Thiruvathirakkali

alt=Thiruvathirakali|thumb| Thiruvathirakali a Sri Kurumbakkavu, Poikkattussery
Thiruvathirakali wata rawa ce ta musamman ta mata a Kerala .  Mata ne ke yin rawar a ƙananan ƙungiyoyi, duka a matsayin wani ɓangare na al'adun addini da kuma ban da al'adun addini.    Galibi a ranar Onam da Thiruvathira a watan Dhanumas, mata suna yin wannan salon fasaha ta hanyar rera waƙar yabo ga Shiva Parvati a cikin haikalin Shiva da sauransu. Thiruvathirakali musamman ga mata waɗanda ke lura da Thiruvathira Vradam.   Wannan salon fasaha kuma ana kiransa Kaikottikali da Kummikali tare da ɗan bambanci kaɗan.

Ana kyautata zaton cewa wannan rawa tana kawo dogon rayuwa mai albarka ta aure da kuma auren da aka zaɓa. Ana yin wannan wasan kwaikwayo da daddare a ranar Thiruvathira. Thiruvathira ta farko bayan auren 'yan mata ana kiranta Poothiruvathira.

 Bukukuwa da Al'adu 
A zamanin da, ana yin wannan rawa na tsawon kwanaki 28 tun daga ranar Thiruvathira har zuwa Thiruvathira a wata mai zuwa. A wasu wurare, ana yin shirin kwana 11 a watan Dhanum.

Bikin yana farawa ne da cin abinci na musamman da ake kira Ettangadi a ranar Makairyam, ranar da ta gabaci ranar Thiruvathira. Sinadaran da ke cikin Ettangadi sune dawa, doya, kachil, berry, doya, lentil, sukari, da zuma. Ana cin sa a daren da ya gabata. Amma ba a yin wannan bikin a yau ba. 

Ana tattara Dasapushkas a gaban gidan da rana. Thiruvathirakali yana farawa bayan faɗuwar rana. Bayan Thiruvathira nakshatramudhi da tsakar dare, masu rawa suna rera waƙoƙin ibada kuma suna kawo furannin dasa tare da Ashtamangalyam yana riƙe da fitilar gidan. Daga baya suna sanya waɗannan furanni a gashinsu. Wannan ana kiransa rabin kiwo. Ana kunna furanni ta hanyar rera waƙoƙin yabon allolin kowace fure. Ana kuma ganin hankaka. 

'Yan matan suna rawa a da'ira a kusa da kyandir mai haske suna kallon bugun waƙar, suna tafa hannuwa. Sari da riguna su ne tufafin da ake amfani da su ga Thiruvathirakali. Ƙungiyar 'yan mata da ke buga Thiruvathira za su ga wata jaruma. Jarumar ta rera layin farko kuma ƙungiyar ta mayar da martani ga layin ɗaya. Membobin ƙungiyar sun taka suna tafa hannuwa don jin daɗin waƙar. Lasyabhava inuwa ce a duk tsawon wasan. Matakan da aka yi a wasan a lokacin pooja suna da sauƙi sosai. Wannan yana sauƙaƙa wa har ma da waɗanda ba su sani ba su shiga wasan.

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