{"id":4626,"date":"2015-01-30T22:03:04","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T22:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=4626"},"modified":"2018-07-31T15:02:11","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T15:02:11","slug":"makar-sankranti-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/makar-sankranti-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Makar Sankranti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Makar Sankranti (\u092e\u0915\u0930 \u0938\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f) is a major Indian festival which is celebrated in India, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Sri Lanka around 15th January every year (\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937 &#8211; Varsh) since ancient times. In India, this festival is known as Sankranti or Pongal (in Tamil Nadu). It is usually celebrated to mark the arrival of spring (\u0935\u0938\u0902\u0924 &#8211; Vasant) in India as well as marks the celestial event of transition of the Sun (\u0938\u0942\u0930\u094d\u092f &#8211; Surya) into the zodiac sign of Capricorn (\u092e\u0915\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u0936\u093f &#8211; Makara Rashi). It also symbolize the end of the winter solace which makes the day (\u0926\u093f\u0928 &#8211; Din) last longer than night (\u0930\u093e\u0924 &#8211; Raat). This festival also signifies the importance of time system and astronomy (\u0916\u0917\u094b\u0932 \u0935\u093f\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928 &#8211; Khagol Vigyan) to ancient Indians who were a keen observer of celestial events.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This festival (\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094c\u0939\u093e\u0930 &#8211; Tyohaar) not only has an astronomical significance but also for farmers (\u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 &#8211; Kisaan) as commemorates the beginning of the harvest season and cessation of the northeast monsoon in South India. Apart from farmers, the festival marks the beginning of an auspicious phase in Indian culture according to the Hindu calendar. It is believed that any auspicious (\u0936\u0941\u092d &#8211; Shubh) and sacred (\u092a\u0942\u091c\u094d\u092f &#8211; Pujya) ritual can be performed from this festival onward.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kai Po Chhe - Makar Sankranti\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G5ZPC2wi9g8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Makar Sankranti it is celebrated with distinct rituals in different (\u0935\u093f\u092d\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0928 &#8211; Vibhinn) parts of the country (\u0926\u0947\u0936 &#8211; Desh). People start their day with prayers, they prepare seasonal (\u092e\u094c\u0938\u092e\u0940 &#8211; Mausami) delicacies as a celebration of good harvest, cultural (\u0938\u093e\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0943\u0924\u093f\u0915 &#8211; Saanskritik) functions are also organized in many communities besides some other tradition (\u092a\u0930\u0902\u092a\u0930\u093e &#8211; Parampara) like kite-flying etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Makar Sankranti (\u092e\u0915\u0930 \u0938\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f) is a major Indian festival which is celebrated in India, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Sri Lanka around 15th January every year (\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937 &#8211; Varsh) since ancient times. In India, this festival is known as Sankranti or Pongal (in Tamil Nadu). 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