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Sankranthi Festival in India

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Sankranthi Festival in India
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Makara literally means ‘Capricorn’ and this day sun transition from one zodiac to another zodiac. The zodiac is twelve, and as the sun moves from one zodiac to another in each month, there are twelve transitions in each year. sankranthi is observed each year in January almost 14 Jan or 15 Jan. sankranti festival is celebrated in various ways throughout the country.

Date and Day

YearDayDate
2015Wednesday14-Jan
2016Thursday14-Jan
2017Saturday14-Jan
2018Sunday14-Jan
2019Monday14-Jan
2020Wednesday15-Jan
2021Thursday14-Jan
2022Friday14-Jan
2023Saturday14-Jan
2024Sunday14-Jan
2025Tuesday14-Jan

Sankranti Festival Name in a different state of India

StateFestival Name as per State in India
Andhra Pradesh & TelanganaMakara Sankramana, Makara Sankranti
AssamBhogali Bihu, Magh Bihu
GujaratUttarayan
GoaSankrant
HaryanaMaghi, Sakraat or Sankranti
Himachal PradeshMaghi
KarnatakaSuggi or harvest festival
Kashmir ValleyShishur Saenkraat
MaharashtraMakar Sankranti,Makar Sankrant, मकर संक्रांत
MithilaTila Sakrait
OdishaMakara Mela , Makara Chaula , Makara Sankranti
PunjabMaghi
RajasthanMakar Sankrati,Sankrat
Tamil NaduThai Pongal
Uttar Pradesh and western BiharKhichdi
West BengalPoush Sangkranti

Sankranti Festival Name Outside India

Country NameFestival Name Outside India
BangladeshPoush Sangkranti,Shakrain
CambodiaMoha Sangkran
MalaysiaPongal
NepalMaghi Sankranti,Khichdi Sankranti
PakistanTila Sakrait
SingaporePongal
Sri LankaPongal, Ujhwar Tirunal
ThailandSongkaran

How celebrate Makar sankrat by different state in India

Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana festival celebrate for four days.
Day 1 → Bhoghi
Day 2 → Makara Sankramana(Main Festival)
Day 3 → Kanuma
Day 4 → Mukkanuma

Assam
In Assam it is called as Bhogali Bihu, Magh Bihu, Maghar Domahi.
It is celebrated as Harvest Festival in Assam.

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