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The '''Kerala New Year''' used to be on the day of the [[March equinox|vernal equinox]], i.e., the day when the sun is considered to move from the southern to the northern [[Celestial sphere|hemisphere]]. However, the first Malayalam month is ''Chingam'' {{lang|ml|ചിങ്ങം}} according to the [[Malayalam Calendar]].<br />
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Until the modern [[Malayalam]] [[Kollam Era]]<ref name="scientific journal">''Indian Journal on History of Sciences 1996, pg 94''. ''{{cite web |url=http://www.new1.dli.ernet.in/data1/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005b5f_93.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-12-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527163650/http://www.new1.dli.ernet.in/data1/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005b5f_93.pdf |archivedate=2015-05-27 }}''</ref> was adopted in 825 CE, the first day of the Malayalam month of ''Medam'' ({{lang|ml|മേടം}}) was considered to be the new year. This day is still celebrated in [[Kerala]] as [[Vishu]], and it coincides with similar New Year festivities in most of [[India]].<br />
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[[Category:Festivals in Kerala]]<br />
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[[Category:Spring holidays (Northern Hemisphere)]]<br />
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