Tuesday, January 13, 2009

pongal wishes

Hello viewers wish u happy pongal. Pongal signals the end of the traditional farming season, giving farmers a break from their routine work. Farmers also perform puja to some crops, In fact, four festivals are celebrated in Tamil Nadu for four days in that week. 'Bogi ‘is celebrated on January 13,’ Pongal ‘on Jan 14,’ Maattuppongal on Jan 15 and 'Thiruvalluvar Day' on Jan 16.


The festival is celebrated for four days. On, the first day, Bhogi, the old clothes and materials are thrown away and fired, marking the beginning of a new life. The second day, the Pongal day, is celebrated by boiling fresh milk early in the morning and allowing it to boil over the vessel. the people will prepare sweet pongal on that day. The third day, Mattu Pongal, is meant to offer thanks to the cows and buffaloes, as they are used to plough the lands.

A festival called Jalli kathu is held in Madurai(alanganallur). Its very famous in Madurai dist for Jalli Kattu. Bundles of money are tied to the horns of ferocious bulls which the villagers try to take tat money by fighting with that bull. Every one joins together and they will cook the freshly harvested grain and they will eat together this day is named and celebrated as Tamiliar Tirunal.

1 comment:

krithi said...

Happy pongal to u too..