every 14th of jan,some festival comes,we eat dahi and chura along with tilkut etc,we worship and we cannot start the day without taking bath.now that,i had nothing to follow out of all those,i kept wondering why is this day special.neverthelss,i had a little idea about makar sankranti,but i obviosly didnt know why jan 14th.when i asked few of my dear friends,i got a very expected response of "kya pata yaar".
after doing a further exploration on the subject i have known more than a little,may be as much as one should know,or as much as is available.sankranti means transmigration of sun from one rashi(in hindu mythology) to the other.this happens 12 times in an year.jan 14th is called makar sankranti and is of special importance because of transition of sun from dhanu rashi to the makar rashi,hence the name.the festival takes place around 21 days after the tropical winter solstice and marks the beginning of gradual increase in the duration of day.ths festival signifies the beginning of harvest season for the farmers of indian sub-continent.the day on which the sun begins its journey north wards is referred to as makar sankranti.it is indeed one of the most auspicios festivals of india and is celebrated across the country using various names.
so cheerss and celebrate it,reasons are enough.happy sankranti ! :)
