The name of the author suggests that he is of Christain background ...unsure if the tone of scorn is towards persons of all backgrounds for abusing the occasion ...? has the line of contempt crossed a bit towards what Hindus consider as sacred in honoring 'Mahabali ' ....which is not a Christian / Catholic attitude ..true , we can have compassion for what we see as areas that contradict , even verge on tone of scorn / contempt towards the Sacred Truth of our faith - as distortion that conflicts The Truth of Passion Resurrection ..the mystery too that Onam started only in 8th/ 9th century ...parallels the Feasts of Assumption / Nativity of The Mother / Holy Cross ...thus , could have been coopted , hence concerns in The Church about fall outs from Christians 'celebrating ' such ...mystery too it is declared it as a State festival - ? crossing the line of separation of secularism ...Good thing that there are more efforts under way now to bring back Christian traditions into these days as what is rightly owned The Mother , including in cultural activities such as dances too having Christian themes ...it would be good too to take up the 90 days for holy souls in purgatory devotion that focus on various categories of persons who are making reparations for their errors / omissions , thus , devoting the months of Aug. to October for such along with devotion to The Mother , honoring her 10 virtues -for 10 days of dances and celebrations when possible ... all of such at site of Divinemercyplus ...to aid families to take in The Truth that the flesh of The Mother that our Lord took upon Himself in Incarnation is what brings us too into the holy union in Spirit unto Him , to each other, generations .... couples in purity in one flesh through her holiness , thus all to be in the right order, to put to death unholy carnal soul ties , its effects that manifest as lust , greed , hatreds , addictions and ailments too ...to make reparation for the many thousands of little babies kept in freezers from the abuse of IVF practices ...many such evils of our times ... may the good will and compassion in many be a holy Oneness that bring its blessings , protection and deliverance ! FIAT !