Harvest Festival PONGAL 2009!!!
Pongal is a harvest festival, a thanks giving event celebrated by all tamilians across the world. Pongal in tamil means “Boiling over or Spill over”. Pongal is a harvest festival to denote the prosperity associated with the harvest by thanking the rain, sun and farm animals that had contributed for a good harvest.
The Festival originated in Tamil Nadu and popularly known as “Tamizhar Thirunal”. The festival is celebrated for four days to provide sincere thanks and prosperity that the farmers and his work which payed us..
First day –> Jan 13 –> Bhogi
Bhogi is the first day of this harvest festival which is celebrated by throwing away and destroying old materials on fire thereby marking the end of the old and the emergence of the new.
Second day –> Jan 14 –> Pongal
The second Pongal is the main day of the festival. It is celebreated by boiling rice with fresh milk and jaggery in new pots that are later topped with cashew nuts and sugar and allowing it to boil over the pot in the early morning. The moment the rice boils out of the pot, the tradition is to shout “Pongaloo pongal”. Sugar cane is bought and placed in every houses to symbolise the celebration of this great festival in Tamil Nadu.
Third day –> Jan 15 –> Maattu Pongal
The third day of the festival is known as “Maatu pongal” which is a occasion for offering thanks to cattle for their help to farmers in the field of Agriculture. On this cattle are well decorated with paint, flowers and bells and are allowed to roam. The cattle are then well fed with sweet rice and sugarcane.
Fourth day –> Jan 16 –> Kaaanum Pongal
The final day “Kaanum pongal” is to thank the relatives and friends for their support. During this day people visit their friends and relatives to enjoy the pongal season.People flock together at beaches , parks and temples there by having a great day out.
This four day Harvest Festival is to honor the farmers for their hard work.. May god bless them.. Wish you all a very happy and prosperous Pongal..
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may you happy…
unique festival…like in Indonesia, there a Sekaten
Hi star,
I learned a lot today! 🙂 It is nice to know other culture and tradition of other countries. I enjoyed looking at those photos too. Wow, a lot of people were on the beach. We should all try to enjoy ourselves and make friends instead of war, don’t you think?
Very informative! I have added you to my site, also! Have a blessed day!
This post about the Pongal festival was fascinating! Thanks for the post on my blog and I am you to my blogroll as well.
Cheers!
I always enjoy learning about different cultures and these photos give a really good insight into the festival.
Thank you for this wonderful blogs of yours! I am very pleased to know your blogs! I love Pongal Festival!
I found it so interesting to read about this kind of stuff. Very informative and wonderful post. Thanks so much for keeping us all informed.
That was very interesting. I’d never herd of Pongal before. I’ glad I came to this site.
Interesting… definitely breaks me out of my americanized way of thinking… I love the pictures.
hi, happy pongal to u and ur family..
That was a great post about Pongal. I have never seen any blog or website about Pongal festival. Good Job man.
Happy Pongal to you too.
Very interesting stuff… I think I’ll subscribe to your feed and stay tuned in your future posts. Thanks so much for sharing such a cool article with us!
we call it sankranti. anyway happy pongal!
woahh these images can tell us alot.
Thanks for sharing your Pongal Festival.
Happy Pongal my new friend. May God truly bless all that you do and believe in. You are a very interesting person! I look forward to our friendship!
Great site. Nice to see other land’s cultures. I also have blog where I will put everything I encounter her in Papua New Guinea. Thanks.
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Happy Pongal! Thanks for dropping by in my blog.. 🙂
Happy Pongal Star!Thanks for visiting my blog..added you on blogroll..wish you all the very best!:)
Hello, thanks for visiting my blogsite. I am surprised visiting your blog. The posts are very inspiring. Do you join the PONGAL festival? Hope, you can enjoy it. Anyway, Happy Pongal Star then. Wish you would visit my blog again and again to share something and leave comments there. Thank you my friend.
hi starbozz..
tks for stepping bye in my blog…
Pongal,..nice tradition…
if you dont mind you may change my name on your blog roll into “bonar sihotang” or “warkop dg bonar”
because “tentang saya” is mean “about me” in english…:)
tks bro
regards,
bonar
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i put you blog name in my blogroll too ‘lads…
Hello India!.. Happy Pongal!..India is wonderful country and lovely culture.. I love indian muvies, sari, and indian dances… Thank’s for visiting my blog, i have linked your blog too 😀
Thanks for your visit…
Nice Blog..I Like it…..
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thanks for visiting my blog.
Pongal! Interesting festival!!!
wooowwww…it’s interesting festifal. Thanks for visiting my blog. I like India’s culture. Hmm…Pretty Shinta is my favorite artist. She is very beautiful hihihi…
Nice reportage!
Salam kenal! Tuh simbol blognya kayak di kampungku sekarang: Bourgogne/Burgundi.
nice info..thanks..
I enjoyed your pics..thanks
It’s the cool blog!!!
Fantastic!!
it’s nice info.. thank’zz
tradisi indihe … aca .. aca … hehe
It’s really interesting cultural festival, thanks for the information. Looking for new pictures.!
wow wonderful culture…
hi
nice bloq… make me fine something new..
one day i hope you go to kalimantan and make review about ity:D
Well Starbozz… Nice blog. And thank you for visiting my blog.
I have a simple question for you.. Is the blog “oceanstrike.blogspot” is yours too ?
Thanks. Cheers.
hiii…can u post about Krishna festival like Ratha Yatra??? i really want to know abaout that festival. thank’s…