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The State Festival
' Onam' is the state festival of Kerala. It is being celebrated as per the Kerala yearing system known as Kollavarsham. Mostly it is celebrated in Augest-September and the entire state will be in a festive mood then. It is being celebration in comemmoration of king Mahabali returning to visit his people in his land.

The Harvest Festival

' Vishu' is the harvest festival of Kerala. Again it is being celebrated as per Kollavarsham and it used to comes in the middle of March. Its is the beginning of summer season and the speciality of this festival is that you can find 'Kanikkonna', the state flower all over the state like a golden blanket.

Religious Festivals

Kerala is a secular state and you can find people from lot many religions leaving in harmony. Religious festivals a many to be listed.

Kunnimony is a rare festival of south central kerala when little kid girls attain puberty. They shower kunnimony (a kind of tree-seed) from a fragile glass container. Thot of as a rare breed of celebrating puberty.

Thiruvadira - A Womans festival

This festival commomerates the death of Kamadeva the Cupid God. A visit to the Shiva Temple in the morning, fasting and eating Thiruvathira Kali are some of the key activities

Christian Religious Festival

Christmas
All Christians celebrate Christmas as the birthday of Jesus Christ on 25th Dec. Holy Mass is held in all the churches in the state. Carol singing, setting up of Christmas tree in all churches and homes, exchanges of cards and receiving gifts from Santa Claus are all integral part of the festivities associated with the birth of Jesus Christ. There is a feast in every Christian home with meat as a special item, and the celebrations of Christmas leave good memories in every heart.

Easter
This is another important festival of Christians, which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter usually falls in March-April, after 40 days lent of fast and penance. Christians go for mid-night mass, as a memory of the resurrection of Jesus, 2000 years ago.

Other Christian Festivals
St.George's Church, Edathwa - 27 April to 7th May
St.Sebastian's Church, Arathungal - 20th January to 31st January
St George's Church, Aruvithura - 22nd to 24th April
St Thomas Shrine, Malayattur - Last week of March or first week of April
St Mary's Orthodox Church, Manarcad - Sepember 1st to 9th
Parumala, Mannar
Maramon Convention

January 01-01-2008 New Year Day, Shivagiri Thirthdana Samapanam, Guruvayoor Parthasaradhi Kodiyettu, Trissileri Chuttuviliakku
02-01-2008 Mannam Jayandhi, Nagyar Kulangara Arattu, Kavuyoor Kodiyettu, Thiruvairanikkulam Parvathy Nadathurappulsavam, Chithambaram radham
11-01-2008 Erumeli Pettathullal, Kaviyoor Arattu,
12-01-2008 Pandalam Valiya koyikkal valiya koyikkal Kshetra thiruvabharana Khoshayatra,
14-01-2008 Makara Jyothi (Shabarimala, Mumbai Kanjoor marg Ayyappa Temple
23-01-2008 Thaipooyam
26-01-2008 Republic day
30-01-2008 Gandhi smaraka Dinam, Ernakulam Aarttu, Vallikkavu thalppoli
February
03-02-2008 Cherukolpuzha Convension
10-02-2008 Maramaon Convension
17-02-2008 Ettumanoor Arattu
18-02-2008 Guruvayoor Kodiyettu
24-02-2007 Kaloor St. Antonies church perunal
27-02-2007 Guruvayoor Aarattu
28-02-2007 Vaikathazhtami
March 03-03-2008 Thiruvilwamala Ekadasi
05-03-2008 Sivarathri
09-03-2008 Sreeramakrishna Jayanthi
11-03-2008 Kumbha bharani
12-03-2008 Sabarimala Kodiyettu
20-03-2008 Nabi Dinam, Pesaha
21-03-2008 Good friday
22-03-2008 Holi
23-03-2008 Easter
30-03-2008 Malayattur Thirunal
April 08-04-2008 Meena Bharani
13-04-2008 Sreerama Navami
14-04-2008 Vishu,Ambedkar Jayanthi
16-04-2008 Thrissur Pooram
20-04-2008 Hanumanjayanthi
21-04-2008 Swathithirunal Jayanthi
23-04-2008 Pathamudayam
May 01-05-2008 May day
06-05-2008 Vaisakha masarambham, Chattambi swami samadi
07-05-2008 Puthuppalli, Edatwa perunal
09-05-2008 Sreesankara Jayanthi
18-05-2008 Narasimha Jayanthi
June 1-06-2008 Vanakamasam Arambam
15-06-2008 Oochirakkali
July 03-07-2008 St. Thomas Dinam
16-07-2008 Ramayana Masarambham
August 1-08-2008 Karkidaka Vavu
9-08-2008 Nehru trophy Boat race
15-08-2008 Independence Day, Kaloor St Antony Palli Janana Thirunnal
23-08-2008 Sreekrishna Jayanthi, Chattambi swami jayanthi
September 01-09-2008 Ramsan vritharambam, Ettu nombu arambam
02-09-2008 Thripunithura Atham
3-09-2008 Vinayaka Chathurthi
4-09-2008 Viswakarma Jayanthi
8-09-2008 Manarcadu perunal
11-09-2008 Onnam onam
12-09-2008 Thiruvonam
13-09-2008 Moonam Onam, Ayyankali Jayanthi
14-09-2008 Nalam Onam, Sreenarayana Jayanthi
17-09-2008 Viswakarma Dinam
21-09-2008 Sreenarayana Guru Samadi
24-09-2008 Vallarpadam thirunal
30-09-2008 Navarathri arambam
October 01-10-2008 Edulfithar
02-10-2008 Gandhi jayanthi
07-10-2008 Durgazhtami
08-10-2008 Mahanavami
09-10-2008 Vijayadasami
27-10-2008 Deepavali
November 01-11-2008 KeralaPpiravai
02-11-2008 Parumal Palli Perunnal
14-11-2008 Sisudinam
16-11-2008 Mandalam Arambham
20-11-2008 Vaikathazhtami
23-11-2008 Thriprayar Ekadesi
December 08-12-2008 Edul Ashah
09-12-2008 Guruvayoor Ekadesi
11-12-2008 Thrikarthika
13-12-2008 Narayaneeya Dinam
25-12-2008 Christmas
30-12-2008 Sivagiri Theerthadanam
 

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