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Vol. 12 No. 4

sEE THE sOUTH

Many important festivals celebrated in the South are connected with the cyclic change of seasons. These festivals
add colour to the serene beauty of the South.
Onam is a festival MY VILLAGE FESTIVAL
celebrated in Kerala. in my village gopalapatnam erramannapalam,
This festival falls in the Visakhapatnam, we celebrate the festival of goddess
month of Chingam Paradesamma during the summers. a temple is
and lasts for ten days. constructed in her honor and a big fair every year is
The snake boat race, Illustration by: Ashmika Rajendran, VII-A, organised in which people dress as tigers and dance.
Kathakali and Pulikkali Delhi Public School, Mandla Road, Jabalpur P. Madhu Bhaskar, VII, Sriprakash Vidyaniketan, Pendurthi,
tiger dance are popular features of onam celebrations. Visakhapatnam
Prathyusha Nair, IV C, Veda Vyasa D.A.V. Public School, New Delhi;
S. Kokilavani, X, Sri Seshaas International Public School, Salem
Pongal is the harvest
aadi Perukku in Tamil Nadu pays tribute to the life- festival of Tamil Nadu.
sustaining properties of water. it is celebrated near river in Tamil language, the
banks, water tanks and wells to mark the rise in water word Pongal signifies
levels during the monsoon. women perform a water ritual abundance and prosperity.
to honour nature. it is celebrated in January
when the farmers reap
M. Harshavardhini, IX D and Sharathi M, VIII C, Sri Sankara Vidyashramam the rice harvest. Pongal is
Mat. Hr. Sec. School, Chennai Illustration by: Jasmine Jose, XI-D,
celebrated for three days— Summer Fields School, DLF, Gorgaon
Bhogi in the state of andhra Pradesh is the day preceding bhogi Pongal (thanksgiving
makar sankranti. People celebrate bhogi by making day), surya Pongal (sun worship) and mattu Pongal (cow
bonfires. worship). it coincides with the last month of the Tamil
S. John Daniel, IX G, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Public School, Jubilee Hills, calendar-maargazhi.
Hyderabad
B. Meghana Siva Sai Lakshmi, VII T, Little Angels English Medium School,
Visakhapatnam; G. Jayasree, VI B, Revoor Padmanabha Chetty’s Matric Hr.
Thrissur Pooram is an annual festival held in the Sec. School, Chennai; A.K. Glory, VIII, C.M.S. Seven Wells, Chennai
temple of Vadakkunathan in Kerala. it is celebrated on the
day the moon rises with the pooram star according to the Vishu is celebrated with great fanfare in Kerala. it
malayalam calendar. signifies the sun’s transit into the first zodiac sign. Vishu
Sahithi Josyula, IX G, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Public School, Jubilee Hills, is a festival during which farmers in Kerala begin their
Hyderabad agricultural activities.
Rishabh, VII, St. Marks Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, New Delhi

UGADI PACHADI-TASTE OF LIFE!!

ugadi is celebrated in andhra Pradesh.
a chutney called ugadi Pachadi is
made with sweet, sour, salt, pungent,
spice and bitter tastes (shadhruchulu
Bathukamma is a special festival celebrated with fervor
in the Telangana region. during this festival, goddess or six tastes), a reminder of the various
gauri is worshipped. Flowers are an essential part of the facets of life and to prepare us for the
festival as devi Parvati, known as bathukamma, is a lover year ahead. it is made from neem,
of flowers. banana or jaggery, tamarind, green
S. Aparna Reddy, X G, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Public School, Jubilee Hills, mango with chillies and salt.
Hyderabad; D. Harshitha, V B, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Atmakuri Rama Rao Sai Narain, VII T, Little Angels English Medium
School, Hyderabad
School, Visakhapatnam

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