Thaipusam is a thanks giving ceremony. The word Thaipusam is a combination of two words “Thai”
and “Pusam”. Thai is the name of the month and Pusam is the name of a star.
The festival commemorates the occasion “Parvati” (Hindu goddess of fertility) gave Murugan (god of war) a Vel "spear"
so he could conquer the evil spirit Soorapadman.
It is a Hindu festival celebrated
by the Tamil community on the full
moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February). It can be observe
in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community.
During the celebration, Hindus declare their
devotion to Lord Murugan by piercing various parts of their bodies. They
celebrate their devotion to Lord Murugan for killing of Soorapadman with a
spear. They do this with painful piercings around the body with hooks, and pull
chariots or people who are hanging onto heavy rope attached to their backs by
hooks.
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