Write a letter to your friend wishing them and their family ‘Happy Makar Sakranti’.
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Makar Sakranti is an annual Hindu festival having its origins from Gujarat. It is celebrated every year in the month of January marking the suns transit to makara rashi or the zodiac sign Capricorn. It also marks the beginning of longer days, thus justifying the name of the festival Makar Sankranti-- wherein makar stands for the zodiac sign makara rashi and Sankranti meaning transit of the Sun from one constellation to another. It is also an important harvest festival which is dedicated to Surya, the Sun God, and is celebrated throughout the country by Hindus and Sikhs.
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People celebrate this auspicious day by flying kites, gathering on their roofs with their friends and family, setting bonfires and savouring jaggery and sesame laddoos along with other Indian sweets.
Makar Sankranti is also believed to be an auspicious day by some people as they believe any work starting on this will have beneficial and rewarding results. Makar Sankranti is celebrated throughout the country by various different yet popular names like Pongal in Tamil Nadu and Magh in Assam.
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Makar Sankranti is celebrated to observe sun's transition from Sagittarius to Capricorn. The day starts with a dip in the holy waters of Ganges and then food and sweets are offered to the sun god and worshipped. Khichdi forms an important part of Makar Sankranti celebrations at home as well. It is prepared with utmost devotion and offered to the god. It is then consumed by everyone in the family as prasad.
Makar Sankranti brings with itself a lot of hope, wishes and the promise of prosperity. On this auspicious occasion, we have curated a few of the wishes and messages that you can send to your loved ones to let them know that you are thinking of them.
Let Makar Sankranti take away all the pain and usher you with blessings and the hope of a better tomorrow. Happy Makar Sankranti.