One Festival Celebrated with Different Belives : Celebrating maker Sankranti 2023
<p>India is known for its Unity in diversity, a country full of different People with different cultures, and other beliefs to believe in, still known across the world because of the tradition followed by Indians in a similar way. Each Festival in the country is celebrated across the whole country but in various other forms. Diwali in the North is Celebrated as Dipawali in the South, Dusherra in the North is Called Vijaya Dashmi in the South, but what bounds the whole nation in a similar enthusiasm to celebrate the Festival.Similarly Makar Sankranti the Kite Festival of the country is celebrated all over the Country with different names. The first festival of the calendar year, it marks the first day of the sun’s transit into the Makara (Capricorn) signaling the end of the month with the winter solstice and the start of longer days. Celebrated all across India, this ancient event is observed through different customs in each state of the country. One of the few auspicious days celebrate</p>
01:34 PM Jan 13, 2023 IST
India is known for its Unity in diversity, a country full of different People with different cultures, and other beliefs to believe in, still known across the world because of the tradition followed by Indians in a similar way. Each Festival in the country is celebrated across the whole country but in various other forms.
Diwali in the North is Celebrated as Dipawali in the South, Dusherra in the North is Called Vijaya Dashmi in the South, but what bounds the whole nation in a similar enthusiasm to celebrate the Festival.
Similarly Makar Sankranti the Kite Festival of the country is celebrated all over the Country with different names. The first festival of the calendar year, it marks the first day of the sun’s transit into the Makara (Capricorn) signaling the end of the month with the winter solstice and the start of longer days. Celebrated all across India, this ancient event is observed through different customs in each state of the country. One of the few auspicious days celebrated according to the solar cycle, Makar Sankranti is dedicated to the Sun god, Surya, with blessings for a promising six months ahead. Here are the extraordinary ways in which the people express the joyous arrival of this opportune day in some regions of India.
The festival is celebrated as Uttrayan in Gujarat, It is celebrated for two days the first of which is dedicated to flying kites. Popular cries like “Kai Po Che“ and “E Lapet” begin the occasion as the vast blue sky is filled with an array of kites. Kite-flying competitions are held across communities in the state, with each individual engaged in an intriguing kite fight against all others. Undhiyu and chikkis, a delicious combination of winter vegetables, sesame seeds, peanuts and jaggery, are cooked in Gujarati households to commemorate the occasion.
The festival associated with the harvest of crops is known as “Lohri’ in
Punjab, an iconic event among the farmers here. On the night of Lohri, bonfires are lit across the state among different societies to worship god and perform rituals. The locals also perform the bhangra while eating the mouth-watering traditional dish of kheer (rice cooked in milk). The festival also marks the beginning of the end of the winter months.
Assam where Makar Sankranti feasts can last upto a week. Called Magh Bihu in these parts, the festival marks the end of the harvest season. Games like tekeli-bhonga (pot-breaking) and buffalo fighting take place on the actual day of the event. Rice cakes and laru, a sweet dish made from coconut, are popular delicacies.
Pongal (the local name for Makar Sankranti) is celebrated in grand fashion. The four-day-long festival is one of the largest occasions in Tamil Nadu. Day one sees old things replaced by new in the household while day two, easily the most important, is when the festival food is prepared. The locals also blow conch shells to signal the start of the harvest season. The third day is for the feeding of cattles but some villages also organise Jallikattu, a festival for the taming of bulls.
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