Makar Sankranti 2019 harvest festivals across india Bihu Pongal Poush Parbon Uttarayan Maghi Bengal Assam Gujarat Tamil Nadu Punjab

The entire country has delved into a celebratory mood with the first harvest festival of the year. Observed as Makar Sankranti in the north, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Bihu in Assam, Poush Parbon in Bengal, Uttarayan in Gujarat and Maghi in Punjab, people celebrate the advent of the spring season and the new harvest. This also marks the end of the winter season. The harvest festivals commemorate the winter solstice and are marked in northern India by the lighting of bonfires and the flying and battling of kites. Here’s a look at how these festivals are celebrated across the nation:

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Srishty Choudhury
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