Pongal (festival)

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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1. What is the primary observance?A Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamil people
2. What is Pongal?Pongal is a Tamil harvest festival where families thank the sun and make a special rice pudding called Pongal.
3. When is Pongal celebrated?Pongal starts on the last day of the Tamil month Margazhi and lasts for three to four days, right after the winter solstice.

Uttarayan: The period when the Sun moves northwards in the sky, signifying the start of warmer seasons.
Makar Sankranti: A pan-Indian Hindu festival celebrating the Sun's transition into the zodiac sign of Capricorn.
Kolam: A traditional South Indian art form of creating intricate patterns using rice flour, often at home entrances.
Diaspora: People who have spread from their ancestral homeland to live in other parts of the world.