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Makar sankranti❤
It is celebrated with pomp and devotion with different names and different customs in India and Nepal.
On the day of Makar Sankranti, the farmers thank God for their good harvest and always ask for blessings to keep their compassion on the people.
There is also the tradition of giving donations after bathing on the day of Sankranti.
In the Tamil Nadu, this festival is the celebrated as the name of Pongal for four days. Bhogi-Pongal on the first day, Surya-Pongal on the second day, Mattoo-Pongal or Kenu-Pongal on the third day and Kanya-Pongal on the fourth and last days. Thus on the first day, garbage is collected and lit, on the second day Lakshmi ji is worshiped and on the third day animal wealth is worshiped. To celebrate Pongal, after taking a bath, Kheer is made in an earthen pot, which is called Pongal. After this Naivedya is offered to the Sun God. On this day, the daughter and the Jamai Raja are specially welcomed.
On this festival in Rajasthan, Suhagan women get blessed by giving their mother-in-law a van. Along with this, women worship any fortunate thing in the number of fourteen and make a resolution and donate it to fourteen Brahmins. Thus, through Makar Sankranti, the glimpse of Indian civilization and culture is seen in various forms.
When and why Makar Sankranti?
Like every time, this time also there is a confusion about the exact date of Makar Sankranti whether the festival of Makar Sankranti will be celebrated this time on 14 January or 15 January. According to astrological calculations, the festival of Makar Sankranti should be celebrated on 15 January this year.
According to the scriptures, if you do not celebrate the solstice at night, then the festival should be celebrated only after sunrise the next day. Therefore, Makar Sankranti is celebrated on 15 January instead of 14. The festival of Makar Sankranti, mostly celebrated on 14 January, will also be celebrated on 14 January this year.