Garden Affair : Makar Sankranti

 Makar Sankranti is a holy festival of India which is  celebrated on the occasion of transition in  weather when colder weather  move out and warmer weather begins. It is  also   a celebration of  harvest thereby paying gratitude to God Sun for  giving us food, light . It is a time when Sun starts it transition towards north thereby beginning of warmer days . 

                                                                               

Makar sankranti is majorly celebrated in our region by flying kites. Flying kites on  Makar sankranti signifies paying gratitude to the Sun God for giving us warmth, food and water after the cold weather comes to an end. 

                                                                 Makar sankranti Kite flying 

Significance to the Nature and Flora Fauna                                                                                      

Makar sankranti signifies the connection of harvest and nature's bounty with transition in weather as sun moved towards northwards. The shift in the sun direction symbolizes new growth of flowers and leaves. It is an occasion to show gratitude towards Cattle and fauna that feed us and plays major contribution in human life. 

It is the time for link up party Garden Affair where we can share posts related with Gardening, Nature and birds. The link up party will be open for a week . 

                                                                      

                                                                          

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Garden affair : The Beginning

 Happy New year everyone . The year 2026 is here already how time flies  so fast it was the last January of 2025 when we talked about How to regrow from vegetable waste

                                                                        

                                                                     

In February I shared How was I smitten with these Tulips in Tulip Festival                                           

In March the alarming disappearance of Sparrows was highlighted through World Sparrow Day                                      

In April I was awestruck with Garden Amrit udyan situated in Presidential estate of India

In May I shared my experience How my Garden is thriving through heatwaves 

                                                                         

In June I shared How I grew my vegetables in 45 c

In July I shared my experience about How to easily propagate Houseplants in monsoon

In August  the monsoon brings back the greenery

In September we shared the importance of   Big butterfly month

                                                                         

In October we discussed How is curry plant a super food 

In November I shared my  Autumn harvest

And December was alarming as  we experience warm december in decades 

It is the time to share link up party Garden Affair where we can share posts related with Gardening, Nature and birds. The link up party will be open for a week.                                                                   

                                                              

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