Question

Which of the following festival(s) does NOT typically belong to Kerala?

1. Onam

2. Vishu

3. Gudi Padwa

1. Only 2
2. Only 3
3. Only 2 and 3
4. Only 1 and 3

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Only 3

The correct answer is Only 3.

• Gudi Padwa is NOT a festival in Kerala.

• Gudi Padwa is also called Samvatsar Padvo, is celebrated on the first day of the Chaitra month of the Hindu calendar.
• It is the first day of the year for the people of Maharashtra and the Konkan region.
• The festival Gudi Padwa gets its name from two words - ‘gudi’, meaning flag or emblem of Lord Brahma, and ‘padwa’ means the first day of the phase of the moon.
• According to Hindu mythology, it is said that Lord Brahma had created the universe on the day of Gudi Padwa.

• Festivals of Kerala:
  • Onam:
    • It is a harvest festival celebrated in Kerala
  • Vishu: 
    • The festival marks the first day of Medam which is the ninth month in the solar calendar followed in Kerala.
  • Thiruvathira: 
    • The festival falls on the asterism Thiruvathira in the Malayalam month of Dhanu (December-January) and this is also the longest night in the year.
    • This festival is celebrated in commemoration of the death of Kamadeva, the mythological God of love.