Abstract: the thaipusam mainly tamils have a celebrationThe Hindu"The month of the festival, every year in Tamil calendar" (10 months) during a full moon, in the Gregorian calendar January or February.The festival is also a six to Malaysia (penang, perak state, negeri sembilan of selangor,, johor and Kuala Lumpur) of one of the statutory holidays.Thaipusam celebrate shiva and snow mountain goddess ares son jose Lu Gan (Murugan) birthday, on this day he got snow mountain goddess gift - a spear, finally make it destroyed the devil Soorapadman.

Holiday profile

Hindu "Thaipusam Thaipusam) mostly falls in the Gregorian calendar every year 1, 2 months (January 29, 2010), is a devout hindus season of sin, devotion and gratitude.In India is said to have no, now still keep the custom is Singapore and Malaysia.And other Indian festival happy atmosphere with different thaipusam is a confession and good holiday.

The festival is also called deepavali or the Lantern Festival, every family will clean up house, lamp around the house, for the lucky goddess and patron saint, Indian Hindu pilgrims will held a grand celebration, dropped the idol parade to celebrate, some christians on the hob, minus the stab needles, says shane or sin to god.In little India celebrate center area.

About the celebration activities

There are many kinds of believers' religious ceremonies, for example, shaved, practice, with silver needle pierced tongue, cheeks, etc., one of the most prominent is embedded in the body back countless small shiny iron hook, the hook, hook similar each knot with a thick rope, hook end by behind one centralized catch in left hand, pull tight, at the same time, the right hand waving a whip kept beating in front of the drive.Some christians are on each hook into full apple items, teapot, or back to the huge steel bow shackles (negative slip), from a Hindu temple procession to the other a Hindu temple, for prayer and sacrifice, to belief in god faithful don't move, and pray to god bless.

The celebration preparation

To participate in such a solemn ceremony, the penitent must start preparing before 1 month, obey the commandments, abstinence and vegetarian.On bearing slip before the ceremony, all the penitent must accepttempleThe priest's sermon, and 24 hours of fasting for this lofty festival to purify the body and soul, and they believe that at the ceremony for jose Lu Gan god will be with them, make them fully feeling no pain.Hindus almost self-harm behavior, but won't feel painful magic phenomenon is inconceivable, rather than we find in thembleeding, later will not leave any scars, hindus will this as god performance.

The activity time

Thaipusam activity for a full 24 hours, after the devout hindus will puncture from a Hindu temple procession to the other a Hindu temple, for prayer and sacrifice, to belief in god faithful don't move, and pray to god bless.