Coconut Day

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Coconut Day is a Hindu festival, especially observed in coastal regions of India, that marks the offering of coconuts to the sea to seek protection and prosperity for seafarers and fishing communities.

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Coconut Day canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu festival ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ
associatedCommunity fishing communities ⓘ
seafarers ⓘ
associatedWith Arabian Sea ⓘ
Bay of Bengal ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance expresses dependence on the sea for livelihood ⓘ
reinforces community bonds among coastal Hindus ⓘ
hasActivity community prayers ⓘ
processions to the seashore ⓘ
sea worship rituals ⓘ
hasDeityAssociation local guardian deities of fishermen ⓘ
sea deities ⓘ
hasOffering coconut ⓘ
flowers ⓘ
incense ⓘ
mainRegion coastal regions of India ⓘ
observedBy Hindus in coastal India ⓘ
observedIn coastal villages ⓘ
port towns ⓘ
primaryRitual offering coconuts to the sea ⓘ
purpose seek prosperity for fishing communities ⓘ
seek protection for seafarers ⓘ
relatedTo fishing season ⓘ
maritime safety ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
symbol coconut ⓘ
symbolism gratitude to the sea ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ
protection ⓘ

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Narali Purnima → hasAlternativeName → Coconut Day ⓘ