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Vishu, Vishu Cards, Vishu greetings cards, Vishu E-Cards, Vishu Gifts, Vishu Traditions, send Vishu greeting cards,sweets for Vishu festival, send Vishu virtual cards

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When the festival of Baisakhi is being celebrated in the northern parts of India, the Keralites celebrate the Malayalee New Year with the festival of Vishu. The people of kerala celebrate this festival in a traditional manner. The follow the custom of viewing the Vishukani( the lucky sight) in the morning of the festival. The vishukani is later taken and distributed among the poor people.

The people buy new clothes (kodi vastram) for the occasion and the elders of the family distribute tokens of money to the children, servants and tenants. These tokens are called the vishukaineetam and are usually in form of coins. People carry on this custombelieving that in this way, their children will be blessed with prosperity in future.

The families then celebrate the day with joyous abandon by bursting fire crackers after the vishukani. While the men and the children engage in bursting crackers, the women start cooking a variety of delicacies for the day's lunch. The feast or the 'sadya' is prepared by the women of the household and the whole family sits down to enjoy the vishu lunch together. The dishes prepared from the vegetables and fruits that are abundant in the season like jackfruits, mangoes, pumkins, a variety of gourds, and coconuts.