Happy Makar Sankranti on Jan 14th 2013
Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in myriad cultural forms, with great devotion, fervour and gaiety. It is a harvest festival. Makar Sankranti is perhaps the only Indian festival whose date always falls on the same day every year on. the 14th of January (with just a few exceptions when it is celebrated either on 13th or 15th of January)
Makar Sankranti is the day when the glorious Sun-God begins its ascendancy and entry into the Northern Hemisphere and thus it signifies an event wherein the Sun-God seems to remind their children that ‘Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya’- may you go higher & higher, to more & more Light and never to Darkness.
To Hindus, the Sun stands for knowledge, spiritual light and wisdom. Makar Sankranti signifies that we should turn away from the darkness of delusion in which we live, and begin to enjoy a new life with bright light within us to shine brighter and brighter. We should gradually begin to grow in purity, wisdom, and knowledge, even as the Sun does from the Day of Makar Sankranti.
The festival of Makar Sankranti is highly regarded by the Hindus from North to down South. The day is known by various names and a variety of traditions are witnessed as one explores the festival in different states.
Makar Sankranti is considered to be a very auspicious day by Indians and they celebrate it by flying kites. Entire sky lights up with multicolored kites and the view is a joy to watch. Makar Sankranti occurs when Sun enters Makar
rashi and people take dips in holy water river waters and worship the sun.
This festival is celebrated in different ways in India. In Maharastra, people exchange tilguls or multi colored ladoos made for jiggery, ground nuts, and sesame seeds. Maharastrian women are proud of their delicacies. People exchange tilgul and say ‘Tilgul ghya ani god god bola!’ This signifies that people should forget all their past differences and talk with each other sweetly. Married Maharastrian women also celebrate this day with haldi-kumkum ceremonies.
Gujrati people too celebrate Makar Sankranti in a similar way but in this community, there is a practice of exchanging gifts with relatives. Elders give gifts to younger members in the family. Gujrati pundits too consider this day to be very auspicious.
Punjabis celebrate this day as ‘Lohari’, South Indians call it ‘Pongal’, and Uttar Pradesh celebrates it has ‘Kicheri’.
Intrinsically speaking, people celebrate this festival all over by maintain their social relationships in their cast, community and family. Matrix Bricks Infotech wishes you a very happy Makar Sankranti.
Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in myriad cultural forms, with great devotion, fervour and gaiety. It is a harvest festival. Makar Sankranti is perhaps the only Indian festival whose date always falls on the same day every year on. the 14th of January (with just a few exceptions when it is celebrated either on 13th or 15th of January)
Makar Sankranti is the day when the glorious Sun-God begins its ascendancy and entry into the Northern Hemisphere and thus it signifies an event wherein the Sun-God seems to remind their children that ‘Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya’- may you go higher & higher, to more & more Light and never to Darkness.
To Hindus, the Sun stands for knowledge, spiritual light and wisdom. Makar Sankranti signifies that we should turn away from the darkness of delusion in which we live, and begin to enjoy a new life with bright light within us to shine brighter and brighter. We should gradually begin to grow in purity, wisdom, and knowledge, even as the Sun does from the Day of Makar Sankranti.
The festival of Makar Sankranti is highly regarded by the Hindus from North to down South. The day is known by various names and a variety of traditions are witnessed as one explores the festival in different states.
Makar Sankranti is considered to be a very auspicious day by Indians and they celebrate it by flying kites. Entire sky lights up with multicolored kites and the view is a joy to watch. Makar Sankranti occurs when Sun enters Makar
rashi and people take dips in holy water river waters and worship the sun.This festival is celebrated in different ways in India. In Maharastra, people exchange tilguls or multi colored ladoos made for jiggery, ground nuts, and sesame seeds. Maharastrian women are proud of their delicacies. People exchange tilgul and say ‘Tilgul ghya ani god god bola!’ This signifies that people should forget all their past differences and talk with each other sweetly. Married Maharastrian women also celebrate this day with haldi-kumkum ceremonies.
Gujrati people too celebrate Makar Sankranti in a similar way but in this community, there is a practice of exchanging gifts with relatives. Elders give gifts to younger members in the family. Gujrati pundits too consider this day to be very auspicious.
Punjabis celebrate this day as ‘Lohari’, South Indians call it ‘Pongal’, and Uttar Pradesh celebrates it has ‘Kicheri’.
Intrinsically speaking, people celebrate this festival all over by maintain their social relationships in their cast, community and family. Matrix Bricks Infotech wishes you a very happy Makar Sankranti.
