calendar and is a public holiday in both tamil nadu and sri lanka. According to the tamil calendar 2020 tamil new year or puthandu is on tuesday april 14 2020.

Tamil new year also known as puthandu is a new year celebration which falls around april 14th on the gregorian calendar or on the tamil calendar on the first day of chitterai. It is a day celebrated with friends and families and centers around huge vegetarian feasts and colorful rituals. The tamil people celebrate the tamil punthandu literally translates to tamil new year on the first day of chitterai in the tamil calendar which marks the beginning of the new year.

It is considered a lucky and. New year is the day when the beginning of the new calendar is observed. Hindus around the world observe the new year on the same date as well.