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Makar Sankranti

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/makar-sankranti

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the primary deity?

  2. 2. Why do people fly kites during Makar Sankranti?

  3. 3. How do people clean themselves on Makar Sankranti?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Uttarayan

  • Surya

  • Kumbh Mela

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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