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Thaipusam 2020 Festival of Lights

Thaipusam or Thaipoosam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம், Taippūcam ^?), is a festival celebrated by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February), usually coinciding with Pushya star, known as Poosam in Tamil. It is mainly observed in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia,^[1] Mauritius^[2] Singapore,^[3] South Africa, Canada and other places where ethnic Tamils reside as a part of the local Indian diaspora population such as Réunion, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica and the other parts of the Caribbean.

It is a national holiday in many countries like Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Mauritius. In certain states of Malaysia and in the nations of Sri Lanka and Mauritius it is a government and a bank holiday.^{[citation needed]} In Singapore, it was previously a national holiday but was removed from the official list of national holidays..^[4]

The word Thaipusam is a combination of the name of the month, Thai, and the name of a star, Pusam. This particular star is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a Vel “spear” so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. It is commonly believed that Thaipusam marks Murugan’s birthday; Some other sources suggest that Vaikhasi Vishakam, which falls in the Vaikhasi month (May/June), is Murugan’s birthday.^[5]

Thaipusam 2020 – The Festival of Lights in Penang on Saturday. 08.02.2020 to Monday 10.02.2020

As I, the blogger, was not in good health, my good friend Bertrand Linet was taking these photographs for me to blog the Thaipusam Festival of Lights in Penang for 2020. Thank you my dear friend.

Soo Peng

Dated: 12.02.2020

Also called	தமிழர் திருவிழா
Observed by	Tamils, Sri Lankan Tamils, Malaysian Tamils, Tamil Singaporeans, Tamil Indonesians, Tamil Caribbeans, Tamil Fijians, and Tamil Mauritians
Type	Ethnoreligious
Significance	The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a Vel
Date	decided by the Tamil calendar.
2020 date	Saturday 8 February
2021 date	Thursday 28 January

Thaipusam 2020 Festival of Lights

Thaipusam or Thaipoosam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம், Taippūcam ^?), is a festival celebrated by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February), usually coinciding with Pushya star, known as Poosam in Tamil. It is mainly observed in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia,^[1] Mauritius^[2] Singapore,^[3] South Africa, Canada and other places where ethnic Tamils reside as a part of the local Indian diaspora population such as Réunion, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica and the other parts of the Caribbean.

It is a national holiday in many countries like Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Mauritius. In certain states of Malaysia and in the nations of Sri Lanka and Mauritius it is a government and a bank holiday.^{[citation needed]} In Singapore, it was previously a national holiday but was removed from the official list of national holidays..^[4]

The word Thaipusam is a combination of the name of the month, Thai, and the name of a star, Pusam. This particular star is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a Vel “spear” so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. It is commonly believed that Thaipusam marks Murugan’s birthday; Some other sources suggest that Vaikhasi Vishakam, which falls in the Vaikhasi month (May/June), is Murugan’s birthday.^[5]

As I, the blogger, was not in good health, my good friend Bertrand Linet was taking these photographs for me to blog the Thaipusam Festival of Lights in Penang for 2020. Thank you my dear friend.

Soo Peng

Dated: 12.02.2020

Also called	தமிழர் திருவிழா
Observed by	Tamils, Sri Lankan Tamils, Malaysian Tamils, Tamil Singaporeans, Tamil Indonesians, Tamil Caribbeans, Tamil Fijians, and Tamil Mauritians
Type	Ethnoreligious
Significance	The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a Vel
Date	decided by the Tamil calendar.
2020 date	Saturday 8 February
2021 date	Thursday 28 January

Thaipusam 2020 Festival of Lights

Thaipusam or Thaipoosam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம், Taippūcam ^?), is a festival celebrated by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February), usually coinciding with Pushya star, known as Poosam in Tamil. It is mainly observed in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia,^[1] Mauritius^[2] Singapore,^[3] South Africa, Canada and other places where ethnic Tamils reside as a part of the local Indian diaspora population such as Réunion, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica and the other parts of the Caribbean.

It is a national holiday in many countries like Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Mauritius. In certain states of Malaysia and in the nations of Sri Lanka and Mauritius it is a government and a bank holiday.^{[citation needed]} In Singapore, it was previously a national holiday but was removed from the official list of national holidays..^[4]

The word Thaipusam is a combination of the name of the month, Thai, and the name of a star, Pusam. This particular star is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a Vel “spear” so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. It is commonly believed that Thaipusam marks Murugan’s birthday; Some other sources suggest that Vaikhasi Vishakam, which falls in the Vaikhasi month (May/June), is Murugan’s birthday.^[5]

As I, the blogger, was not in good health, my good friend Bertrand Linet was taking these photographs for me to blog the Thaipusam Festival of Lights in Penang for 2020. Thank you my dear friend.

Soo Peng

Dated: 12.02.2020

Also called	தமிழர் திருவிழா
Observed by	Tamils, Sri Lankan Tamils, Malaysian Tamils, Tamil Singaporeans, Tamil Indonesians, Tamil Caribbeans, Tamil Fijians, and Tamil Mauritians
Type	Ethnoreligious
Significance	The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a Vel
Date	decided by the Tamil calendar.
2020 date	Saturday 8 February
2021 date	Thursday 28 January

Thaipusam 2020 Festival of Lights

Thaipusam or Thaipoosam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம், Taippūcam ^?), is a festival celebrated by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February), usually coinciding with Pushya star, known as Poosam in Tamil. It is mainly observed in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia,^[1] Mauritius^[2] Singapore,^[3] South Africa, Canada and other places where ethnic Tamils reside as a part of the local Indian diaspora population such as Réunion, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica and the other parts of the Caribbean.

It is a national holiday in many countries like Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Mauritius. In certain states of Malaysia and in the nations of Sri Lanka and Mauritius it is a government and a bank holiday.^{[citation needed]} In Singapore, it was previously a national holiday but was removed from the official list of national holidays..^[4]

The word Thaipusam is a combination of the name of the month, Thai, and the name of a star, Pusam. This particular star is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a Vel “spear” so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. It is commonly believed that Thaipusam marks Murugan’s birthday; Some other sources suggest that Vaikhasi Vishakam, which falls in the Vaikhasi month (May/June), is Murugan’s birthday.^[5]

As I, the blogger, was not in good health, my good friend Bertrand Linet was taking these photographs for me to blog the Thaipusam Festival of Lights in Penang for 2020. Thank you my dear friend.

Soo Peng

Dated: 12.02.2020

Also called	தமிழர் திருவிழா
Observed by	Tamils, Sri Lankan Tamils, Malaysian Tamils, Tamil Singaporeans, Tamil Indonesians, Tamil Caribbeans, Tamil Fijians, and Tamil Mauritians
Type	Ethnoreligious
Significance	The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a Vel
Date	decided by the Tamil calendar.
2020 date	Saturday 8 February
2021 date	Thursday 28 January

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