On
the 4th day, Kanya Pongal, coloured balls of the pongal are made and are
offered to birds. A kind of bull-fight, called the 'Jallikattu' is held in
Madhurai, Tiruchirapalli and Tanjore in Tamil Nadu and several places in
Andhra Pradesh. Bundles containing money are tied to the horns of ferocious
bulls, and unarmed villagers try to wrest the bundles from them. Bullock
cart races and cock-fights are also held. In Andhra Pradesh, every household
displays its collection of dolls for three days. Community meals are held at
night with freshly harvested ingredients.
Ballads, folk dances, dramas and songs have rich cultural heritages,
'Jallikattu' or bull fight' played in Madurai, Trichy areas are more
ferocious than the bull fight which is the beloved sport of Latin speakers
in Europe and south America.
Myths and legends, festivals and ceremonials have helped to fashion an
exquisitely charming type of handicrafts. The products of tamilnadu workmen
cater to as much beauty as to utility, which include metal-ware, wood
carving, pottery, leather goods, carpets, pith work, palam left products,
etc. handloom textiles both cotton and silk have won global appreciation.
Cattle are decorated with garlands, their horns coloured, and mango leyes
hung round their necks. Then they are led about in procession exempted from
all labour, and virtually, if not actually, worshipped. On this occasion the
Jallikattu (bull fight) is held in Al1angunal1ur, near Chennai. Cattle are
decorated with garlands, their horns are coloured and mango leave~re hung
round their necks. They are led in a procession.
