Pongal

January 14 - WEDNESDAY

72 days ago

Observance: Restricted Holiday Holiday (India)

"Tamil Nadu's vibrant harvest festival thanking the Sun God for agricultural abundance."

A four-day Tamil harvest festival celebrated with traditional rice dishes, decorated homes, and cattle worship.

Traditions:

Cooking Pongal (sweet rice dish) in earthen pots decorated with sugarcane and turmeric
Drawing colorful kolam (rangoli) patterns at home entrances
Decorating and worshipping cattle with painted horns and garlands

The word 'Pongal' means 'to boil over' and symbolizes prosperity and abundance overflowing.

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