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Vasant Panchami is a Hindu festival that marks the beginning of preparations for the spring season. It is celebrated by Indian people in various ways; depending upon the region one belongs to. Vasant Panchami also marks the beginning of preparation for Holika and Holi, which occurs forty days later. The spiritual meaning of the season denotes the end of the days of ignorance and the beginning of a new era. Goddess Saraswati, an emblem of tranquility and peace, bestows spiritual enlightenment upon her devotees on this day. Her four goddess-like hands stand for the brain, mind, attentiveness, and ego. She flies on a swan because, according to Hindu mythology, this bird has a curious ability to separate milk from water. Therefore, it suggests that a man who worships Saraswati should be able to distinguish between good and bad. Every year, Vasant Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day of the Magha month; Vasant Panchami 2023 will be held on January 26th. The nation enjoys the auspicious...

Pongal: A tamilian festival to pay gratitude to the Sun and the cattle India is known for its different traditions and cultures. Here, each festival holds special mythological and traditional significance to Indian people. January is a month that brings along a string of Indian festivals and Pongal occupies a significant place in the list. It is a harvest festival of Kerala and is celebrated in the mid-month of January for four days, every year. This festive is also synonymously known as a thanksgiving occasion; where the farmers pray and pay veneration to the Sun god, nature, and cattle. They do this to show their respect to them and for their important contribution to agriculture. Pongal is also celebrated to mark the sun’s journey towards the north, which is called Summer Solstice or Uttarayan. Falling in pausha month of hindu calendar, Pongal in 2023 will commence from 15th January and will end on 18th January. Pongal is a collective term used to collaborate the celebrations of Bho...

Lohri: The famous Punjabi festival celebrated across the globe India is known worldwide for its diversified cultures. And Indian festivals serve as the paradigm to represent this. Being a constitution of 28 states and 9 union territories, people celebrate these festivals with all zeal and zest. Lohri is one such festival, celebrated with grandeur by the people of Punjab. This festival marks an ending to the winter season and is celebrated to bid farewell to the winter solstice. The rabi crop ripens up for the harvest and farmers gets prepared for the next crop season. According to Hindu calendar, Lohri falls on Saptami of Krishn paksh in the month of Paush (generally mid of January every year). Lohri 2023 will be celebrated on 14th January. Though being a festival of Punjab, Indians take special pride in celebrating it as Indians. So, whether a Punjabi or a non-Punjabi, Lohri is the festival of all nowadays. All one needs to know is its importance and be in fervor to be a part of the f...

Makar Sakranti/ Utrayan 2023: the very first Hindu festival of 2023 India is famously known for its festivals and the Indian zest with which they are celebrated. Makar Sankranti is the festival that marks the beginning of the New Year. It is a Hindu festival, which falls on the 14th of January every year. It is understood as an amalgamation of two different terms “makar” and “Sankranti”. Makar( Capricorn) is a Hindu zodiac sign and Sankranti stands for direction change. And as per the Hindu calendar, this festival takes place when the sun travels to the North (from Dakshinaayana to Uttarayana) or from Dhanu Rashi(Sagittarius) to Makar Rashi(Capricorn), in the Poush month. This day is believed to be very auspicious for an event to get inaugurated or started, as the lord sun showers special blessings on any task performed on this day. Also, this is celebrated to denote the start of the harvesting season and the culmination of the winter season. Makar Sankranti is celebrated passionately ...