Thaipusam (
Tamil:
தைப்பூசம்,
Taippūcam ?) is a
Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the
Tamil community on the full moon in the
Tamil month of
Thai
(January/February). It is celebrated not only in countries where the
Tamil community constitutes a majority, but also in countries where
Tamil communities are smaller, such as
Mauritius[1],
Singapore[2] and
Malaysia.
[3] The festival is also referred to as
Thaipooyam or
Thaippooyam (
Malayalam:
തൈപ്പൂയം,
Taippūyaṁ ?). The word
Thaipusam is derived from the month name
Thai and
Pusam, which refers to a star that 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
Soorapadam.
There is a misconception among people that Thaipusam marks Murugan's
birthday; however, it is believed that Vaikhasi Vishakam, which falls in
the Vaikhasi month (May/June), is Murugan's birthday.
[4]
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