Hello Viewers,
The Wait Is Over As We Have Stepped into the 1st Month of The New Year It Brings Us Festivals Like Makar Sankranti Back To us Along With The Republic Day.
Makar Sankranti also refered as Sankrat, Sankranti, is One Of the Auspicious Festival Celebrated In All Over India.
Its The Day Of Joy And Some Kite Flying. Along With Til And Gud .
We Are Going To Provide You With Some Amazing Facts About Sankranti That You Were Unaware Of.
When is Makar Sankranti celebrated?
Almost Every Hindu Festival is Celebrated According To The Position Of Moon.The Date Of The Festival Is Decided By The Lunar Calendar But In Case Of Makar Sankranti The Intresting Fact Is That Other Festivals Date May Change According To The Position Of The Moon But The Date Of Makar Sankranti Remains Same Every Year i.e 14th January.
The Date May Be 15th January Which Happens In Every 80 Years And This Year i.e 2016 It Will Be on 15th January Which Will Repeat After 80 Years So Dont Miss This Sankranti And Capture The Good Moments.
Why is it referred to as Makar Sankranti?
Its Been Referred To As Makar Sankranti Due To Different Astrological Facts. As The Astrological Facts States That On This Day The Sun Enters The Sun sign Capricon (Also Known As Makara in hindi) ,Hence The Name Makar And The Name Sankranti Means Movement of Sun From One Zodiac Sign To Other.
One Festival, Different Names
Makar Sankranti is Celebrated All Over India From North To south and East To West But Its Name Are Different. It May be Celebrated As pongal,Lohri,Maghi,Khichdi etc all over india.