Today is Tamil New Year. It is the first day of the Tamil solar calendar and is the start of the Chittirai month. This time around, the New Year starts at 6am Singapore time. Auspiciously, this morning, the moon was huge and beautiful as I was driving out.
The Gregorian calendar starts the year on January 1, but for the many people who follow the solar calendar, today is the start of their new year for eg the Sri Lankans, Cambodians also have today as the start of their New Year.
As a start to a new year, it is the start of a new beginning and the day is traditionally celebrated by a visit to the temple and eating vegetarian food. Tamils will cook ponggal today and when I was growing up, that was something I also looked forward to!
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