Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Learn Tamil Part 5



Today lesson Tamil Calender name, Tamil Festival and celebration



"தை" ("Tai") as the first month of the Tamil year.

Month (Tamil)
Sanskrit Name
Month (English)
Calendar equivalent
தை
Pausha
Tai
mid-January to mid-February
மாசி
Magha
Maasi
mid-February to mid-March
பங்குனி
Phalguna
Paṅkuni
mid-March to mid-April
சித்திரை
Chaitra
Cittirai
mid-April to mid-May
வைகாசி
Vaisakha
Vaikasi
mid-May to mid-June
ஆனி
Jyaishtha
Ani
mid-June to mid-July
ஆடி
Ashadha
Adi
mid-July to mid-August
ஆவணி
Shravana
Aavaṇi
mid-August to mid-September
புரட்டாசி
Bhādrapada
Puraṭṭasi
mid-September to mid-October
ஐப்பசி
Ashwina
Aippaci/Aippasi
mid-October to mid-November
கார்த்திகை
Karttika
Karttikai
mid-November to mid-December
மார்கழி
Margashrsha
Maarkaḻi
mid-December to mid-January








 Festival:



The Tamil Calendar is so important to the life of Tamil-speaking people that most of the Festivals of Tamil Nadu are based on it. Some of Festivals include Tamil New Year (also called Puthandu) in mid-April, Thai PongalDeepavali, Panguni Uthiram, Thirukaarthigai, Aadiperukku, Navaratri etc.

Celebration
Month
 Dates     
Celebrations
தை - Thai
15 January - 12 February
Star on the Pournami: Poosam. Pongal, which is the harvest festival, is celebrated on the first day of this month. 
மாசி -Maasi
13 February - 14 March
Star on the Pournami: Magam. Maasi Magam is the special day of which comes in this Month. Shivaratri is an important festival widely celebrated byHindus in this month.
பங்குனி -Panguni
15 March - 13 April
Star on the Pournami: Uththiram. Panguni Uthiram, the last month of the year, is a famous festival and special to Murugan and Siva devotees.
சித்திரை -Chithirai
14 April - 14 May
Star on the Pournami: Chithirai. Chitra Pournami & Varusha pirappu are the most important festivals in this month. Famous Chithirai Thiruvizha is celebrated in Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple. 14 April is the Tamil New Year.
வைகாசி -Vaikaasi
15 May - 14 June
Star on the Pournami: Visaagam. Vaikaasi Visaakam is the most important day in this month.This month is most favorable month of Lord Subramainya (Murga Kadavul). Thirumangalam[Madurai] Shri Pathrakali Mariamman Temple 13day Vaigasi Festival starts at Sunday followed by vaigasi ammavasai[no moon day].
ஆனி - Aani
15 June - 14 July
Star on the Pournami: Anusham. Aani Thirumanjanam or Aani Uttaram for Lord Nataraja is the most famous day in this month.
ஆடி - Aadi
15 July - 14 August
Star on the Pournami: Pooraadam (or) Uthiraadam. A most important month for women. The most auspicious days are Fridays and Tuesdays in this month, these are called Aadi Velli and Aadi Chevvai and the Aadi Amavasya. Aadi Pooram is also a special day.18th day of adi is the most important day for the farmers (delta region) they prepare paddy seedlings.during this month "kanchi varthal" is famous in amman temples
ஆவணி -Aavani
15 August - 15 September
Star on the Pournami: Thiruvonam. An important month with many rituals. Brahmins change their sacred thread on Aavani Avittam. Each Sunday of the month is dedicated to prayers - Aavani Gnayiru.vinayaka chaturthi ,the festival of lord ganesha is held in this month
புரட்டாசி -Purattaasi
15 September - 15 October
Star on the Pournami: Poorattathi (or) Uthirattathi. Navarathri & Vijayadhashami or Ayuda Pooja is celebrated to invoke Goddess Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi.
ஐப்பசி -Aippasi
15 October - 14 November
Star on the Pournami: Ashwini. The monsoons typically start over Tamil Nadu in this month. Hence the saying, "Aippasi Mazhai, adai mazhai" - meaning "Aippasi rains are persistent rains".
Also Annaabishekam for Lord Shiva is very famous in this month. The most famous Hindu festival "Deepavali" is celebrated in this month.
கார்த்திகை - Karthikai
15 November - 14 December
Star on the Pournami: Karthikai. Another auspicious celebration for Shiva devotees is Thirukaarthigai. The Krithikaa Pournami is the special day of the full moon in the month of Kaarthikai, and the star is Krithikaa.
மார்கழி -Maargazhi
15 December - 14 January
Star on the Pournami: Mirugaseridam. This is another special month in the Tamil Calendar. Temples open earlier in the mornings and Devotees throng the temples early for puja and prasadam - the offering made to the deity which is later distributed to the devotees. Arudra Darisanam (Thiruvaadirai star in Tamil) is the most auspicious day in this month. This is also a very popular festival in Kerala, 


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