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The festival happens for ten days , and colourful floral carpet is laid in front of every house during these days . Families serve a traditional meal called “ sadhya ” during this time , especially on the nineth and tenth days . The meal is served in the traditional way in banana leaves with around twenty to twentyeight dishes .
GODS OWN COUNTRY
Vishu is the traditional new year ’ s day of the state and is another traditional festival occasion for Kerala . Vishu has a lot of significance for Hindus , as Vishu marks the astronomical New Year .
People believe that Vishu is the festival that brings prosperity and calm to life . This festival falls in the month of April and is considered the most auspicious day of the year . Even on this day , a traditional meal or sadhya is prepared by the women of the house , and the whole family has the lunch together .