The Vallam Kali:
 Kerala, the land of backwaters, rivers and a long coast line depend on boats for their various needs and purposes. Fishing is a major industry and profession of the people. Baots of various size and shape are used by the people for their various needs. The boat races has evolved as a major sport in Kerala. The major attraction for tourists is cruising in the backwaters. Known as ‘Kettuvallam’, a finely decorated, house boat, with all amenities. Long before the upcoming of tourism industry, people of different  regions enjoyed this sport, the boat race in special made boats like ‘Chundan Vallom’ otherwise known as snake boat… Vallomkali known as ‘Boat Race’ is performed with boat songs (Vanchipattu). It include devotional songs recited in a rhythmic tone to boost the participants or the paddlers. The leaders of the team will be standing on the end of the boat, steaming  the minds of paddlers.

The Christmas:
celebrated to honour the glory of the nativity of Jesus on 25th May is the most significant and spectacular of Christian festivals. No other celebration is so enriched with so many customs and ceremonies. There is an array of spectacles like Christmas Star, Christmas tree, the Crib, Christmas cake, Christmas presents and the Christmas Father. The last named is quite a fascinating personage, who claims above all to be the very embodiment of the most vibrant and quintessence of the gayest of all the festivals.

The Makaravillakku:
Sabarimala - For centuries, Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta has been a major pilgrim centre attracting lakhs of devotees from all over India, more so from southern States. The presiding deity is Lord Ayyappa known as Dharma Sastha, a considered symbol of unity between Vaishnavites and Saivites. Darma Sastha is believed to have fulfilled his mission in life and rejoined his Supreme Self, enshrined at Sabarimala.
 

The Attukal Pongala:
is the most important festival of Attukal Bhagavathy Temple located in Trivandrum. It is a ten-day programme commencing on the Karthika star of the Malayalam month of Makaram-Kumbham (February-March) and closing with the sacrificial offering known as Kuruthitharpanam at night. On the ninth day of the festival, the world famous Attukal Pongala Mahotsavam takes place. Devi Attukalamma is considered as the incarnation of Kannaki, the heroine of Silappathikaram by Tamil Poet Illango in 2nd century A.D and Attukal is one of the places where Kannaki took rest on her journey northward from Madurai to Kodungallur...

The Mahasivarathri:
The Mahasivarathri is essentially a religious festival unlike the Onam and Thiruvathira. The word means `the great night of Siva. According to the Sivapurana, it falls on the Krishna Chathurdasi day which is on the fourteenth day during the warning of the moon in the month of Megha, though in some years it may occur in Phalguna also. In Kerala the month of Kumbham is noted for the Sivarathri festival which falls in May -March. The Mahasivarathri is considered a very important day for fast and Siva worship. The celebration of Sivarathri in Aluva is as famous as the festivals like Ashtami at Vaikom, Pooram at Thrissur etc.

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