Online information about Pongal Festival in Tamilnadu

Posted Date: 03-May-2011	Category: Festivals in Tamilnadu	Rating:
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In this article, I will explain about the Pongal Festival of Tamilnadu which is one of the best festival of Tamilnadu. This festival is the harvesting festival of Tamil. You can get more information about this Pongal Festival. Read this article to know more about this.

About Pongal Festival of Tamilnadu

India is famous for its festivals and culture. Among this we can find many festivals are celebrated in Tamil. So Tamil is one of the famous place for festivals. But more over Pongal Festival of Tamilnaduis one of the best festival of Tamil. But Pongal festival is the festival for farmers. So it is definitely cleared that many of people of Tamil are farmers. They depend on their agriculture. So their are many festivals are celebrated in Tamil related to agriculture. Pongal festival is celebrated in Tamil to mark the harvesting of Farmers of their corps. It is celebrated in the month of January, which falls in the middle of this month. At that time all the farmers are happy, because it is the harvesting time. In this month they thank God for their good corps and cattle. They celebrated this pongal festival with much joy and great pomp.

Celebration of Pongal Festival of Tamilnadu

The Pongal Festival of Tamilnadu is celebrated in the month of January, which falls in the middle of this month. This festival is celebrated in all over the Tamilnadu state. This is a festival for God Surya to whom the farmers of Tamil worship at the last day of Tamil month, which is commonly known as Bhogi Pongal. The next day of Bhogi Pongal is known as Chakkara Pongal. In this day the new harvest rice is cooked with jaggery, ghee and cashew nuts and is given to the God Surya. The next day of Chakkara Pongal is known as Mattu Pongal. In this day the farmers of Tamil worship their cattle. Cattle are bathed and decorated with beautiful flowers and colourful beads. In this day a bull fight is also organized in many parts of Tamil which is known as Kannum Pongal.

About Bhogi Pongal Festival of Tamilnadu

The first day of Pongal festival is known as the Bhogi Pongal. In this festival all the citizens of Tamil clean their houses and wash it very cleanly from all the corners of their houses. They collect all the unwanted and useless things and gather those goods. In the evening of Bhogi Pongal Festival they burn all those goods in the fire. Thus the Tamil people celebrate the Bhogi Pongal Festival.

About Chakkara Pongal Festival of Tamilnadu

The next day or the next day of Bhogi Pongal Festival is known as Chakkara Pongal or commonly known as Surya Pongal. In this festival all the women of Tamil worship the god Surya on this day. They wake up early in the morning and create elaborate Pongal Festival1

kolum on the grounds which is made on the front of their house doors. In this day the new harvest rice is cooked with jaggery, ghee and cashew nuts and is given to the God Surya. Thus the Tamil people celebrate the Chakkara Pongal Festival.

About Mattu Pongal Festival of Tamilnadu

The next day or the next day of Chakkara Pongal Festival is known as Mattu Pongal. In this day the farmers of Tamil worship their cattle. Cattle are bathed and decorated with beautiful flowers and colourful beads. In this day a bull fight is also organized in many parts of Tamil which is known as Kannum Pongal. Thus the Tamil people celebrate the Mattu Pongal Festival.

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