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Programatically get total visits from Analytics for multiple sites
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Using Excel for finding available domain names
Using a good domain name for a project can be key for a successful web project. I terms of SEO it is for example (at the moment at least) good to have the most important search phrase that you're targeting in your domain name (read more on this).
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Excel plugin for finding duplicate content in cells
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Using Google Calendar for a booking service
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IntelliJ Plugin: Instant Calculator
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A while ago, I was coding an animation widget for work and I needed to calculate a simple but still nontrivial formula and put the result as a constant in my code. Instead of opening an external calculator I decided to create a plugin for IntelliJ.
I wanted to [...]
Greasemonkey: War on intranet applications that suck!
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A while ago I was doing my travel expense report for a long business trip and I got really frustrated with the intranet application that my company use. From a interaction perspective – EVERYTHING is wrong with this tool – but in particular one this is really annoying.
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Scripting an animation in Adobe Illustrator CS2
A few months ago I needed to implement a small loading animation (similar to the typical "AJAX"/Firefox circle animations seen in most RIA apps). As the IPTV platform I'm working on doesn't support animated gifs, I had to develop my own "format" in JavaScript. This turned out to be a pretty slick component so I included it into our component library.
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Blind Pig Brewery
Located in downtown Champaign, Blind Pig brews its own craft beers. With its beautiful wood interior, casks full of local brews and friendly locals, this bar is a must-see. When the weather is nice, venture outside and enjoy the large outdoor beer garden.
CITY: Champaign
Amish Country Tours
A step on guide will accompany your tour of the Amish countryside. The tours will also include meals in Amish homes, and Amish home, buggy shop, dairy farm and woodworking tours. Additional highlights include an Amish museum, local attractions, restaurants, and accommodations.
CITY: Arcola
The 200 Acres
Located in the heart of Illinois' Amish country, The 200 Acres is a working farm that features beautiful gardens, including a spectacular collection of more than 5,000 mums, and offers its heirloom seeds for sale. The 200 Acres is especially known for its more than 300 varieties of rare pumpkins, squash and gourds from around the globe that are grown right on the farm and displayed in its Great Pumpkin Patch from mid-September through October 31 every year. The on-site Homestead Bakery sells made-from-scratch goodies such as pies and angel food cake during spring, summer and fall.
CITY: Arthur
Amish Country Tours with ACM Tours
ACM Tours is a full service, receptive tour guide company with many special services available at no additional cost. We literally open the door to fabulous Illinois Amish Country! We are ready to assist you with meals, attractions, lodging and step on guide service. We have available trained, professional, local step-on guides who are well versed in the history, customs and folklore of this most unique part of Illinois.
CITY: Arthur
Downtown Champaign
Discover cute boutiques housed in historic storefronts in downtown Champaign, including antique and consignment shops. Be sure to stop at PACA's Architectural Salvage Warehouse, where you'll find everything from vintage stained glass to ceramic tiles.
CITY: Champaign
Curtis Orchard
Curtis Orchard is an 80-acre apple orchard, pumpkin patch and entertainment farm offers activities for the whole family. Open July 20–December 20, the orchard country store and bakery offer a wide variety of gift and food items, including pies, fritters, apple crisp donuts and award-winning cider. Outdoor activities include seasonal apple and pumpkin picking, kids play structures, a giant slide, several mazes including the corn maze, petting zoo, toddler area, birthday parties and corporate picnics. Weekend activities include outdoor meals, live entertainment, seasonal pony rides, and an orchard wagon.
CITY: Champaign
Prairie Fruits Farm
Prairie Fruit farms is a farm-to-table experience located in Champaign, IL that celebrates eating locally and sustainably. Working with Culinary Institute of America trained chefs they create multi-course meals using only the freshest local ingredients. Many of the vegetables and fruits come from the farm, as well as the milk, eggs and cheeses. You can even take farm tours and learn how they harvest the crops and milk their large herd of sheep for the creation of cheeses and milk. Perfect for kids of all ages.
CITY: Champaign
Alto Vineyards Tasting Room
Alto Vineyards' retail wine shop and tasting room offers custom gift baskets, gourmet foods and local artwork. Indoor and outdoor seating offers a place to relax with a glass of Alto's finest. Alto's original location is situated in Alto Pass, on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail.
CITY: Champaign
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
What Lincoln Center is to New Yourk and Kennedy Center is to Washington D.C., Krannert Center is to the Midwest—a magnificent showcase for the performing arts. KCPA is a premier educational and professional performing arts complex and is the setting for over 300 performances each year. A professional laboratory for the University of Illinois dance, theatre, opera and music departments, the Center also hosts internationally famous artists such as Emmy Lou Harris, Herbie Hancock, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Mark Morris Dance Group, and is home to the Champaign-Urbana Symphony and Sinfonia de Camera.
CITY: Urbana
Midtown Champaign
An eclectic district filled with dining and multi-cultural attractions, Midtown Champaign, with the beautiful Boneyard Creek flowing, connects Downtown and Campustown Champaign.
CITY: Champaign
Campustown Champaign
Discover Green Street and the heart of campus at the University of Illinois. Restaurants, bars, shops, bookstores and more await your presence in this Orange & Blue themed area.
CITY: Champaign
Blind Pig Company
The Blind Pig Company, located in historic downtown Champaign, serves a wide variety of craft beers. Beer Advocate lists it in the Top 50 Places to Drink Beer in the USA. Imbibe Magazine states it's one of America's Top 100 Bars and Draft Magazine lists it as one of the Best 150 Bars in the USA.
CITY: Champaign
Chester Street Dance Club
Located in downtown Champaign, this huge dance club features DJs spinning everything from Top 40 remixes to electro-industrial dance. Cool down on the outdoor patio.
CITY: Champaign
Boomerang Bar & Grill
This laid back local bar has pool tables, great food and no cover charge except when bands play.
CITY: Urbana
Boltini Lounge
The quintessential cocktail lounge of the Champaign-Urbana community. Located in the heart of downtown Champaign, Boltini offers a great selection of liquor, food, entertainment and fun. It's very welcoming to any and everybody from the downtown hipster to the professional enjoying a happy hour cocktail and everybody in between.
CITY: Champaign
Joe's Brewery
Serving only the finest bar food available, Joe's is the home of the Super Bird and a great place to grab some tasty wings or burgers, as well as the best fish sandwich you'll find anywhere. Joe's continues to provide a high energy atmosphere only available on a college campus as well as great food at a reasonable price. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
CITY: Champaign
Pekara Bakery & Bistro
Pekara Bakery & Bistro is a clean label artisan bakery in downtown Champaign serving the community since 2005. Pekara prides itself on delicious handmade pastries, cakes, and breads in which all-natural ingredients are used. From omelettes made from local, organic eggs, breakfast sandwiches and bagels, savory sandwiches on artisan breads, salads, crêpes, and hearty soups, to sweet pastries, pies, and cookies, you can find most anything you'd like at Pekara. Pekara's well-trained baristas serve up superb coffee that has been responsibly sourced and harvested from Abakundakawa, the certified Fair Trade cooperative in Rwanda where the heart of our house blend is grown. Pekara Bakery & Bistro even helps you stay ahead for that special event, baking pastries, baklava, breads and other treats for those special occasions.
CITY: Champaign
Bridget's Blarney Stone
Bar & Grill - Small Town Hang Out Spot; with Karoke every 1st and 3rd Friday of each month
CITY: Ivesdale
Big Grove Tavern
Big Grove Tavern is a Farm-to-Table restaurant in downtown Champaign featuring seasonal comfort food. Almost everything we serve at Big Grove Tavern is made from scratch, in house, using seasonal ingredients, sourced locally whenever possible. We source locally, not only to create delicious dishes, but to help support our neighbors.
CITY: Champaign
Radio Maria
Radio Maria is a restaurant and tapas bar run by artists. Head chef, Brian Wong, creates the eclectic dishes that suit the vibrant ambiance, such as his Coffee Crusted Filet and Green Curry Hot Pot.
CITY: Champaign
Sullivan Marina
Located on a serene wooded hilltop, gently slopes into a full-service marina and restaurant situated on Lake Shelbyville.
CITY: Sullivan
Dicks Pharmacy
Belly up to this old-time soda fountain that serves up ice cream treats. The marble-topped counter was moved here in the 1930s and is surrounded by 600 vintage soda bottles and photos of the town of Arthur's yesteryear.
CITY: Arthur
The Homestead Bakery
We are very pleased to continue bringing all our valued customers the freshest, made-from-scratch delights such as caramel-iced cinnamon rolls, dinner rolls, honey white and wheat breads, sweet and specialty breads, a variety of cookies, iced cut-out cookies and classic angel food cakes of various flavors. And we feature specialty pumpkin items in the fall. Load up on baked goodies, as well as all the other scrumptious items that we stock on our shelves. These include a substantial assortment of mustard's, pickled vegetables, relishes, salsas, jams, jellies, butter spreads, noodles and a generous selection of fine candies and fudge.
CITY: Arthur
Country Cheese & More
Sandwiches, soups, cheese, quilts & crafts. An excellent variety of cheese!
CITY: Arthur
Okaw Valley Orchard
Check out the store and bakery, where you can buy apples, peaches, cider, jams, jellies and apple butter. A playground and picnic area is available. An apple festival is held over Columbus Day weekend.
CITY: Sullivan
Farren's Pub & Eatery
Farren's is an underground pub in Downtown Champaign that's known for its signature burgers and large selection of craft beers.
CITY: Champaign
Amishland Red Barn Buffet
400 seat award-winning buffet with local recipes, Amish bread, desserts, apple butter, butcher shop meats and great Amish country decor.
CITY: Tuscola
Bentley's Pub
This traditional pub in Downtown Champaign is off the beaten path and likes it that way. A great selection of beers and a crowd of regulars keep this bar hopping. Live music weekly.
CITY: Champaign
Apple Dumpling
Looking for a friendly family like service restaurant, and excellent dining options? Well unlike any other restaurant in Urbana; the Apple Dumpling can't be more of a family-style dining establishment. With their featured menu item, the fried chicken which receives 4 stars in the local review you can't beat the food here at Apple Dumpling.
CITY: Urbana
Pauly's BBQ
Pulled Pork, Ribs, Chicken and Smoked Sausage. Udder Blasts, Ice Cream. Catering available.
CITY: Arthur
Flesor's Candy Kitchen
At Flesor's Candy Kitchen we're just happy that warm weather prompts folks traveling up and down Interstate 57 or Route 36 to take the Tuscola, Illinois exit, stop at our great Tanger outlet mall, and then navigate a tiny bit more to our little downtown where they discover the treasure that is our store. We are also thrilled to welcome tourists to our region who have come to explore Amish Country and include in their itinerary a look at a couple of non-Amish, ½ Greek sisters who make candy the old-fashioned way, too. During summer, people flock to our hundred-year-old soda fountain (homemade ice-cream!) and are delighted that we serve good food for lunch every day from 11:00 to 3:00. We also welcome buses, and crazy Devon is almost always on hand to stand on a chair to give her "speech" about the store's history and offer big groups a tour of the candy room.
CITY: Tuscola
Yoder's Kitchen
Amish/Mennonite homestyle cooking. Lunch/dinner buffet, full menu, homemade pies and rolls. Be sure to visit our new gift shop. Let us serve your next banquet. Enjoy a unique dining experience in our relaxed friendly atmosphere.
CITY: Arthur
Jack Binion's Steakhouse
We offer select cuts of prime rib, steaks, veal and seafood. Since 1993 Binion's Steakhouses have tantalized tens of thousands of steak-loving casino enthusiasts. Everything is prepared by master chefs, plated with impeccable attention to detail and complemented with an extensive wine list. In Horseshoe Casino.
CITY: Hammond
Fiesta Cafe'
Started in 1988 with the goal of serving the best Mexican food for people who care about quality. We brought our recipes from all over Mexico here to the heart of Champaign for all guests and visitors to enjoy.
CITY: Champaign
Jupiter's Pizzeria and Billiards Downtown
The place for Cues and Brews, if you choose to peruse. The perfect scene to make friends, and meet up with friends or business colleagues. A downtown hotspot in Champaign since 1997.
CITY: Champaign
Upscale wine bar in Downtown Champaign offering an eclectic menu and outstanding wine list. A lounge on one side is great for small groups desiring an intimate evening.
CITY: Champaign
Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano
Biaggi's combines a friendly & exceptionally knowledgeable staff with affordable, freshly prepared Italian cuisine to create an authentic Italian dining experience.
CITY: Champaign
Amishland's Country Restaurant
Enjoy Atwood's meat services, award winning meats. Home cooked meals include drink and dessert. Open for breakfast and lunch.
CITY: Atwood
Village Pub and Steakhouse
Enjoy the "best steak and prime rib dinners in Central Illinois". Try their ribs, chops and seafood.
CITY: Atwood
Quality Bar
Quality is a simple bar with a big-city vibe that can only be described oxymoronically as "rustic modern." Quality offers a wide selection of American craft beers on tap and new beers are introduced every week.
CITY: Champaign
Iron Horse Restaurant
Steaks, some seafood, pasta, sandwiches and salads. Seating capacity 130, banquet capabilities, Sunday brunch, full bar.
CITY: Monticello
Ko Fusion
Kofusion proudly serves natural meats, wild caught seafood and local produce. Our menu features both signature sushi and a unique blend of Contemporary American and Asian cuisine. We have an extensive beer and wine menu and offer a full array of sakes and house cocktails. In addition to fine dining table service, our stunning space houses a drink bar, sushi bar, private party room and seasonal outdoor seating. Kofusion delivers a truly unique experience in the heart of downtown Champaign.
CITY: Champaign
Kennedy's at Stone Creek
Kennedy's at Stone Creek offers fine dining overlooking the beautiful Stone Creek Golf Course in southeast Urbana. Both Kennedy's and the Stone Creek Golf Club are public, requiring no membership. Kennedy's specializes in award winning fresh seafood and Certified Angus Beef steaks and offers a mixed cuisine of entrees, salads, soups, sandwiches and appetizers. Reservations are requested, but walk-ins are always welcome, space permitting. Kennedy's at Stone Creek has no dress code and is completely non-smoking.
CITY: Urbana
Bean Scene Cafe
Coffees, scones, breakfasts, imported teas, homemade pastries.
CITY: Monticello
Red Wheel
Family restaurant, breakfast all day, bar.
CITY: Monticello
Korner Cafe
Daily specials, lunch buffet with good home-cooking and friendly service.
CITY: Chesterville
Best Wok
Customers' satisfaction is our first priority. We always serve good authentic Chinese food in fair price.
CITY: Champaign
Brown Bag Deli-Restaurant
The Brown Bag boasts a large selection of homemade soups, salads, sandwiches, pies and cookies. All pies are homemade at "Pies by Inge". Informal atmosphere and no reservations required. Gourmet food shop and card/gift shop all under one roof.
CITY: Monticello
A little bit of Italy & a whole lot more located in the heart of student life on Green Street in Champaign!
CITY: Champaign
Traditional korean dishes with undilluted authentic flavours! Simply put, the focus is good food, not trendy garnish, so enjoy!
CITY: Champaign
Minnecci's Ristorante
Another TRUE Italian feeling of cuisine that you MUST try if just visiting Champaign. Located on campus and a popular place come Mother's Day, and open just for UI graduation commencement every May you'll truly love this Italian food! Open year round (closed on Sunday's), but for those two special days every Spring!
CITY: Champaign
Dutch Kitchen Restaurant
Discover one of Illinois Amish Country's most popular dining spots; breakfast, lunch and dinner daily in our nostalgic Main St. setting.
CITY: Arcola
Roselen's Coffees & Delights
Breakfast and lunch, coffees, ice cream and pastries.
CITY: Arthur
Jitters and Bliss Coffee and Treats
Large selection of coffees and teas, coffee drinks, home made ice-creams. Fresh baked breads and pastries. Sandwiches and soups. Gift baskets available.
CITY: Charleston
Emerald City Lounge
The Emerald City Lounge is a clean, contemporary Martini Bar welcoming diverse communities to the venue. A place where family and friends of all communities can feel welcomed and at home!
CITY: Champaign
Mirabelle Fine Pastries
Open for breakfast serving freshly made doughnuts, bagels, muffins. As well as producing other pastry items all day for those with a sweet tooth.
CITY: Urbana
Evo Cafe'
Asian Cuisine & Coffee House.
CITY: Champaign
Flat Top Grill
Flat Top Grill is a neighborhood create-your-own stir-fry restaurant featuring fresh vegetables, a variety of proteins, and homemade sauces.
CITY: Champaign
Monical's Pizza
Great pizza, family fun atmosphere, and hometown proud! Try the small franchise pizza that started out in Tolono, IL and has grown to across the rest of East and West Central Illinois region. A must have for tourists when visiting Champaign County!
CITY: Urbana
The Original Pancake House
Wake-up to one of the ORIGINAL pancake houses located in the Midwest. Specifically opened just for serving breakfast (closes at 2 p.m.) try all types of pancakes they offer at the original pancake house! The Original Pancake House is a second and third generation family business, which takes great pride in maintaining the high standards that make our food so outstanding.
CITY: Champaign
Espresso Royale
Coffee Shop.
CITY: Urbana
Carmen's Bar & Grill
Small town restaurant featuring American & Mexican food.
CITY: Arcola
Alexander's Steakhouse
At Alexander's Steakhouse, each guest has the opportunity to select their own Steak from the locker and cook it their own special way over a live charcoal grill. Guests can select from twelve different Steak Cuts, such as Ribeye, T-Bone, Filet or our own "Santa Maria" Top Sirloin. All steaks are hand cut daily by our in-house butchers from aged USDA choice Midwestern Beef. Perfect place for groups!
CITY: Champaign
The Cookie Jar
The Cookie Jar...in the heart of the University of Illinois campus! We carry a full line of unique handmade iced decorated cookies and gourmet cookies each one handmade one by one. We have all occasion and holiday designs for special dates such as Valentine's Day, Halloween, Birthday, Christmas, and more. Come on in to our webstore and take a look around. We know that you will find exactly what you are looking for! Our cookies are made with natural ingredients with no change in flavor, presentation or biological characteristics. Our company meets all government agencies standards required to produce and export edible products. We have been appointed with all the necessary permits to bake, operate and sell our products Quite Possible the World's Best Cookies!!
CITY: Champaign
QQ Buffet
Chinese buffet and extensive menu
CITY: Charleston
Jupiter's at the Crossing
Pizza and other American fare, this large facility includes bililards for the grown-ups and a full lower level game and activity area for the kids. OTB is available in the lower level. A weekly comedy club is also a crowd favorite.
CITY: Champaign
Jackson Avenue Coffee
Located one block east of historic Courthouse Square. Large selection of coffees and coffee drinks. Pastries. Salads. Entertainment. Next door to and communicating with Calliope Court Boutique.
CITY: Charleston
It's Brothers Bar & Grill
Built upstairs in one of the historic buildings located on Green St., Brother's is THE place for students to hang out with friends and, or make new acquaintances. This bar is not just for students of the U of I, but for other college students in neighboring cities and counties next to Champaign County to come hang out for a night with students of the University of Illinois! Brothers' ultimate mission is to provide a comprehensive entertainment venue, with an emphasis on fun, safety, and cleanliness. We will provide great service to our customers through a well trained and caring staff that pledges to get it right. We will strive to lead, not follow, and be better than we were the day before.
CITY: Champaign
Billy Barooz Pub & Grill
Perfect sports atmosphere along with terrific food selection.
CITY: Champaign
Papa Dels Pizza
An institution in Champaign County for over 40 years, Papa Del's is known for their deep dish pizza. Some argue the best south of I-80, many say the best in the state. University of Illinois students and alumni have clamored for Papa Del's since opening their doors in 1970, waiting the 45-minutes it takes for the dough to cook and the mass amounts of cheese to melt. Alumni all over the country have such an insatiable taste for their favorite pizza, that Papa Del's now ships up to 8 pizzas overnight anywhere in the country. As one Yelp reviewer says, it's "Legendary in every sense of the word."
CITY: Champaign
Magic Wok
Magic Wok serves a wide array of Chinese specialties. Check out our website.
CITY: Charleston
What's Cookin'
Burgers, sandwiches, wraps, chicken entrees, pasta dishes, Mexican selections, salads. Home of Charleston's famous Strawberry Bread. Catering available.
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Makar Sankranti
|Makara Sankranti
Colourful kites being sold in a Shop in Lucknow
|Also called
|Sankaranthi or Pongal
|Seasonal, Traditional
|Festival of Harvest, Celebration of Winter Solstice
|Kite flying
|day when the Sun begins its movement away from the Tropic of Capricorn (mid-January)
|2013 date
|14 January
|2014 date
|14 January[1]
|2015 date
|14 January
|2016 date
|14 January
Makara Sankranti is a Hindu festival celebrated in almost all parts of India and Nepal in a myriad of cultural forms. It is a harvest festival. It is the Hindi/Indo-Aryan languages name for Makara Sankranthi (still used in southern areas as the official name).
Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Makara rashi (Capricorn) on its celestial path. The day is also believed to mark the arrival of spring in India and is a traditional. Makara Sankranti is a solar event making one of the few Indian festivals which fall on the same date in the Gregorian calendar every year: 14 January, with some exceptions when the festival is celebrated on 13 or 15 January.
- 1 History
- 2 Date and significance
- 3 Makara Sankranti and the Winter Solstice
- 4 Sankranti
- 5 Traditions, rituals and celebration
- 6 Melas
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
According to the Hindi calendar Makar Sankranti is festival celebrated for new year for Hindus.
Date and significance[edit]
Makar Sankranti has an astrological significance, as the sun enters the Capricorn (Sanskrit: Makara) zodiac constellation on that day. This date remains almost constant with respect to the Gregorian calendar. However, precession of the Earth's axis (called ayanamsa) causes Makara Sankranti to move over the ages. A thousand years ago, Makara Sankranti was on 31 December and is now on 14 January. According to calculations, from 2050 Makar Sankranti will fall on 15 January.
Makara Sankranti is a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of India. Makara Sankranti commemorates the beginning of the harvest season and cessation of the northeast monsoon in South India. The movement of the Sun from one zodiac sign into another is called Sankranti and as the Sun moves into the Capricorn zodiac known as Makara in Sanskrit, this occasion is named as Makara Sankranti in the Indian context. It is one of the few Hindu Indian festivals which are celebrated on a fixed date i.e. 14 January every year (or may be sometimes on 15 January (leap year)).
Makara Sankranti, apart from a harvest festival is also regarded as the beginning of an auspicious phase in Indian culture. It is said as the 'holy phase of transition'. It marks the end of an inauspicious phase which according to the Hindu calendar begins around mid-December. It is believed that any auspicious and sacred ritual can be sanctified in any Hindu family, this day onwards. Scientifically, this day marks the beginning of warmer and longer days compared to the nights. In other words, Sankranti marks the termination of winter season and beginning of a new harvest or spring season.
All over the country, Makara Sankranti is observed with great fanfare. However, it is celebrated with distinct names and rituals in different parts of the country. In the states of northern and western India, the festival is celebrated as the Sankranti day with special zeal and fervour. The importance of this day has been signified in the ancient epics like Mahabharata also. So, apart from socio-geographical importance, this day also holds a historical and religious significance. As it is the festival of Sun God, and he is regarded as the symbol divinity and wisdom, the festival also holds an eternal meaning to it.
Makara Sankranti and the Winter Solstice[edit]
Many Indians conflate this festival with the Winter Solstice, and believe that the sun ends its southward journey (Sanskrit: Dakshinayana) at the Tropic of Capricorn, and starts moving northward (Sanskrit: Uttarayaana) towards the Tropic of Cancer, in the month of Pausha on this day in mid-January.
There is no observance of Winter Solstice in the Hindu religion. Further, the Sun makes its northward journey on the day after winter solstice when day light increases. Therefore, Makara Sankranti signifies the celebration of the day following the day of winter solstice.
Scientifically, currently in the Northern Hemishere, winter solstice occurs between December 21 and 22. Day light will begin to increase on 22 December and on this day, the Sun will begin its northward journey which marks Uttarayaana.[2] The date of winter solstice changes gradually due to the Axial precession of the Earth, coming earlier by approximately 1 day in every 70 years. Hence, if the Makara Sankranti at some point of time did mark the actual date of winter solstice, a date in mid-January would correspond to around 300CE.
Sankranti is celebrated all over South Asia with some regional variations. It is known by different names and celebrated with different customs in different parts of the country popularly celebrated in Karnataka (Sankranthi), Andhra pradesh (Sankranthi) and Tamil Nadu (Pongal).
In India it is known by different regional names.
- Makara Sankranti: Chhattisgarh, Goa, Odisha, Haryana, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, telangana and West Bengal
- Pongal: Tamil Nadu
- Uttarayan: Gujarat
- Maghi: Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. The day before, people of Punjab celebrate Lohri.
- Bhogali Bihu: Assam
- Shishur Saenkraat: Kashmir Valley
- Khichdi: Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar
- Makara Sankramana: Karnataka
In other countries too the day is celebrated but under different names and in different ways.
Nepali Maithils, Newar :- Maghe Sankranti
- Other people: Maghe Sankranti or Maghe Sakrati
- Thailand: สงกรานต์ Songkran
- Laos: Pi Ma Lao
- Myanmar: Thingyan
- Cambodia: Moha Sangkran
- Sri Lanka: Pongal, Uzhavar Thirunal
Traditions, rituals and celebration[edit]
It is celebrated differently in different regions of India.
Andhra Pradesh[edit]
The festival, Sankranti (మకర సంక్రాంతి), is celebrated for four days in Andhra Pradesh as below:
- Day 1 – Bhogi (భోగి)
- Day 2 – Makara Sankranti (మకర సంక్రాంతి-పెద్ద పండుగ)- the main festival day
- Day 3 – Kanuma (కనుమ)
- Day 4 – Mukkanuma (ముక్కనుమ)
The day preceding Makara Sankranti is called Bhogi (భోగి) and this is when people discard old and derelict things and concentrate on new things causing change or transformation. At dawn people light a bonfire with logs of wood, other solid-fuels and wooden furniture at home that are no longer useful. The disposal of derelict things is where all old habits, vices, attachment to relations and material things are sacrificed in the sacrificial fire of the knowledge of Rudra, known as the "Rudra Gita Gyana Yagya". It represents realization, transformation and purification of the soul by imbibing and inculcating divine virtues.
In many families, infants and children (usually less than three years old) are showered with the Indian Jujube fruit Ziziphus mauritiana, called "Regi Pandlu" in Telugu. It is believed that doing this would protect the children from evil eye. Sweets in generous quantities are prepared and distributed. It is a time for families to congregate. Brothers pay special tribute to their married sisters by giving gifts as affirmation of their filial love. Landlords give gifts of food, clothes and money to their workforce.
The second day is Makara Sankranti. People wear new clothes, pray to God, and make offerings of traditional food to ancestors who have died. They also make beautiful and ornate drawings and patterns on the ground with chalk or flour, called "muggu" or "Rangoli" in Telugu, in front of their homes. These drawings are decorated with flowers, colours and small hand pressed piles of cow dung, called "gobbemma (గొబ్బెమ్మ)".
For this festival all families prepare Ariselu, Appalu (a sweet made of jaggery and rice flour) dappalam (a dish made with pumpkin and other vegetables) and make an offering to God.
On the day after Makara Sankranti, the animal kingdom is remembered and in particular, the cows. Young girls feed the animals, birds and fish as a symbol of sharing. Travel is considered to be inappropriate, as these days are dedicated for re-union of the families. Sankranti in this sense demonstrates their strong cultural values as well as a time for change and transformation. And finally, gurus seek out their devotees to bestow blessings on them.
On the third day, Kanuma (కనుమ) is celebrated. Nowadays Kanuma is not being celebrated widely as it used to be but is an integral part of the Sankranti culture.
Fourth day is called Mukkanuma (ముక్కనుమ) which is popular among the non-vegetarians of the society.
People in Coastal Andhra do not eat any meat or fish during the first three days of the festival, and do so only on the day of Mukkanuma. Another notable feature of the festival in Coastal Andhra Pradesh is the Haridasa who goes early in the morning around with a colorfully dressed cow, singing songs of Lord Vishnu (Hari) hence the name Haridasu (servant of Hari). It is a custom that he should not talk to anyone and only sing songs of lord vishnu when he goes to everyone's house. On this occasion, in every town and city, people play with kites and the sky can be seen filled with beautiful kites. Children and elders enjoy this kite flying occasion.
Magh Bihu In Assam, the festival is celebrated as Bhogali Bihu. Magh Bihu (also called Bhogali Bihu (Bihu of enjoyment) or Maghar Domahi) is a harvest festival celebrated in Assam, India, which marks the end of harvesting season in the month of Maagha (January–February).[1] It is the Assam celebration of Sankranthi, with feasting lasting for a week. [2] The festival is marked by feasts and bonfires. [3] Young people erect makeshift huts, known as meji, from bamboo, leaves and thatch, in which they eat the food prepared for the feast, and then burn the huts the next morning. [4] The celebrations also feature traditional Assamese games such as tekeli bhonga (pot-breaking) and buffalo fighting. [5] Bhogali Bihu
Bhogali Bihu (mid-January, also called Magh Bihu) comes from the word Bhog that is eating and enjoyment. [9] It is a harvest festival and marks the end of harvesting season. Since the granaries are full, there is a lot of feasting and eating during this period. On the eve of the day called uruka, i.e., the last day of pausa, menfolk, more particularly young men go to the field, preferably near a river, build a makeshift cottage called Bhelaghar with the hay of the harvest fields and the Meji, the most important thing for the night. During the night, they prepare food and there is community feasting everywhere. There is also exchange of sweets and greetings at this time. The entire night (called Uruka) is spent around a Meji with people singing bihu songs, beating Dhol, a typical kind of drums or playing games. Boys roam about in the dark stealing firewood and vegetables for fun. The next morning they take a bath and burn the main Meji. People gather around the Meji and throw Pithas (rice cakes) and betel nuts to it while burning it at the same time. They offer their prayers to the God of Fire and mark the end of the harvesting year. Thereafter they come back home carrying pieces of half burnt firewood for being thrown among fruit trees for favourable results. All the trees in the compound are tied to bamboo strips or paddy stems. Different types of sports like Buffalo-fight, Egg-fight, Cock-fight, Nightingale-fight etc. are held throughout the day. There are other conventional festivals observed by various ethnic-cultural groups. Me-dam-me-phi, Ali-aye-ligang, Porag, Garja, Hapsa Hatarnai, Kherai are few among them. The koch celebrates this bihu as pushna. [10] All assamese people around the world celebrates this tradition on the month of January as per English calendar. The Uruka comes on 13 January and Bihu is on 14–15.
Instruments used in Bihu include:
Bihar and Jharkhand[edit]
In Bihar and Jharkhand, the festival is celebrated on 14–15 January.
On 14 January, it is celebrated as Makar Sankranti or Sakraat or KHICHDI (in local dialects). As in other parts of country, people take baths in rivers and ponds and feast upon seasonal delicacies as a celebration of a good harvest. The delicacies include chura, gur (jaggery), various sweets made of til (sesame seeds) such as tilgul, tilwa, maska, etc., curd, milk and seasonal vegetables. Kite flying festivals are also organised, albeit on a small scale.
On 15 January, it is celebrated as Makraat (in some parts of the state) when people relish special khichdi (dal-rice replete with cauliflower, peas and potatoes).
This festival is considered to be one of the most important festivals. People start their day by worshiping and putting til (sesame seeds) into fire followed by eating "Dahi-chuda" (remember dahi-chuda is different from chuda-dahi, as in former dahi, i.e. curd predominates over chuda, i.e. beaten rice or avalakki in Kannada in amount) along with Tilkut and Lai.
Generally in the morning people eat chuda-dahi (dahi-chuda is favourite of Maithil Brahmins) with kohada (red pumpkin) ka bhujiya which is made specially with sugar and salt combination without adding water in it, with lots of LAI, i.e. laddus made of til, chuda, chawal(rice). Women used to prepare these things in groups. After a such heavy meal it becomes next to impossible to eat lunch in the afternoon, so people spend the time in greeting others and playing with kites. At night a special KHICHDI is made. "khichdi ke 4 yaar, chokha, papad, ghee, achaar" (Hindi: "khichdi has four friends: chokha [a roasted vegetable dish], papad [lentil wafer], clarified butter, pickle") some prefer to add many more side dishes with khichdi like chatni, tilauri, etc. Since such a rich khichdi is generally only made once a year, the festival is also referred to as "Khichdi".
Delhi and Haryana[edit]
Jats and other rural communities of Delhi and Haryana, and many neighbouring states consider Sakraat or Sankranti to be one of the main festivals of the year. Halwa is cooked on this day, and one brother of every married woman visits her home with a gift in the form of some warm clothing for her and her husband.
Celebrations in Goa closely resemble to that in Maharashtra. It is the women folk who celebrate 'haldi-kumkum'.
Uttarayan, as Makara Sankranti is called in Gujarati, is a major festival in the state of Gujarat which lasts for two days.
- 14 January is Uttarayan
- 15 January is Vasi-Uttarayan(Stale Uttarayan)
Gujarati people keenly await this festival to fly kites, called 'patang' in Gujarati. Kites for Uttarayan are made of special light-weight paper and bamboo and are mostly rhombus shaped with central spine and a single bow. The string often contains abrasives in order to cut down other people's kites.
In Gujarat, from December through to Makara Sankranti, people start enjoying Uttarayan. Undhiyu (spicy, baked mix of winter vegetables) and chikkis (made from til (sesame seeds), peanuts and jaggery) are the special festival recipes savoured on this day.
In the major cities of Vadodara, Surat,Ahmedabad, and Bhavnagar the skies appear filled with thousands upon thousands of kites as people enjoy two full days of Uttarayan up on their terraces.
When people cut any kites they used to yell with words like "kaypo chhe", "e lapet","phirki vet phirki" and "lapet lapet" in Gujarati language.
Himachal Pradesh[edit]
In Shimla District of Himachal Pradesh Makara Sankranti is known as Magha Saaja. Saaja is Pahari word for Sakranti, start of the new month. Hence this day marks the start of the month of Magha.
According to the Hindu religious texts, on the day of Uttarayani the sun enters the Zodiacal sign of Makara (Capricon), i.e. from this day onwards the sun becomes 'Uttarayan' or it starts moving to the north. It is said that from this day, which signals a change of season, the migratory birds start returning to the hills. On Magha Saaja people wake up early in the morning and take ceremonial dips and shower in the water springs or Baolis. In the daytime people visit their neighbours and together enjoy Khichdi with Ghee and Chaas and also give it in charity at temples. Festival culminates with singing and Naati(folk dance).
This is the Suggi(ಸುಗ್ಗಿ) or harvest festival for farmers of Karnataka. On this auspicious day, young females (kids and teenagers) wear new clothes to visit near and dear ones with a Sankranti offering in a plate, and exchange the same with other families. This ritual is called "Ellu Birodhu."[4] Here the plate would normally contain "Ellu" (white sesame seeds) mixed with fried groundnuts, neatly cut dry coconut and fine cut bella (jaggery). The mixture is called "Ellu-Bella" (ಎಳ್ಳು ಬೆಲ್ಲ). The plate also contains sugar candy moulds of various shapes (Sakkare Acchu, ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಅಚ್ಚು) with a piece of sugarcane.[5] There is a saying in Kannada "ellu bella thindu olle maathadi" which translates to 'eat the mixture of sesame seeds and jaggery and speak only good.' This festival signifies the harvest of the season, since sugarcane is predominant in these parts.[6]
In some parts of Karnataka, a newly married woman is required to give away bananas for a period of five years to married women (muthaidhe) from the first year of her marriage, but increase the number of bananas in multiples of five. There is also a tradition of some households giving away red berries "Yalchi Kai" along with the above. In North Karnataka, kite flying with community members is also a tradition. Drawing rangoli in groups is another popular event among women during Sankranti.[7]
An important ritual is display of cows and cattle in colourful costumes in an open field. Cows are decorated for the occasion and taken on a procession. They are also made to cross a pyre. This ritual is common in rural Karnataka and is called "Kichchu Haayisuvudu."[8]
Makara Sankranti is celebrated in Kerala at Sabarimala where the Makara Jyothi is visible followed by the Makaravilakku celebrations.
Kumaon (Uttarakhand)[edit]
In the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, Makara Sankranti is celebrated with great gusto. According to the Hindu religious texts, on the day of Uttarayani also called Ghughuti (घुघुति) in Kumaon, the sun enters the Zodiacal sign of 'Makara' (Capricon), i.e. from this day onwards the sun becomes 'Uttarayan' or it starts moving to the north. It is said that from this day, which signals a change of season, the migratory birds start returning to the hills. On Makara Sankranti people give Khichadi (a mixture of pulses and rice) in charity, take ceremonial dips in holy rivers, participate in the Uttarayani fairs and celebrate the festival of Ghughutia or Kale Kauva. During the festival of Kale Kauva (literal translation 'black crow') people make sweetmeats out of sweetened flour (flour and gur) deep fried in ghee, shape them in shapes such as drums, pomegranates, knives, and swords. They are strung together and worn as necklace, in the middle of which an orange is fixed. Early in the morning children wear these necklaces and sing "Kale Kauva" to attract crows and other birds and offer them portions of these necklaces, as a token of welcome for all the migratory birds, who are now coming back after their winter sojourn in the plains. Wearing garlands of the above eatables the children come out calling the crows with following song on their lips:
Kale Kale,
bhol bate aile bor puwa,
Khale Ie Kauva bara,
mai ke de sunu gharo,
Ie Kauva dhal,
mai ke de sunu thai.
काले कौवा काले घुघुति माला खाले
ले कौवा बड़ा मकें दे सुणो घड़ा
ले कौवा ढाल मकें दे सुणो थाल
(Come dear crow, come daily you will enjoy eating bara and puwa. Take the bara and give me a pitcher full of gold. Take the shield and give me a golden plate.)
In Maharashtra on the Makara Sankranti (मकर संक्रान्ति) day people exchange multi-coloured halwa(sugar granules coated in sugar syrup) and til-gul ladoos (sweetmeats made from sesame seeds and jaggery). Gulachi Poli (flat bread stuffed with soft/shredded Jaggery mixed with toasted, ground Til (white sesame seeds)and some gram flour which has been toasted to golden in plenty of pure Ghee) are offered for lunch. While exchanging til-gul as tokens of goodwill people greet each other with the words, "तिळगुळ घ्या आणि गोड गोड बोला/til-gul ghya, aani god god bola" meaning 'Accept these tilguls and speak sweet words'. The underlying thought in the exchange of til-gul is to forget the past ill feelings and hostilities and resolve to speak sweetly and remain friends.
This is a special day for the women in Maharashtra when married women are invited for a get-together called 'Haldi-Kunku' (literally meaning turmeric and vermillion) and given gifts such as utensil, clothes, etc. Typically, women wear black sarees or black coloured outfits on this occasion. The significance of wearing black is that Sankranti comes at the peak of the winter season and black colour retains and absorbs heat, helping keep warm.[citation needed] Maharastra is also famous for kite flying on this special occasion.
Makara Sankranti is one of the most auspicious days for the Hindus and is celebrated in almost all parts of India in myriad cultural forms, with great devotion. Millions of people take a dip in places likeGanga Sagar (the point where the river Ganges meets the Bay of Bengal) and Prayag and pray to the Sun God (Surya). It is celebrated with pomp in southern parts of India as Sankranti (Pongal in Tamil Nadu), and in Punjab as Maghi.
In the western Indian state of Gujarat, the celebrations are even bigger. People offer thousands of their colourful oblations to the Sun in the form of beautiful kites. The act stands as a metaphor for reaching to their beloved God, the one who represents the best. In the rural and coastal areas, cock fights are held and is a prominent event of the festival. Makara Sankranti is also to honour, worship and to pay respect to Saraswati (Goddess of Knowledge). At the start of this significant event, there is also worship for the departed ancestors.
Makara Sankranti identifies a period of enlightenment, peace, prosperity and happiness followed by a period of darkness, ignorance and viciousness with immense sorrow. The six months of northern movement of the sun is followed by six months of southern movement.
Since the festival is celebrated in mid winter, food prepared for this festival is such that it keeps the body warm and gives high energy. Laddu of til made with Jaggery is a speciality of the festival. In the western Indian state of Maharashtra it is called 'Tilgud'. In Karnataka it is called 'Yellu-Bella'. In some states cattle are decorated with various colours and are made to jump over a bon-fire.
In Odisha people prepare makara chaula (Oriya: ମକର ଚାଉଳ): uncooked newly harvested rice, banana, coconut, jaggery, sesame, rasagola, Khai/Liaa and chhena puddings for naivedya to gods and goddesses. The withdrawing winter entails a change in food habits and intake of nourishing and rich food. Therefore this festival holds traditional cultural significance. It is astronomically important for devotees who worship the sun god at the great Konark temple with fervour and enthusiasm as the sun starts its annual swing northwards.[3] According to various Indian calendars, the Sun's movement changes and the days from this day onwards become lengthier and warmer and so the Sun-God is worshiped on this day as a great benefactor. Many individuals at the start of the day perform a ritual bath while fasting.[3] Makara Mela (Fun fair) is observed at Dhabaleswar in Cuttack, Hatakeshwar at Atri in Khordha, Makara Muni temple in Balasore and near various deities in each district of Odisha. In Puri special rituals are carried out at the temple of Lord Jagannath.[3] In Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Koraput and Sundargarh where the tribal population is greater, the festival is celebrated with great joy. They celebrate this festival with great enthusiasm, singing, dancing and generally having an enjoyable time. Many of the traditional calendars in Odisha start their New Year from the day of Sankranti. Various tribal groups celebrate with traditional dancing, eating their particular dishes sitting together, and by lighting bonfires.
In Punjab, Makar Sankranti is celebrated as Maghi. Bathing in any river in the early hours on Maghi is important. Hindus light lamps with sesame oil as this is supposed to give prosperity and drive away all sins. The Punjabis dance their famous dance known as "bhangra". Then they sit down and eat the sumptuous food that is specially prepared for the occasion. It is traditional to eat "kheer", rice cooked in milk and sugarcane juice. It is also traditional to consume Khichdi and jaggery.
December and January are the coldest months of the year in the Punjab. Maghi represents the change of the season to warmer temperatures and increase in daylight. Huge bonfires are lit on the eve of Maghi and the day is celebrated as Lohri.
"Makar Sankrati" or "Sankrat" in the Rajasthani language[4] is one of the major festivals in the state of Rajasthan. The day is celebrated with some special Rajasthani delicacies and sweets such as pheeni (either with sweet milk or sugar syrup dipped), til-paati, gajak, kheer, ghevar, pakodi, puwa, and til-ladoo.[5]
Specially, the ladies of this region observe a kind of ritual in which they give any type of object (related to household, make-up or food) to 13 married women. The first Sankranti experienced by a married woman is of significance as she is invited by her parents and brothers to their houses with her husband for a big feast. People invite friends and relatives (specially their sisters and daughters) to their home for special festival meals (called as "Sankrant Bhoj"). Also people give out many kind of small gifts such as til-gud (jaggery), fruits, dry khichadi, etc. to Brahmins or the needy ones.
Kite flying is traditionally observed as a part of this festival.[6] On this occasion the sky in Jaipur and Hadoti regions is filled with kites, and youngsters engage in kite contests trying to cut each other's strings.[6]
Tamil Nadu[edit]
(தை பொங்கல்)
It is a four-day festival in Tamil Nadu:
- Day 1: Bhogi Pandigai(போகி பண்டிகை) (Bhogi)
- Day 2: Thai Pongal(தை பொங்கல்)
- Day 3: Maattu Pongal(மாட்டுப் பொங்கல்)
- Day 4: Kaanum Pongal(காணும் பொங்கல்)
The festival is celebrated four days from the last day of the Tamil month Maargazhi to the third day of the Tamil month Thai.
The first day of festival is Bhogi(போகி). It is celebrated by throwing away and destroying old clothes and materials, by setting them on fire, marking the end of the old and the emergence of the new. Also in a villages there will be a simple ceremony of "Kappu Kattu" (kappu means secure) will be done. The 'neem' leaves are kept along the walls and roof of the houses. This is to eliminate the evil forces.
The second day of festival is Thai Pongal or simply Pongal. It is the main day of the festival, falling on the first day of the Tamil month Thai. It is celebrated by boiling rice with fresh milk and jaggery in new pots, which are later topped with brown sugar, cashew nuts and raisins early in the morning and allowing it to boil over the vessel. This tradition gives Pongal its name. The moment the rice boils over and bubbles out of the vessel, the tradition is to shout of "பொங்கலோ பொங்கல்(Ponggalo Ponggal)!" and blowing the sangu (a conch), a custom practised during the festival to announce it was going to be a year blessed with good tidings. Then New boiled rice is offered to the Nature during sunrise, a gesture which symbolises thanks to the sun and nature for providing prosperity. It is later served to the people present in the house for the ceremony. People also prepare savouries and sweets such as vadai, murukku, payasam and visit each other and exchange greetings.
The third day of festival is Maattu Pongal(மாட்டுப் பொங்கல்). It is for offering thanks to cattle, as they help farmer in different ways for agriculture. On this day the cattle are decorated with paint, flowers and bells. They are allowed to roam free and fed sweet rice and sugar cane. Some people decorate the horns with gold or other metallic covers. In some places, Jallikattu, or taming the wild bull contest, is the main event of this day and this is mostly seen in the villages.
The fourth day of the festival is Kaanum Pongal(காணும் பொங்கல் - the word kaanum means "to view"). During this day people visit their relatives, friends to enjoy the festive season. This day is a day to thank relatives and friends for their support in the harvest. It started as a farmers festival, called as Uzhavar Thirunaal in Tamil. Kolam (கோலம்) decorations are made in front of the house during Thai Pongal festival.
Uttar Pradesh[edit]
In Hindu Mythology this is the first of the big bathing days. Over two million people gather at their respective sacred places for this holy bathing such as Allahabad and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and Haridwar in Uttarakhand.[7] If they cannot go in river then they have to bath at home. But there is a compulsion to bath at morning while fasting, first they bath then they eat sweets such as til ladoo and gud laddo (known as tillava in Bhojpuri). At some places new clothes are also worn on this day.
Kite flying is an inevitable part of the festival in Uttar Pradesh,[7] as with many states of India such as Gujarat and Maharashtra. Like other places in India, the references to sweets, til (sesame seeds) and gud (jaggery) are also found in the songs sung on this day:
- Meethe Gug me mil gaya Til,
- Udi Patang aur khil gaye Dil,
- Jeevan me bani rahe Sukh aur Shanti,
- Mubarak ho aapko Makar-Sankranti.
West Bengal[edit]
In West Bengal, Sankranti, also known as Poush Sankranti named after the Bengali month in which it falls (last date of that month), is celebrated as a harvest festival Poush Parbon (Bengali: পৌষ পার্বণ). (It always falls on 14 January on the English calendar). The freshly harvested paddy along with the date palm syrup in the form of Khejurer Gur (Bengali: খেজুরের গুড়)and Patali (Bengali: পাটালি ) is used in the preparation of a variety of traditional Bengali sweets made with rice flour, coconut, milk and 'khejurer gur' (date palm jaggery) and known as 'Pithey' (Bengali: পিঠে). All sections of society participate in a three-day begins on the day before Sankranti and ends on the day after. The Goddess Lakshmi is usually worshipped on the day of Sankranti. In the Himalayan regions of Darjeeling, the festival is known as Magey Sakrati. It is distinctly associated with the worship of Lord Shiva. Traditionally, people were required to take a bath before sunrise and then commence their pooja. The food that is consumed consists primarily of sweet potatoes and various yams.
Millions of people take a dip in places like Ganga Sagar (the point where the river Ganges meets the Bay of Bengal).[8] Ganga Sagar falls in West Bengal. <Asis>In the day of Makar Sankrinti Hindu God Dharma is worshiped. And Hotchpot or rice is offered to the God as Vog(ভোগ). The day after Makar Sankranti the first day in the month Magh from Bengali calendar The Goddess Laxmi devi is worshiped. It is called BAHARLAXMI PUJA as the idol is worshiped in an open place.<Asis>
Many melas or fairs are held on Makara Sankranti the most famous being the Kumbha Mela, held every 12 years at one of four holy locations, namely Haridwar, Prayag (Allahabad), Ujjain and Nashik. The Magha Mela (or mini-Kumbh Mela held annually at Prayag) and the Gangasagar Mela (held at the head of the Ganges River, where it flows into the Bay of Bengal). Makara Mela in Odisha. Tusu Mela also called as Tusu Porab is celebrated in many parts of Jharkhand and West Bengal.
See also[edit]
- Sinhala and Tamil new year in Sri Lanka
- Hindu festivals
- Pohela Boishakh Bangladesh
- Songkran Thai New Year
- Uttarayana
- Water Festival
- ^ "2014 Makar Sankranti, Pongal Date and Time for New Delhi, NCT, India". drikpanchang.com. 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
2014 Makar Sankranti
- ^ Sun - in Hindu Mythology by Anindita Basu
- ^ a b c Times News Network (TNN) (15 January 2014). "Makar Sankranti observed with pomp in state". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014.
- ^ Krishnan, Rukmini (10 January 2014). "Makar Sankranti Celebrations". DNA (Diligent Media Corporation). Archived from the original on 15 January 2014.
- ^ "Makar Sankranti Food". Ifood TV. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014.
- ^ a b Press Trust of India (PTI) (14 January 2014). "Makar Sankranti celebrations: Sky lanterns dot the sky". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Traditional fervour marks Makar Sankranti". The Times of India. 15 January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014.
- ^ "Devotees throng Gangasagar on Makara Sankranti". Retrieved 15 January 2012.
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|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Makar Sankranti.
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|I continue to get BLASTED by freezes and just don't know when to go out to cover stuff.
I try to make general observations based on the temp before I retire for the night and look at the hourly forecast.
Don't have time to bother if temps are going to be 30 or above for a few hours.
That is exactly what the forecast said 31 to 32 for just a few hours. Then I wake up and my therm. says 27 degrees (which is right next to the house and should "in theory" have a warmer temp) but then two different websites say 30 and 32 which is on par with the forecast.
I went outside and the mulch was frozen. I feel like I'm splitting hairs here but 5 degrees is a big difference here.
Either there is a phenomenon created with the temps right by the house causing it to be colder or I need to accept that I'm in a area that is colder than the station reporting temperatures.
I wish I was whining about a few plants but I now have extensive damage between deciduous and evergreen plants. I'm trying to lessen the damage with 3 more freezes expected this week. Please give up you April witch!
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 17, 12 at 8:08
|you might want to get a NOAA weather radio ...
my desktop.. even sends out a siren at weather alerts ..
2 summers ago .. there was a tornado alert at 2 am ... i of course.. didnt hear about that until the next morning ...
within 8 hours i had the radio ...
apparently it is a boat owners necessity if they go on the big lakes ...
anyway.. that broadcast.. usually has more detailed weather forecasts than anything else ...
ps: though i hate the rising water alarms between 11pm and 6 am ... since i am on high ground ...
Here is a link that might be useful: link
- Posted by toronado3800 Z6 St. Louis (My Page) on Tue, Apr 17, 12 at 8:43
|Whaas, one of our local tv stations has a smart phone app for weather which is pretty good. Ksdk 5. You can let the gps find your location or just type in your zip under the house icon.
It has an hourly forcast option and lets me check the weather in other zips like 90210 so it should work for you.
Far as pc sites I used to use wunderground.com. i bet it is still pretty good.
|I use wunderground.com. I have the local weather station that is closest to my property bookmarked.
and can be found from these pages
http://classic.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Clayton, North Carolina&wuSelect=WEATHER
|It sounds to me like you are in a cool air holding microclimate. Although I live SOUTH of Fort Smith, my lows range from 3-6* below the forecasted and usually closely verified temps at the airport in Fort Smith. I live at the transition from suburban to rural and live in a valley of sorts. I am the lowest point in the area and I ALWAYS get colder than just a mile away. I have frosts at my house that are not present once I get off the road my house is on. I know you have moved into this house fairly recently.
What you might want to do (like I do) is always subtract a few degrees from the forecast low temp and work with that. I have found it doesn't really matter if I use the local CBS, ABC, or TWC for the suggested low temp. I pick the coldest forecast low and take more off of it. And it darn near always works out. I also check the temp around 10 when I retire for the night. There have been times we had already hit the forecast low or within a couple degrees at 10 already!
As for how much this would help with all your plants, I don't know if you could have covered everything even with perfect knowledge of the temps. I will just throw this out there. If you are hellbent on keeping such a large nice collection (believe me, I LOVE your pictures!), maybe a move is in order? I have paid very close attention to the frost patterns within a mile or so of my house and have considered buying some land and building at a different place.
- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 17, 12 at 9:27
|but what the phone and the computer.. do NOT do.. is speak to the farmers ...
when they put out a warning for farmers.. it is very different from obscure inarticulate hard data ...
that is what i was trying to say ...
e.g. the other night.. they went county by county.. with temp and potential frost freeze info .. of course my eyes glazed over after a few minutes ... but i had a better idea of what the heck was going to happen.. and where ...
and the info .. not unlike storm warnings.. the temps were in a band .. that basically went north of me ...
i didnt take action.. it doenst matter to me.. but i was surprised by the depth of the information ..
i wonder if you can stream NAOO .. hmmm.. guess you can use the computer or phone.. check out the link ... but for the immediate warnings ...
Here is a link that might be useful: go figure...
- Posted by grinder12000 4 now 5 I guess (My Page) on Tue, Apr 17, 12 at 11:20
|WKOW Personal Weather on your computer. WKOW has weather Central which is the largest weather forecasting operation in the world and has the best equipment, far far betetr then NOAA which is government run and has 2nd class equipment.
The problem with forecasting lows is that it depends on your elevation! Lower is colder.
|None of them are every spot on, because it's not perfect by any means. I try to check out the local NWS forecast for my ZIP Code, the one on intellicast.com, and the one on weatherunderground.com. The truth tends to lie in between, generally. When it comes to low temps, I find that generally the NWS and weatherunderground tend to be a bit too low, the intellicast a bit too high. Usually it falls somewhere in the middle between what these different organizations prediction.
- Posted by ilovemytrees 5b Western NY (My Page) on Tue, Apr 17, 12 at 15:17
|I use my local tv station's website, WGRZ Buffalo, and I use weather.com because they say that they get my temperature as close as 1/4 mile from where I live.
However, if any of them say 32 degrees, we cover the trees no matter what, just because of microclimate issues and just because anything can happen, temp wise, overnight on a clear night.
I really want to stress that blankets are the best way to go for freezes that come along. We use 2 blankets over each tree, and as of today and having dealt with a month of frosts/mostly freezes down as low as to the mid 20's, I have zero foliage damage whatsoever. This is not a brag, this is me sitting here stunned realizing that what I thought was me going overboard in protecting these trees, was not overprotecting at all; it was doing exactly what they needed, having just been planted 1 month ago.
So anyone out there, if you are protecting trees 4 feet and under like I am, using tomato cages ($2 a piece) and a couple of fleece blankets over them, will likely protect your plants 100%. They did mine.
They're calling for 32 here tonight, and possibly down to mid 20's in certain areas, so we just went out and covered them a little bit ago, before my husband went to work. It's a pain because it takes about 45 minutes to cover all of them, but seeing the leaves bright green and not having any effects whatsoever, has been worth these weeks of aggravation.
- Posted by franktank232 z5 WI (My Page) on Tue, Apr 17, 12 at 17:01
|I good idea of where the temp can be going is to take a look at the NAM (this is the newest run 18z/14hrs out)...
|Cold air can really settle on calm clear nights. There are climatologically favored locations in any particular area where temperatures are lower.
For example, sometimes here we are forecast to drop to 31 degrees but b/c the wind never calmed pretty much everyone within a 100mi radius had an overnight low of 31 degrees. Another night we were forecast to drop to 31 degrees and b/c the wind stayed calm, the climatologically favored regions of our viewing area dropped to 28 degrees.
I use weather.gov
- Posted by lou_midlothian_tx z8 DFW, Tx (My Page) on Wed, Apr 18, 12 at 9:23
|I get mine from Joe Bastardi. ;)
It would be nice if Underground Weather had chosen different name. The name always pops in my mind as the other Underground weather led by Bill Ayers that used to bomb some places and killed people. It's good one if you want latest information over hurricane/tropical storms.
|All, thanks for all the suggestions. Looking at multiple sources might help make the call.
Tonight the low forecast ranges from 27 to 31. Damn this is getting old!
- Posted by jimbobfeeny none (My Page) on Sun, Apr 22, 12 at 17:51
|I agree with weather.gov - the national weather service. They are usually pretty accurate. I've gotten used to just assuming the temperature's going to be 5 degrees cooler than predicted. It usually is.
|Jim, I think you make a good point.
I've been watching this very closely now.
Last Saturday it was forecasted to be low of 36. No worries right. Well I woke up to a very heavy frost...walk over to the therm and its 28 degrees!
So I go to 4 different sites to check the temp. right away and all of them said 35 to 37. WTF?? Even NWS said 37 degrees. I even looked at the tabulated data in case they where getting east sun sooner and the low was exactly what it read at that time.
A few days later I check the "recorded" low and it was in deed 28 degrees!
I just don't get it.
April you stupid witch, go away! She still might close out the month with a few more freezes.
Offficaly there were more freezes in April than March.
- Posted by ricksample 6 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 25, 12 at 14:25
|I really don't think it matters anymore... they call for sunny skys, it rains... they call for rain it's sunny... they call highs in the 40's, highs hit 28... etc....
I would have better luck flipping a coin and calling it in the air for precipitation OR picking a number out of the a hat for the highs/lows.
|lol Rick, there was not even a 10% chance of rain today on any local weather forecast and we had a line of storms gather and move through the river valley this morning. Not even a mention of a slight chance of rain and we had thunderstorms...
|Next week they are going to call for thunderstorms and you won't even get a sprinkle.
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Purchasing aftermarket parts – Tips to avoid being cheated
Buying aftermarket parts for your vehicle can save you a lot of money. Buying OEM (original equipment manufacturer) parts from the dealership can be costly, and the more money you can save the better. You can purchase parts online or at any chain or specialty auto parts store. Doing some research online can give you an idea of the price, as well as give you some manufacturers for the parts you are looking for.
If you need the part right away, you may want to search a local auto parts store's website to check the availability of the part and the price. If it is something that you do not need right away, and you find a cheaper price than the auto parts store quotes, by all means, save the money buying it online. There are things you need to keep in mind before you buy any parts for your car. You always want to be sure that you are getting a quality part that you can depend on at a good price.
OEM vs. Aftermarket
First, you need to know the difference between the terms aftermarket and OEM (original manufacturer equipment). You may or may not know that auto manufactures do not make their own parts. They hire outside companies to manufacture the parts they use to build the vehicles, the sell them through dealerships with the auto manufacturers logo on the box. There are, however, a few manufacturers that make the parts they use, and if you own one of these cars, chances are you are not fixing it yourself. So any part you buy from a dealer is made to the manufacturer's specification to be identical to the original part you are replacing, but the extra cost is for the box with the carmakers name on it. Aftermarket parts are less expensive, but usually, not of any less quality than an OEM part. Aftermarket parts are produced by companies that buy the patent to the specifications for the original part, and produce it at a lesser cost. They also use their own name on the product, leaving the extra cost of having a "brand" name on the part. There are companies that cut corners in making aftermarket parts, so you want to do some research before you take advantage of what may not end up being a good deal after all.
Search the net and read reviews
Now that you know that aftermarket parts are supposed to be made to the exact specifications that the dealer designed, you can check some online reviews for parts makers. Most legitimate online parts sites will allow customers who have purchased a part to offer a review. It is sometimes worth spending a little time reading them to make sure you are getting the quality part that you should be. You want to check prices on a few different sites as well as the customer reviews to determine which is the best one to buy. Do not let the price be the only aspect of why you decide to purchase a specific part, the cheaper part may be better quality than the one that is a little more expensive and vice versa. Once you find the best reviews and best price on the parts you need, look on the site for any special offers they have as well. Sometime they will offer free shipping if you purchase over a certain amount, or include a coupon in your order for a discount on your next purchase. You also want to make sure that the parts are guaranteed, and the guarantee outlines the procedure in case there are problems with the part. If there is no guarantee on the part, find somewhere else to buy it. One you find a website that offers good parts at good prices, it is a good idea to keep using them and take advantage of other money saving offers they may have.
Aftermarket performance parts
If you are buying aftermarket performance parts, you want to stay with a company that does nothing but that. You obviously do not want to buy an air intake from a company that sells dog collars as well. Most aftermarket high performance parts can be expensive no matter where you look. This is one time that you want to find a good manufacturer and stick with them. Buying aftermarket performance parts from an unknown manufacturer or one that sells things other than parts can cost you more than just the price of the part. Finding aftermarket performance parts is not difficult as there are many sites for car enthusiasts that will give unbiased opinions on parts. If it works for them, it will probably work for you as well. The same principle applies to high performance parts as well as replacement parts, the most expensive is not always the best and the lease expensive is not always the worst. Pay attention to customer reviews, and be realistic about what you want to spend.
Taking you time to research aftermarket parts, both replacement and high performance can save you a lot of time and money. Find reputable sites and read the customer reviews; they are one of the best ways to make sure that you are getting a good product at a reasonable price. Do not skimp on price when you should not, it will just ending up costing you more anyway.