Sankranthi

• This is main festival celebrated in the village areas for the new harvest they get in this days.
• The Sun After this day onwards will get brighter and brighter day by day,it will shift from one month to other month named "Makara".Hence the name "Makara Sankranthi".
• On this day morning they make milk to boil and flow from the vessel.Based on the direction the milk first flows out there are many beliefs.With this milk they make "paravanam"(the traditional dish).
• This day evening people fly kites.The reason behind it is that the direction of the air will change from sankranthi day onwards.
• Another dish is made this day called "Pongal" Which is made up of rice,pepper,pesarapapu etc.. for Sun god.So from this day onwards the Lord Sun will climb the 7 horses charriot and travel until the end of summer.The severityof heat will be more.
• They are many more traditional dishes made these days like Pullihora,Bobbatlu,Burelu,Vada etc..

Happy Makara Sankranthi