Happy Makar Sankranti

Makar Sankranti marks the first Hindu festival of the calendar year. India is a diverse country with diversity in culture and language to name a few. Thus the significance of each festival is different in different state or culture. Makar Sankranti is one of the few festivals that is celebrated in most of the states across India. It is celebrated slightly differently in different states but by far and large has the same meaning and significance. It marks the beginning of the harvest season and is also known as harvest festival in most states. It also marks the start of northward journey of sun from winter to summer solstice known as "Uttarayana".

 

The sesame-jaggery sweet, sugar cane , roasted bengal gram and khichdi/pongal/huggi are important part of the celebration. Kite flying is also an important part of the celebration in some states.

 

All Indian festivals are based on lunar calendar but Sankranti is the only festival based on solar calendar and hence always falls on the same geordian date.

 

Editing : I am feeling lucky (Picasa)

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