Keddaso
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Keddaso also spelled Keddasa (
Rituals
Keddasa normally falls in the month of February and is celebrated over three days named Keddasa, Nadu Keddasa and Kade Keddasa. This celebrated in the winter of this region, where its believed that Bhoomi Devi gets
Shikai is kept based on the belief that mother earth bathes herself with Shikakai. After bath she comes back; puts Kumkum and haves Sarnadde that has been kept in a banana leaf.
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Special food
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During Keddasa, one more practice was prevalent was to have lentils like horse gram, green gram, dried coconut, rice and peanuts called as Kudu Ari.[7] They were roasted and were given to all. This is because winter is the time when body needs lot of proteins and oil. These lentils would help the body be intact in working condition.
Hunting
The Arasu of the village went for Bonte (hunting) along with villagers.[8] This in a way was to get rid of the animals that trouble the agricultural works and also for entertainment. To get a break from farming, Tuluvas made a practice of hunting during Keddasa.[2][9]
Keddasa Leppu
Nalike community, who traditionally perform
- Sōmavāra keḍḍasa,
- muṭṭune aṅgāra naḍu keḍḍasa
- budhavāra biripune
- paji kaḍpare balli
- unuṅgel polipyare balli,
- arasule bōnṭeṅg
- sarver ullāyanakulu pōvōḍuge.
- Valasāri majalḍ kūḍdu
- valasari dērdd pālejjār jappunaga
- uḷḷāldinakulu kaḍipi kan̄jin nīrḍ pāḍōdu.
- Ōḍuḍ kaḍevoḍu, kall ḍ roṭṭi pattavoḍu.
- Malla malla mr̥rgolu jattd barpa
- Kaṭṭa ijjāndi beḍi, kadi kaṭṭandina pagari,
- kaila kaḍela pattd
- ujjergon̄ji erpu ērpād
- illa bēttaḍit untondu
- murgoleg tāṇṭāvoḍu.
- Malla malla murgolen jayipoḍu.
- Eṅk ayita kebi, kār, kai,
- uppu, mun̄ci, puḷi koroḍu
References
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b "ಭೂಮಿ ತಾಯಿ ರಜಸ್ವಲೆಯಾಗುವ ಹಬ್ಬ 'ಕೆಡ್ಡಸ'". Kannadaprabha (in Kannada). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ R, Jaya Gomathi Mirra. "Holy and Sinful: A Great Dichotomy". nsoj.in. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
Heeding puberty and menstruation as a period of restful seclusion, celebration and sanctity steeped in Indian culture is evident in the Ambubachi festival,and similar traditions throughout the nation, including Keddasa (annual Tulu festival centred on providing three days rest to Mother earth)
- ^ Tulunadina Sasya Janapada by B Shivarama Shetty, Ph.D., Mangaluru University, 1992, p. 163.
- ^ "ಕೆಡ್ಡಸ ತುಳುವೆರೆನ ನಾಡ ಪರ್ಬೊ ಆವೊಡು". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Tulunadina Sasya Janapada by B Shivarama Shetty, Ph.D., Mangaluru University, 1992, p. 170.
- ^ "ತುಳುನಾಡ ಕೆಡ್ಡಸ. - ಭೂಮಿ ಋತುಮತಿಯಾಗುವುದು". 2 March 2015.
- ^ "ತುಳುನಾಡಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಡ್ಡಸ ಆಚರಣೆ | Kulal World". kulalworld.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Keddasa (in Tulu). 27 November 2020.
- Daijiworld. Archived from the originalon 14 October 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
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