मकर संक्रांत
गुढी पाडवा
मैफल
गणेश चतुर्थी
चित्रपट
दिवाळी
मकर संक्रांत (जानेवारी २०१२)
About "Makar Sankrant"
On the Makar Sankrant (मकर संक्रात) day
people exchange multi-colored tilguls made from til (sesame seeds) and
sugar and til-laddus made from til and jaggery. Gul-polis(jaggery
stuffed flat bread) are offered for lunch. While exchanging tilguls
as tokens of goodwill people greet each other saying – ‘til-gul ghya,
god god bola’ meaning ‘accept these tilguls and speak sweet words’.
The under-lying thought in the exchange of tilguls is to forget the
past ill-feelings and hostilities and resolve to speak sweetly and
remain friends.
This is a special day for the women in Maharashtra
when married women are invited for a get-together called ‘Haldi-Kunku’(turmeric
& kumkum) and
given gifts such as utensil, clothes, etc., which the woman of the
house purchases on that day. Typically, women wear black sarees or
black colour dress on this occasion. The significance of wearing a
black colour dress is Sankranti comes at the peak of the winter
season and a black colour wear absorbs more heat and helps keep body
warm.
