how you celebrated snakranthi in 250 words
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Makar Sankranti is the celebration of the harvest festival. We all know that spring is the most pleasant of all seasons. It is accompanied by pleasant weather, calm winds, and a sunny but not scorching weather. All of these reasons together make spring the perfect season to grow crops and sustain high crop yield.
The fest is also called the Kite festival in several parts of our country India. Kites are flown on this day to honor the Sun God. It is celebrated a day after the Lohri festival celebrated mostly in Punjab and Chandigarh. Sweets and clothes are exchanged among families.
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Children take part in kite-flying competitions, bonfires and delicious food stalls dominate the festival. Usually, Makar Sankranti is celebrated on January 14, but sometimes due to the transition in Sun (Surya) position, it falls a day later, i.e. January 15 respectively.Praying to the sun and the use of black sesame (til) and jaggery are also integral parts of the festival. A number of fairs take place in different places across India to celebrate Makar Sankranti, the most famous being the Kumbha Mela, held every 12 years at either Haridwar, Prayag (Prayagraj), Ujjain or Nashik.
The Magha Mela at Prayag, the Gangasagar Mela in Bengal, the Makar Mela in Odisha, the Tusu Mela of Jharkhand and West Bengal and the Poush Mela of Shantiniketan, West Bengal are a few celebratory fairs held during Makar Sankranti.
Mostly celebrated on January 14, Makar Sankranti is celebrated with different names in different states across the length and breadth of the country.
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