Happy Makar Sankranti/Pongal/Lohri

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Sonam

@prcns

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Posted: 17 years ago

#11

yup, Arshit 😃 me a gujju! 😛 😃

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Sarah

@crazy_lil_gurl

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Posted: 17 years ago

#12

Happy Makar Sankranti everyone! 😃 😛

Thnxx rashi 4 the historyy..sounds reeli kool! 😃

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Anjali

@kudiya

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Posted: 17 years ago

#13

Thanks for this topic and information.....Happy Sankranthi to all of you..........

Welllll let me put some information on this.... in Andhra Pradesh.....

It is mainly the festival of Farmers.IT is the time where the fruit of their Hard work comes home the DHANYA...it is celebrated for 3 days...
From the beginning day of Dhanurmaas....(from about the date Dec.15)here we make big and colourful rangolis....infront of houses.
On the first day of this festival is Bhogi....at homes,Children gets special blessing from everyone....
second day is Sankranthi....where we keep many toys and arrange them in beautiful day..and we invite relatives
Third day we decorate Cows...and we do special pooja to them......

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monu_tan

@monu_tan

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Posted: 17 years ago

#14

This is all so interesting... Happy Makar Sakranti to all of you and your families..

Edited by monu1101 - 17 years ago

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Rashi

@Rash2cool

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Posted: 17 years ago

#15

Originally posted by: prcns
Happy Makarsankranti to all!!
😛 thnx to rashi for tht gr8 info. 😃 n to mansi for making this topic. 😊
i'll add abt Gujarat:
its popularly celebrated as Uttarayan, the famous Kite festival, where almost everyone is on a holiday n on the terrace flying kites, n eating 'undhiyu' (a mix veggie kind of item, puries, n jalebis. 😛 people even take their stereos on terrace n play loud music. 😉
Sometimes two kite flyers have a competition in air, n w/ all sort of tricks of kite flying, the winner succeeds in cutting the others's thread, n letting his/her kite loose in d air. d winner then shouts phrases like "kaapiyo chhe"-means 'i have cut it' n "lappett"-means 'wind it back'. (remember Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 😉 )its all part of the fun.
At night, people tie lanterns to kite n fly the kite, making the lanterns also fly in sky. its such a wonderful sight. 😳
Uttarayan is such a fun-filled, beautiful festival where the sky is filled w/ all the beautiful, bright kites at day, lanterns in night 👏 , n eating n eating all time. 😆
so, happy festive time to everyone w/ their unique styles, but just one goal--ENJOY!! 😛

Ur welcome dear..... 😳

BTW makar sankranti is not 2day mansi 😕

today is what we call Bhogi 😳

2moro is Makar sankranti.... 😛

now here is some info about Bhogi........ 😃

Bogi festival or Bhogi is the first day of Pongal celebrated in honor of Lord Indra, "the God of Clouds and Rains" is also known as Indran (bhogi). Legends say that on this day that Lord krishna lifted the Gobardhan mountains on his little finger.

Lord Indra is worshiped for the abundance of harvest, thereby bringing plenty and prosperity to the land. On Bhogi all people clean out their homes from top to bottom, and collect all unwanted goods. This day is meant for domestic activities and of being together with the family members.

Puja
A special puja is performed on the first day of Pongal before the cutting of paddy. Farmers worship the sun and the earth by anointing their ploughs and sickles with sandalwood paste. It is with these consecrated tools that the newly-harvested rice is cut.

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