{"id":135,"date":"2021-01-14T16:22:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T16:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/?p=135"},"modified":"2021-01-14T16:22:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T16:22:59","slug":"makar-sankranti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/makar-sankranti\/","title":{"rendered":"Makar Sankranti"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>14<sup>th<\/sup> January , a particular date with plenty of incidents associated with. Makar Sankranti is celebrated as Pongal in Tamil Nadu.\u00a0For instance, The birth of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is celebrated as Children&#8217;s Day on 14<sup>th<\/sup> November. Hindi Divas on 14<sup>th<\/sup> September.\u00a0So this was a series of incidents with same date but different reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/14-PIC.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"137\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/14-PIC.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/?attachment_id=137\" class=\"wp-image-137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/14-PIC.png 225w, https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/14-PIC-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/14-PIC-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All above these, we were talking about Makar Sankranti. On this particular day the sky is filled with colourful kites flying in the sky. This colourful scene in the sky gives an illusion of a rainbow appearing and we are able to see that magnificent view. As kites are clourful likewise our life is also colourful, filled with multiple colours and every colour is associated with some emotions. Hence, it is celebrated in different parts of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/makar_sankranti_kite_650_pti.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"138\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/makar_sankranti_kite_650_pti.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/?attachment_id=138\" class=\"wp-image-138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/makar_sankranti_kite_650_pti.jpg 660w, https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/makar_sankranti_kite_650_pti-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/makar_sankranti_kite_650_pti-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/makar_sankranti_kite_650_pti-420x280.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Makar Sankranti \u00a0is celebrated every year \u00a0in the month of January and mark the beginning of new harvest season. It is\u00a0important for spiritual practices followed by people and they believe to a take a holy dip into the rivers. They believe in taking a holy dip to get rid of all past sins. People workship the sun and this period is considered to start any new auspicious work for any individual. It is believed that any new work started in this period goes well and touches its highest limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/11164551-holydip.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"139\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/11164551-holydip.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/?attachment_id=139\" class=\"wp-image-139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/11164551-holydip.jpg 630w, https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/11164551-holydip-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/11164551-holydip-97x60.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/13_01_2020-makar.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"140\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/13_01_2020-makar.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/?attachment_id=140\" class=\"wp-image-140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/13_01_2020-makar.jpg 800w, https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/13_01_2020-makar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/13_01_2020-makar-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/13_01_2020-makar-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On this day, different types of sweets are made in different parts of India, with seasame seeds and jaggery. The sweets are symbols of togetherness, peace and joy, prosperity. A special lunch is prepared on this particular day, it includes a mixture of rice, lentils and spices named khichdi along with a different types of vegetables, curd and pickle. Fairs are organized at different places especially villages. This festival is celebrated in different parts of India in different traditions and have different names as well. Such as Til Sankrant in Bihar, Pedda Panduga in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Maghara Valaku in Kerala and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Makar-Sankranti-Recipies-750x430-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"141\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Makar-Sankranti-Recipies-750x430-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/?attachment_id=141\" class=\"wp-image-141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Makar-Sankranti-Recipies-750x430-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Makar-Sankranti-Recipies-750x430-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Makar-Sankranti-Recipies-750x430-1-105x60.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14th January , a particular date with plenty of incidents associated with. Makar Sankranti is celebrated as Pongal in Tamil Nadu.\u00a0For instance, The birth of &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[14],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142,"href":"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135\/revisions\/142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selectvenue.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}