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
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 .
The Til Ladoo look delicious and those parrot kites are stunning! Have a fantastic Makar Sankranti!
ReplyDeleteLove kite when I was boy.... joyful.
ReplyDeleteAs it is my first visit this year to your blog let me wish you a wonderful, healthy and peaceful new year. The kites are impressive. Let´s hope that the change of weather will be agreable.
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Violetta
I love the flying kites. Thank you for sharing these details about Makar Sankranti.
ReplyDeleteThe warmer weather is approaching, which is good. For the moment, we are still in Winter...
Happy WW, Arun!
Interesting post! I love the parrot kites.
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