Malayalam cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette vocabulary, one custom or term per card.
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- ഓണം (onam)
- Onam, Kerala's biggest harvest festival celebrated with feasts and floral carpets.
- വിഷു (vishu)
- Vishu, the Malayalam New Year festival marked by the ritual first sight of auspicious items.
- തൃശൂർ പൂരം (thrissur pooram)
- Thrissur Pooram, a famous temple festival known for its grand elephant processions.
- ഓണസദ്യ (ona sadya)
- Onam feast, a grand vegetarian meal with many dishes served on a banana leaf.
- കൈകൊട്ടിക്കളി (kaikottikkali)
- Kaikottikali, a traditional clap dance performed by women, especially during Onam.
- തിരുവാതിര (thiruvaathira)
- Thiruvathira, a graceful group dance performed by women around a lamp.
- കഥകളി (kathakali)
- Kathakali, a classical dance-drama known for its elaborate makeup, costumes, and expressive gestures.
- മോഹിനിയാട്ടം (mohiniyaattam)
- Mohiniyattam, a graceful classical solo dance form of Kerala.
- തെയ്യം (theyyam)
- Theyyam, a ritual dance-worship form of North Kerala where performers embody deities.
- വള്ളംകളി (vallamkali)
- Vallam Kali, the traditional snake boat race held on Kerala's rivers and backwaters.
- പുലികളി (pulikali)
- Pulikali, a colorful tiger dance performed by body-painted dancers during Onam in Thrissur.
- സദ്യ (sadya)
- Sadya, a traditional multi-course vegetarian feast served on a banana leaf for celebrations.
- കസവ് സാരി (kasavu saree)
- Kasavu saree, the traditional off-white sari with a gold border, associated with Kerala.
- മുണ്ട് (mundu)
- Mundu, the traditional wraparound garment worn by men in Kerala.
- പൂക്കളം (pookkalam)
- Pookkalam, an intricate floral carpet design laid out during Onam.
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