Vishu is Malayalam festival celebrated in Kerala and some parts of the Tamil Nadu and it comes on the first day of Malayalam month of Medam (April-May).  Vishu festival is also celebrated as Malayalam New Year day and therefore it has significance in Malayalam society. People take part in the celebration of the festival irrespective of their cast and religion.

Vishukkani is an important event in Vishu festival. Vishukkani literally means " the first things seen on the day of Vishu Festival after waking up”. Vishukkani contains the things for ritual arrangements like raw rice, fresh lemon, betel leaves, Metal mirror, golden cucumber, Arecanut, Konna (a kind of yellow flower) and holy text and coins. These things are supposed to be auspicious ones and are arranged in a bell metal vessel known as Uruli in the Pooja room (the room in which the worship is done) of the house. Nilavilakku, a lighted bell metal lamp, is kept along side. This preparation of Vishukkani is done on the pre eve of Vishu. The custom is that when people wake up in the next morning, they go to the pooja room with closed eyes to see these auspicious things as the first sight of the New Year. People also visit the nearby temples to pray to the gods for prosperous life in the New Year. The festival is celebrated by much pomp and show with children setting of the firecrackers and people wearing new cloths.
The festival of Vishu is celebrated all over the country but with different names and ways. It is celebrated as Baisakhi Punjab and as Bhiu in Assam.