{"id":519,"date":"2018-01-15T18:15:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T12:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifearteducation.in\/blog\/?p=519"},"modified":"2018-01-15T18:15:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T12:45:35","slug":"celebrating-the-onset-of-the-spring-season%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8apongal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifearteducation.in\/laeblog\/2018\/01\/15\/celebrating-the-onset-of-the-spring-season%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8apongal\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the Onset of the Spring Season\u200a\u2014\u200aPongal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pongal aka Sankranti<\/h1>\n

By Charisma Bharadwaj<\/em><\/h6>\n

Did you know there are 12 Sankrantis<\/em> a year? This is because Sankranti<\/em> is a solar event, which occurs when the sun transitions from one Rashi<\/em> (zodiac sign) to another.<\/p>\n

Makara Sankranti \/ Pongal<\/em> is a popular harvest festival celebrated on and after January 14th, marked as the beginning of spring in most parts of India.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_20170401_101819-01\"Copyright: Charisma Bharadwaj<\/h6>\n

When the sun moves to the Makara<\/em> (Capricorn) Rashi, it is the beginning of the Uttarayana<\/em> (northward movement) a period between the transitioning of the sun from Capricorn to Cancer. One of the biggest festivals in Gujarat, The International Kite Festival or the Uttarayan<\/em> is celebrated on this day (January 14).<\/p>\n

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\nWhat\u2019s fascinating about the history of kite-flying is, what used to be a class sport (associated with the royals) during the time of the Mughal Empire, slowly transitioned into a mass sport.<\/p>\n

The Harvest Festival<\/h2>\n

The essence of Pongal<\/em> lies in appreciating the onset of the spring season\u200a\u2014\u200acelebrating the efforts and the hard work of farmers.<\/p>\n

\"Farming\"<\/h2>\n
Copyright: Charisma Bharadwaj<\/h6>\n

Different names of the same festival in different Asian countries<\/h2>\n

Nepal: Maghe Sananti<\/p>\n

Thailand: Songkran<\/p>\n

Laos: Pi Ma Lao<\/p>\n

Myanmar: Thingyan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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