THE UNFORGETABLE TASTE OF ONAM!
Onam..... It's the biggest nostalgia for any Malayalee, anywhere in this world. Like most malalyalees lot of my childhood memories are threaded with that festival. When we were children, Onam was the sweetest occasion in a year which we eagerly waited for. Not only because schools were closed for Onam vacation, but also because of the happiness that festival brings to our small world. ... The children gangs makes "pookkalam" in front of our house, in the all 10 days. We never buy flowers from the market (as we see in present times). We pluck the flowers from various places including private properties and nearby houses. For that you need to wake up early in the morning and go around to collect the flowers. You need to climb walls of other people's houses, escape from barking dogs, run away from scolding house owners etc... It was like a police-thief game and we children liked it very much.. Then the grand "Onam Sadya" (feast) on the Thiruvona