Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday posted a video of him on a swing as he celebrated the festival of Onam within the traditional way. The senior Congress leader, who represents Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram constituency within the Lok Sabha, said that although the tradition is typically left to young girls, he was persuaded to urge into the “spirit of things” this year. Posting the clip on Twitter, Tharoor wished his followers, “Happy Onam!”
There’s an Onam swing tradition that one normally leaves to young girls. i used to be persuaded to urge Into the spirit of things this year. Happy Onam!” Shashi Tharoor wrote from his Twitter account Donning a standard red kurta and white mundu, the Congress leader was seen within the 30-second video clip enjoying the swing tradition, which is additionally referred to as Onam Oonjal in Kerala.
Onam, celebrated in Kerala, is one among the foremost popular harvest festivals within the country. every day of Onam has its own name, significance, and activities, which individuals do to enjoy this festival. There also are a couple of post-Onam celebrations that continue even after 10 days.
People are celebrating Saturday, August 21, as ‘Thiruvonam’, the foremost auspicious day during the 10-day festival. Notably, the swing is taken into account an integral a part of Onam celebrations, especially in rural areas. Young men and ladies , decked in their best, sing Onappaatt, or Onam songs, and rock each other on swings slung from high branches.
Onam is widely known annually between August and September, and accordingly, the festival fell on August 21 (Saturday) this point . However, the festivities started on August 12 and are slated to travel on till September 23.
Onam falls within the month of Chingam, marked during August-September as per the Gregorian calendar . it’s celebrated to honour the kind-hearted and much-beloved demon King Mahabali, who is believed to return to Kerala during this festival.