Diary entry on how you celebrated Maker Sankranti
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14 January 2015
Dear Diary
Today we celebrated Makar Sankranti.
Makara Sankranti is a winter harvest festival celebrated throughout India. It is an important Hindu festival which is celebrated as a thanksgiving ceremony for the year's harvest. It is dedicated to the Sun.
My father cut the sugarcane and distributed its pieces to everyone. My mother cooked new rice. She boiled rice, milk and jaggery.
There was a party in the evening. All our relatives and friends came to meet us. There were a lot of traditional dishes which we all enjoyed. We had a lot of fun. New clothes and gifts were given to everyone.
Sudha
Answer:
Dear Diary Makara Sankranti is regarded as important for spiritual practices and accordingly, people take a holy dip in rivers, especially Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri. The bathing is believed to result in merit or absolution of past sins. They also pray to the sun and thank for their successes and prosperity.
Today we celebrate makar sakranti
- Wake-up early in the morning, before sunrise, have bath and dress up in new
- traditional clothes.
- Tell your children the significance of celebrating the festival of Makar Sankranti.
- Teach 'Gayatri Mantra' to your children.
Teach 'Gayatri Mantra' to your children.Worship the rising sun by offering water, flowers while chanting the Gayatri Mantra.