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MAKAR SANKRANTI ESSAY

1) Introduction:

Makar Sankranti is one of the popular festival, celebrated all over the world. This festival is also known for Kite-flying festival. Every year Makar Sankranti celebrated on 14th January with lots of energy.

The word ‘Makar’ means ‘Capricorn’ and ‘Sankranti’ means ‘transition’. Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn. This is also the time when the winter season starts in India.

It is celebrated in different parts of India with great joy and happiness. On that day peoples wear new clothes and fly kite in the sky.

In Gujarat state, Makar Sankranti is known as ‘Uttarayan’. It is a two-day festival and people fly kites from sunrise to sunset on both days.

2) Why do we celebrate Makar Sankranti?

In the different region of India this festival known by different names. In South India region, the festival is known by different names such as ‘Pongal’ in Tamil Nadu, ‘Bogi’ in Andhra Pradesh and ‘Makara Jyothi’ in Kerala. It is a two-day festival and is celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm.

Makar Sankranti is one of the very special day and this day is considered for taking holy dip in rivers such as ganga, Yamuna, Godavari and Krishna.

Makar Sankranti is also important for the Indian farmers as they now beginning the harvesting season. Farmers prays to the god for the better harvest.

So, these are some of the reasons Sankranti celebrated all over India.

3) How Makar Sankranti celebrated?

It is known as the festival of farmers. Is celebrated all over India with great joy and happiness. In the Sankranti festival kite fly so it is also called as Festival of Kites.

It is celebrated on 14th of January every year. On the Makar Sankranti day sun enters the Makar rashi from the dhanu rashi.

It is the first when sun transit into the makara, marking the end of the month with the winter solstice and the start of the with the suns astrological sign capicorn.

The day is also more importance for the harvest season. Makar Sankranti is also a day when people prays to the sun, god. Makar Sankranti is also the day when the Uttarayan, the sun’s journey northwards, begins.

In the Maharashtra It is also known as Maghi. It is celebrated on the first day of the month of Magh. On this day, people take a dip in holy rivers like the Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, and Krishna.

4) Story of Makar Sankranti

It is a Hindu festival celebrated in almost all parts of India. It is a very auspicious occasion and is celebrated with great pomp and show.

The festival is celebrated on the 14th of January every year and marks the end of the winter season. Makar Sankranti is also known as the Harvest Festival as it marks the end of the harvesting season.

It is celebrated in a different way in different region of the country. In Maharashtra culture the festival is celebrated as Maghi and this day is marked by a special feast called the puran poli.

In Gujrat state the festival is known as uttarayan and it is celebrated by flying kites in the sky. In the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana state the festival is called Sankranti and is celebrated with special sweets.

The most important tradition of this festival is the exchange of special sweets. This is one of the way to exchanging the happiness among the friends and with the family members.

Sankranti is a very important festival for the Hindu region peoples and is celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm.

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