Happy Thai Pongal

Harvesting Festival And thank giving celebration Predominantly for farmers but all People of Tamilnadu despite their religions, celebrate the Year harvest festival when the sun starts its journey towards north horizon The first day is celebrated as bogi in Honor of Lord Indra and people burn old and unwanted things And second day is Thai pongal,third day is Mattu pongal In honor of cattle especially cows and bulls,4th day Kanum pongal ,where get together of families take place in a public spot People celebrate pongal- 4 daylong festival On Jan 14- The beginning of thai month Nearly 90 out of 100 people in Tamlinadu celebrate Gleefully by making a rice dish(sweet pongal) outdoor And buying sugar cane and tamarinds,to Light up farmers lives and to thank The Sun Note:Pongal is a sweet dish made with rice ,jaggery and milk Ladies used to draw Rangoli(kolam) on the streets Traditional games like Jallikattu,cock fight, uriyadi(using a pole when blindfolded to smash a hanging pot) are celebrated in the rural areas if Tamilnadu... And when the pot of the milk boils over ,we shout PONGAL O PONGAL...