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Makar Sankranti 2022: Cultural Significance Of Having Khichdi On This Festival
Makar Sankranti is one of the widely celebrated Hindu festivals in India. The festival marks the beginning of harvest season and the end of the chilly winter seasons. Every year the festival is observed on the Sankranti in the month of Pausha. Every year the date falls on 14 January.
The festival is usually observed by offering new harvests including rice, sesame seeds, lentils and turmeric to Lord Surya (Sun). People fly kites on this day and thank Lord Surya for helping in generating a good harvest in their farmlands. Out of all the rituals of this festival preparing Khichdi and offering the same to Lord Surya is quite important. For those, who don't know, khichdi is an Indian meal prepared using rice, lentils, veggies, turmeric and salt. This is done to seek His blessings and thank Him for helping in agriculture. People not only offer the khichdi to Lord Surya but also eat the same.
Still, there is some cultural significance of eating Khichdi on Makar Sankranti. Today we are here to tell you about the same. Scroll down the article to read more.
1.
The
reason
for
preparing
Khichdi
on
Makar
Sankranti
is
that
on
this
day
Lord
Surya
transits
into
Capricorn
whose
ruling
God
is
Saturn
(Lord
Shani).
2.
Lord
Shani
is
fond
of
Khichdi
and
He
blesses
those
who
eat
the
same
while
sitting
under
the
sun.
3.
It
is
said
that
one
should
prepare
Khichdi
from
rice,
lentils
and
turmeric
freshly
harvested
from
one's
farmland.
4.
It
is
believed
that
offering
Khichdi
to
Lord
Surya
on
this
day
will
not
only
bless
you
with
good
health
and
fortune
but
will
also
bring
prosperity
into
your
lives.
5.
It
is
also
said
that
eating
khichdi
after
adding
a
little
number
of
sesame
seeds
to
it
can
help
in
diminishing
one's
bad
luck
and
hardships.
6.
Apart
from
religious
and
cultural
importance,
Khichdi
is
a
healthy
meal
that
one
can
have
as
it
aids
in
digestion
and
gives
essential
nutrition
to
one's
body.
7.
Even
if
you
are
ill
and
are
not
willing
to
eat
anything,
having
khichdi
can
help
you
in
getting
the
nutrition
along
with
soft
and
easy-to-chew
food.
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