Thai Tirunal – Pongal- The Harvest Festival of Tamil Nadu | ereere

Pongal is the Hindu festival celebrated on the first day of the Tamil Month Thai every year which generally falls on fourteenth January. This is the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu. After long winter and wet months on the beginning of Thai month, farmers as note of thanks giving to the Sun God offers "Pongal" a recipe made of rice and milk .  Pongal is the mark of new beginning for every new thing and it is beginning of Uttarayana, northward movement of Sun. This is a period of six months and this mark the beginning all festivities and is auspicious  period in Hindu calendar. There is a saying in Tamil " Thai piranthal Vazhi Pirakkum" meaning, the beginning of "Thai", opens new prospects or new ways.  Pongal is also known as Makar Sankranthi.  Makara Sankranthi refers to the event of the Sun entering the zodiac sign of Makara or Capricorn.

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