When is Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Pongal? Know the way and importance of celebrating these festivals

Harvest Festivals 2025: Every year on 14th January 2025, this day is celebrated with great pomp and show in the states across the country. On this day, Makar Sankranti is celebrated in North India, Lohri by Punjabi community and Pongal in South India, Uttarayan in Gujarat and Bihu in North-East India. All these festivals are related to harvest. Every festival has its own importance and way of celebrating it.

Makar Sankranti

The relationship between Sun and Saturn becomes very important with the festival of Makar Sankranti. It is believed that worshiping Sun God on the day of Makar Sankranti removes all the troubles of the person and brings happiness, prosperity and prosperity in the house.

On this day of Makar Sankranti, by donating after bathing in river Ganga, both the world and the next world of the devotee get improved. Besides, one gets relief from bad deeds of previous birth and life becomes happy. One gets the same virtuous results by donating 10 Ashwamedha Yagya and 1000 cows. Makar Sankranti, the festival of kites, is celebrated as the inauguration of the harvest season.

Pongal

Pongal is a four day festival. The most important day of Pongal is known as Thai Pongal. Thai Pongal is the second day of the four-day festival. On the day of Thai Pongal, a special dish is cooked by boiling raw milk, jaggery and new crop rice in a new earthen vessel. This special dish is called Pongal. While making Pongal, people allow milk to boil in a vessel until it starts spilling out of the earthen vessel. This process is seen as an auspicious sign of material prosperity and prosperity.

Lohri

Lohri festival is known as a symbol of ripening of crops and good farming. People celebrate this festival unitedly in joy of the harvest prepared by sunlight and other natural elements.

Bihu

It is a harvest festival celebrated in Northeast India and Assam. To celebrate this festival, a ceremonial bonfire is lit outside homes to worship the fire god.

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