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2. Term Pongal in Tamil means ” to
boil ” and it is celebrated as
thanksgiving festival.

3. Thai Pongal is the Tamil harvest festival of India.
It is celebrated in the month of January. Pongal
is one of the most important festival of Tamil
people.It is celebrated in the month of January
for 4 days. It is one of the most auspicious
festival as it marks the entry of Sun from Tropic
of Cancer to Tropic of Capricorn.It is such a
fascinating astronomical event that it is
celebrated as Pongal in South India and Makar
Sankranti in North India.

5.  Bhogi Pongal : 13 January
 Surya Pongal : 14 January
 Maatu Pongal : 15 January
 Kaanum Pongal : 16 January

6.  The most important ingredient of Pongal is
Kolam which is made of rice flour and
coconut water.It is considered extremely holy
and is used to make rangoli.

7.  The other important ritual is having sugarcane
and also exchanging gifts with relatives.
 Cleansing of house is also done and people get
dressed up in traditional attire which is Half Sari
for women and Angavastram for men.

9.  This time period of 13 January – 16 January is celebrated all over India with
different names.
 Tamil Nadu – Thai Pongal
 Andhra Pradesh, Bengal, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Manipur & Uttar Pradesh it is celebrated as Makar Sankranthi
 Gujarat and Rajasthan – Uttarayana
 Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab – Maghi
 Assam – Magh Bihu
 Nepal – Maghe Sankranti