Pongal
Day Celebration
Pongal Festival is represented as harvesting
festival or Rural Festival and its specially celebrated on South India. Its one
of the most important and popular Hindu Festival because the major reason for
celebrating this is to thank Nature (Thanking Ceremony) and the date of
celebration is January 14 to 17.
Pongal
Festival History
Every Indian festival
has lot of fairy tales attached to it and Pongal is no different. Originated as
a Dravidian festival, details of Pongal being celebrated are decorated in Tiruvallur
temple and in Andal's 'Tiruppavai' and Manickavachakar's 'Tiruvembava'
Pongal
Festival Significance
Pongal is celebrated with massive passion and ardor
so its also mentioned as Makar Sankranti in some parts of the countries because
when sun enters the Capricornus (Makara Rasi) – its marking the arrival of
Spring
Pongal
Festival Worldwide
Pongal Festival not only celebrated in India, infact
its celebrated across the World. Pongal is never seen as a regional festival,
its common for all Tamilians living in India. Christians, Muslims and Hindus
all are greet one another and happily enjoying the Pongal Celebration.
Reason
for Celebrating Pongal
People have been planting and gathering food
especially giving thanks to Nature takes its name from the Tamil word meaning “to
boil” during the season when rice and other cereals,
sugar-cane, and turmeric (an essential ingredient in Tamil cooking) are
harvested.
Here Students having lot of experience about Pongal day Celebration for the
last four years in University of Perpetual Help System Dalta organized by FENCE EDUCATION ACADEMY.
Students from India particularly in Tamil Nadu
students enjoying the function with Playing Lot of Games and Conducting
Functional Programs like Singing, Dancing and Speech Competition etc.
Function was categorize by the fence team members
with the Chief Guest Fence Education Academy CEO and University of Perpetual
Help System Dalta Administration Directors.
