The Young Chronicle: For 2nd Graders January 16th, 2015

YOUNG CHRONICLE November 28th , 2014 Makar Sankranti, The Festival of Spring Makar Sankranti is a Hindu harvest festival. It marks the arrival of spring and the end of the winter season. It marks the harvest of the winter crop and prosperity. Makar sankranti is celebrated on a fixed date i.e. 14 January every year, in various parts of India. It is said that from this day onwards, the days start becoming longer and the nights shorter. Makar Sankranti is celebrated differently in different parts of the country. It is called Uttarayan in Gujarat; Pongal in Tamil Nadu; Bihu in Assam; Makara Sankranti in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttakhand, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Manipur, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Odisha, Goa, Chattisgarh. People of Punjab celebrate Lohri, one night before, on 13th Jan People celebrate Makar Sankranti differently in different places. Everyone organises feasts as a celebration of a good harvest.

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