THE KITE FESTIVAL IN INDIA (Indian culture)
THE KITE FESTIVAL IN INDIA (Indian culture) A Indian teacher teaching USA Students about Indian culture *The kite festival is known as Sankranti. This is celebrated in India in different ways... *In South India they celebrate kite festival as Sankranti/pongal..in north India Lohri, uttarayan...same festival is named in different ways.. let's learn further..Sankranti, especially Makar Sankranti, is celebrated across India as a harvest festival but with different names and traditions in each state. In Tamil Nadu, it is celebrated as Pongal, a four-day festival thanking the Sun God and nature for a good harvest. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, it is known as Sankranti or Pedda Panduga and is marked by family gatherings, rangoli (muggu), and traditional foods. Karnataka celebrates it as Makara Sankranti with the unique tradition of exchanging ellu-bella (sesame seeds and jaggery). In Maharashtra, people celebrate by sharing til-gud(seasame seeds sweet balls).
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THE KITE FESTIVAL IN INDIA (Indian culture) A Indian teacher teaching USA Students about Indian culture *The kite festival is known as Sankranti. This is celebrated in India in different ways... *In South India they celebrate kite festival as Sankranti/pongal..in north India Lohri, uttarayan...same festival is named in different ways.. let's le...Read more