You recently visited a friend’s family to celebrate a festival. prepare a blog post of about 300 words ghlighting various aspecthis of it such as food, rituals, dress and so on
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Pongal is the biggest and the most famous festival of the Tamil community in Tamil Nadu and the Pondicherry state of India. It is a four days festival and celebrated by the farmers as a thanks giving in the harvesting season.
Pongal festival celebrated as a gesture of thanksgiving for an abundant harvest in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is a four days long festival, which is celebrated in the mid-January starting from the last day of Margazhi-a Tamil month. The farmers worship the sun, the earth and the cattle to thank them for a great harvest in the season.
People celebrate Pongal with great enthusiasm and delight. The preparations of this festival start before a week and people begin cleaning their houses and decorate them with garlands and ornaments to welcome the celebration of Pongal-Bogi and to celebrate it with great pomp and show.
According to their tradition, they initially decorate huge clay pots with kumkum and swastika and then fill it with water, rice and milk. The eldest member of the family does this tradition and marks the beginning of the celebrations. In addition, they cook rice in the open fields rather than in kitchens, as they believe that Sun God would be able to see these preparations and will be pleased.
The first is Bhogi Pongal, which is dedicated to Lord Indra, traditionally known as Rain God, to offer thanks for the lovely harvest.
The second is Surya Pongal celebrated to acknowledge Sun God by preparing their famous signature dessert known as Pongal dish.
The third day is celebrated to respect their friend-cows. They are embellished with paint, flower garlands, colourful beads etc. Everybody worships the cow with an Aarti followed by dancing and singing.
The fourth and the last one is Kaanum Pongal, where the leftovers of the three days festival are placed on the turmeric leaf along with other dishes in the centre of the courtyard. Women gather there and pray for the prosperity, health and happiness of their family members.
The four-day festival is celebrated by everyone with great happiness, as it is believed that Pongal is the festival known as the harbinger of hope and joy.