Makar Sakranti is a well known festival of India which is celebrated in every part of India.This festival usually celebrated on the same date of the year. Here we are going to provide you the Top 10 Interesting Facts About Makar Sakranti which you should know.
List Of 10 Facts About Makar Sakranti
1. Usually Makar Sakranti is celebrated on the same date on 14th Jan but in 2016, it is being celebrated on the 15th January.
2. Makar Sakranti is the major harvest festival of India and it welcomes the beginning of harvest season in the country.
3. In Bihar and Jharkhand state of India this festival is celebrated on 14-15 January.
4. In South India it is celebrated as Pongal and in Punjab it calls as Lohri while in Gujarat Makar Sakranti is celebrated as Uttarayan. In Assam, Makar Sakranti is known as Bhogal Bihu and Maghu Bihu while in Bihar it is known as Til Sakranti. This is Top fact about Makra Sakranti which we you should know.
5. This festival marks the end of the winter season and the beginning of spring season. The weather on this festival remains awesome and there is equal day and night on this festival.
6. On this occasion people including boys,girls,man,woman and old one all play with kites and the sky is filled with colored kites. Everybody enjoy this moment fully. So everybody remains happy on this day.
7. Makar Sakranti is known as the day of forgiveness. On this occasion everybody forget the past quarrels and say only love words to each other. Hindus celebrates this festival by exchanging til gul and sesame candies and also give love to each other.
8. On the day of Makar Sakranti, Ganga pursued Bhagirath Muni and finally met the occasion. Hindus get a dip in the water of the holy river Ganga on this festival.
9. In Mahabharat, when Bhisam Pitamaha was lying on the bed of arrows which was prepared by Arjun, then he was waiting for this day to release his breath forever. So on this day Bhism Pita took his last breath.
10. On this festival in the mid night many boys gathered and have a bonfire by the stolen fossils. As this is occasion of forgiveness nobody can scold. So boys enjoy this eve like this and during the day people celebrates this day by eating delicious and traditional meal. So this is the sweetest festival.
So these were the 10 Real Facts About Makar Sakranti which everybody should know. I hope you all liked this post.
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