Why do we celebrate Pongal of Surya Pongal ?
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Pongal is a four-day-long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu, which falls in the month of Thai (that is, the January-February season) when crops like rice, sugarcane, turmeric etc.The term 'pongal' in Tamil means "to boil", and this festival is celebrated as a thanksgiving ceremony for the year's harvest.
Suryan Pongal – also called Suryan Pongal or Perum Pongal – is the second and main festive day, and is dedicated to the god Surya It is the first day of the Tamil calendar month Tai, and coincides with Makara Sankranthi – a winter harvest festival celebrated throughout India.
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