Makar Sankranti celebration in India and abroad
Many festivals are celebrated in India, Makar Sankranti is the only Hindu festival celebrated on a certain day on January 14 of the solar calendar (English calendar). While all other Indian festivals are celebrated according to the lunar calendar (Hindu calendar), their date is different every year but this festival falls on the same day every year. This cycle is interrupted only once in eight years, as the Sun's entry into Capricorn every year is delayed by 20 minutes, it is also predicted that from 2050 the festival will take place on January 15 and sometimes on the 16th This is what most of us do not know. In 'Makar Sankranti' Makar means Capricorn (zodiac sign) and Sankranti means entry from one zodiac to another. When The Sun god (Suryadev) reaches Capricorn from Sagittarius, Makar Sankranti is celebrated. In Hinduism, the month is divided into two parts Krishna Paksha and Shukla Paksha . Similarly, according to the position of the S...