Celebrating the festival of Onam
Recommended for Foundational Grades
Happy Onam!
Onam is a Hindu harvest festival celebrated in Kerala. It is also celebrated by Malayalis all over India and the world.
Onam marks the beginning of the Malayalam year, called Kolla Varsham. The festival falls in the months of August/September every year and lasts for 10 days. This year, the festival started on 12 August and today is the last day, Thiruvonam, which marks the end of the Onam celebrations.
Why do people celebrate this festival?
Onam festival is celebrated to honour the kind-hearted King Mahabali. He is believed to return to Kerala during this festival. According to legend, Mahabali was a powerful and wise demon (asura) king who ruled Kerala.
How do people celebrate Onam?
Onam is usually celebrated with a lot of festivities. People make rangoli, flower carpets, offer prayers, wear traditional clothes, have boat races, tiger dances and many more. It is also celebrated with special food and feasts, popularly knows as Onam sadhya. However, this year, as well, due to COVID-19, celebrations are restricted.
Here is a video of the story of the festival. Video credit: theOpenBook/Youtube
Curious Times is committed to providing the best experience and news to children. We bring to you the Curious Times Weekly with the top news of the week. You can also check out The Curious Magazine, the first children’s magazine with all the great content by the children, for the children. We would love for you, dear children, to write and get your stories, art, thoughts and more published at My Expressions. You can share all your published content through social media sharing links available on Curious Times.
Over 100,000 children are benefitting from Curious Times today! We continue to seek your valuable feedback to serve you better. Feel free to write to us at hello@curioustimes.in.You can also follow us on WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Youtube, Twitter, LinkedIn.
0 (Please login to give a Curious Clap to your friend.)