Happy Pongal 2021: When and why we celebrate the festival of Pongal, read interesting information

When and why we celebrate the festival of Pongal, read interesting information

Happy Pongal 2021: 
When and why we celebrate the festival of Pongal

When and why we celebrate the festival of Pongal

Makar Sankranti festival of North India is celebrated as 'Pongal' in South India. This festival is a mixed form of Govardhan Puja, Diwali, and Makar Sankranti. Pongal is especially a festival of farmers.

Why do you celebrate festivals?

After the harvest of paddy in South India, people celebrate the festival of Pongal to express their happiness and pray to God for the upcoming harvest. To bring prosperity, rain, sun, sun, Indradev, and agricultural cattle are worshiped and worshiped.

Meaning of Pongal

On the first Amavasya of Pongal, people pledge to renounce bad practices and accept good things. This work is called 'Pohi' and means 'to go.' Pongal in Tamil means boom or viplav. The next day of Pohi, that is Pratipada, like Diwali, Pongal is popular.

Four-day festival

The festival of Pongal lasts for 4 days. Bhogi is celebrated on the first day, Surya on the second day, Mattoo on the third day, and Kanya Pongal on the fourth day. In the Bhogi Pongal on the first day, there is the worship of Indradeva, on the second-day worship of Suryadev, on the third day there is the worship of Mattu i.e. Nandi or bull, and on the fourth day worship of Virgo, which is done with great pomp in Kali temple.

New Year of South India

Just as the new year begins in North India with Chaitra Pratipada, similarly in South India, the new year is considered to be the beginning of Pongal on the day of the sun's succession.

How do you celebrate a festival?

Pongal is celebrated for 4 days. On the first day, garbage is collected and lit, on the second day Lakshmi is worshiped and on the third-day livestock is worshiped. Kali Puja takes place on the fourth day. That means dyeing-painting like Diwali, worship of Lakshmi, and then the worship of cattle like Govardhan Puja. Rangoli is made outside the house, buying new clothes and utensils. The horns of bulls and cows are dyed. There is also a celebration of controlling them by running around with bulls and bulls.

Cow milk boom

The cow's milk boom is given great importance on this festival. The reason for this is that just as the milk spurt is pure and auspicious, similarly the mind of every living being should be bright with pure sanskars. That is why milk is boiled in new utensils.

Pongal dish

Kheer is specially prepared on this day. On this day sweet and spicy Pongal dishes are prepared. They prepare food with rice, milk, ghee, sugar, and offer it to the Sun God.

What is mythology?

According to the legend, Shiva tells his bull Vasav to go to the earth and give a message that he should ask humans to bathe with oil every day and eat only one day in a month. Vasav gives the opposite message on earth. Enraged by this, Shiva curses that from today onwards, you will cooperate in the agriculture of humans on the earth.

Other recognition of Pongal

Another story is related to Indra and Krishna. After lifting Govardhan Parvat, the Guelas re-settle their city and re-cultivate crops with oxen. It is also believed that in ancient times, this festival was celebrated as the Dravida Shasya Utsav. It is also said that this festival is associated with the story of Kannagi and Kovalan, the husband and wife of Madurai.