Pongal Festival Short Essay For Kids
An English Essay On Pongal Festival- Pongal Festival Short Essay For Kids Subject Write an English essay on Pongal Festival in your words. Complexity Medium Grade/Class 5th to 10th standard Number of words 350 words Age group 10- 15 years In the south India, The biggest festival of Hindus is Pongal. It is celebrated after the winter solstice ( MakarSankranti) in the month of the Paus ( January- February) . It is celebrated mainly in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. In Tamil Nadu it is known as Pongal and in Andhra Pradesh as Sankranti. Pongal is a sweet preparation of rice, milk and jiggery. It is a harvest festival. Pongal is a Tamil word means which means ‘overflowing’. This festival signifies good wishes, wealth, abundance and prosperity.Pongal is celebrated for four days. A rathyatra procession is taken out from the Kandaswamy temple in Chennai ,on the day of Pongal. The first day of celebrating Pongal is known as Bhogi Pongal. ...