What mean Sankranthi ?? Why do we celebrate ??


Sankranthi is celebration of the harvest. It is also known as harvest festival because it’s the time harvesting of the crops is completed and waiting to celebrate the success of harvest is Festival of Harvest (Sankranthi)

Three Days in Sankranthi Mean

1) For Earth – Bhogi Festival
2) For Us – Sankrathi, Pongal
3) For animals & Live Stocks—Mattu Pongal
                  See, Here we can See Animals are placed one step more than humans as these day Mattu Pongal is celebrated to the Farm Animals who are worked hard in helping the Farmers in the Harvesting Festival without cows/Animals we cannot success .

Various Names Across India

It is known as “PEDDA PANDUGA” in Andhra Pradesh. Makar Sankranthi in Karnataka, Maharastra. Pongal in Tamil Nadu. Magha Mela in Central & North Parts of India. Makar Sankranthi in West parts of India. In Some Parts of the India it is  believed that a demon was Killed. So, the celebration takes place

Meaning of the Word SANKRATHI

Sankranthi (or) Makar Sankranthi is celebrated as very Important Festival across the country India.
The word “Sankranthi” means “movement” as the Everything that we recognize as life is considered as movement. Fortunately, People who came before us have moved on and people who came after us are waiting for us to move on. Everything on the planet is related to moving.
The word “shankara” is Related to Lord Shiva. It is still one, Stillness of the movement. The Sun is rotating not Moving. Through all the planets in the solar system is moving the important one is not moving. If its moving there will no existing of living on these planet.

Significance
The significance of maker sankranthi festival is that it marks the day where there is a signficant movement in the zodiac-(the arrangement of earth’s dial around the sun) and these zodiac movement brings about a new change in the way we experience the planet itself.
There are many Sankranthi’s throughout the year but we consider only the two ones
  1.  Makar Sankranthi 
  2. Karka Sankranthi   and it is right opposite after summer solstice. In between there are so many Sankranthi’s as the every time the zodiac changes it is called as sankranthi

Important Five Facts of the Sankranthi

Most Festivals in the Hinduism follows the position of the moon are based of the lunar calendar. Thus, the dates of the festivals changes every year. But, the Sankranthi is the Festival which falls on the same day every year as it follows the solar calendar as its based on the position of the sun. However, once in every eight years, due to revolution, the day is postponed to one day. Sankranthi is celebrated on 14th of every year (sometimes 15th January)
  1. The Sun enters the Sun-sign of Capricorn or Makara on these day . Litterally, the word “Sankranthi” means the movement of one zodiac sign to other . Today its enter into Makara Zodiac . So, its celebrated as the Makara Sankranthi.
  2.  It is the oldest solstice festival and falls on the equinox, day and night on these day is believed to be equally same. It is officially represents the beginning of the Spring Season. After the Festival the it represents the Summer and the day time longer and night time becomes shorter.
  3.  It is popuraly known as Harvest Festival and it is celebrated across india.
  4. Makar Sankranthi is the Festival of til-gul where sesame and jiggery ladoos are distributed among all. As the Festival falls on the winter Season the eating of sesame& jiggery is considered as beneficial to health as they are warm foods.
  5. It usually marks the beginning of Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh. In Kerala on of the most austere and difficult pilgrimages of sabarimala ends on these auspicious day.

From these Sankranthi Let’s take oath not to waste foods and give more Smiles to our Farmers.

HAPPY SANKRANTHI TO EVERYONE

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