Makarsankranti & Pongal

This festival signals the end of winter and the onset of spring throughout the northern hemisphere.

• Pongal

• Diwali

• Holi

MakaraSankranti is also referred as _____ in Gujarat.

• Pongal

• Bhogi

• Uttarayana

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Women decorate the central courtyard of their homes with beautiful kolams, done with rice flour on this day

• Pongal

• Pateti

• Christmas

The term 'Pongal' in Tamil means "to boil", and this festival is celebrated as a thanksgiving ceremony for the year's _____.

• flowers

• harvest

• land

_______ is the name of a dish consumed during this festive time made of sweetened rice boiled with lentils.

• Kheer

• Rabdi

• Pongal

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Makara Sankranti marks the transition of the _____ into the zodiac sign of Makara rashi on this celestial path.

• Sun

• Moon

• Stars

Til ladoos made of sesame seeds and jaggery are made and distributed amongst friends and family on this day.

• Bihu

• Onam

• Makara Sankranti