Vishu 2022: A Malayalam New year

Vishu, the spring festival of Kerala and its nearby regions, is a significant day for all Malayali Hindus. It welcomes the arrival of spring and commemorates a bountiful crop. The festival is also considered the astrological New Year by Malayali Hindus. As part of the day's rituals, Lord Vishnu and his avatar Krishna are worshipped, and families prepare a variety of delicacies. This year, Vishu is going to be celebrated on 15 April.

Like any other festival, many would be eager to send wishes and blessings to their beloved on this occasion. We have compiled a list of messages, wishes, and quotes that you can send to your family and friends.

Vishu 2022: Find date, significance and how the day is celebrated in Kerala

Vishu is grandly celebrated in Kerala as well as by Malayalis across the world. This festival falls on the first day of the month of Medam, as per the lunar calendar of Hindus.

Mesha Sankranthi, which is observed as Vishu, is not traditionally celebrated as New Year in the Malayalam Calendar. The New Year in the calendar begins on the first day of Chingam. People residing in the Malabar area consider this grand festival as the astrological New Year.

According to the Gregorian calendar, Vishu usually falls in the middle of April. So, as per Drikpanchang, Vishu will be celebrated on 15 April. Meanwhile, the Sankranthi moment on Vishu will be observed at 8:56 am on 14 April.

Celebrations

Vishu is celebrated with fanfare and vigour in different parts of Kerala. People begin the day by taking bath, wearing new clothes, lighting oil lamps and offering prayers at their home temples. They set up a display of fruits, vegetables, rice, few coins, holy text among others in a metal bowl called Uruli and then place it in front of the temple at their home.