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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.