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Is Pongal a word?
noun. 1The Tamil New Year festival, celebrated by the cooking of new rice. ‘Pongal is a popular harvest festival in South India.
Is Pongal in Tamil New Year?
Accordingly, she announced that Tamil New Year’s Day would be celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month Chithirai, as was done in the past. Now, after 10 years gap, there are speculations the DMK government might revert to it’s earlier stand that Tamil New Year starts with Pongal.
Why do we celebrate Pongal in Tamil?
The festival is named after the ceremonial “Pongal”, which means “to boil, overflow” and refers to the traditional dish prepared from the new harvest of rice boiled in milk with jaggery (raw sugar)….Pongal (festival)
| Pongal | |
|---|---|
| Type | Hindu festival |
| Significance | Harvest festival. Thanking the Sun God for agricultural abundance 4 days long |
What is actual Tamil New Year?
Puthandu
| Puthandu Tamil New Year | |
|---|---|
| Significance | Tamil New Year |
| Celebrations | Feasting, gift-giving, visiting homes and temples |
| Date | First day of Chithirai in the Tamil calendar |
| 2022 date | Thursday, 14 April (India) Thursday, April 14 (Sri Lanka) |
Do Tamilians celebrate Pongal?
Pongal is one of the most important festivals celebrated by Tamil people in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry in India. It is also a major Tamil festival in Sri Lanka.
What is the Tamil year name for 2021?
Sixty-year cycle
| No. | Name | Gregorian Year |
|---|---|---|
| 05. | பிரசோற்பத்தி | 2021–2022 |
| 06. | ஆங்கீரச | 2022–2023 |
| 07. | ஸ்ரீமுக | 2023–2024 |
| 08. | பவ | 2024–2025 |