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suneil
Jan 13, 2007, 11:32:02 AM1/13/07
to Sunil Jain
Wish you all peace, prosperity, happiness, good fortune, and good harvests
on occasion of Lohri Makar Sankranti, and Pongal filled with joy and so much
fun.
To give you a brief background - It is harvesting time which is celebrated all over India often called as Indian thanksgiving festival season. This festive occasion is celebrated in many different ways; most common practices are gathering around, preparing traditional sweets, feasting with family and friends, exchanging greetings and pleasantries, etc. Unity in diversity is utmost visible everywhere during this festival season all over India. In Tamil Nadu, it is time for Pongal; in Assam, it is Bhogali Bihu; in Andhra Pradesh, it is called Bhogi; in Punjab, the harvest festival is called Lohri; and Makar Sankranti in rest of the country, Karnataka/Maharashtra/Uttar Pradesh/Bihar/Bengal.
To give you a brief background - It is harvesting time which is celebrated all over India often called as Indian thanksgiving festival season. This festive occasion is celebrated in many different ways; most common practices are gathering around, preparing traditional sweets, feasting with family and friends, exchanging greetings and pleasantries, etc. Unity in diversity is utmost visible everywhere during this festival season all over India. In Tamil Nadu, it is time for Pongal; in Assam, it is Bhogali Bihu; in Andhra Pradesh, it is called Bhogi; in Punjab, the harvest festival is called Lohri; and Makar Sankranti in rest of the country, Karnataka/Maharashtra/Uttar Pradesh/Bihar/Bengal.
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