The word Sankranti brings the breeze of festive mood and celebration, reminding of those sky-kissing kites and tasty Sankranti dishes.
Where kids start to miss their kites, the Indian ladies scroll their Sankranti recipes, and old people think of those river baths and charitable activities.
We know how to celebrate Sankranti, but do you know "why" we observe the Sankranti? Let's take a quick tour of information about the Sankranti festival and scroll the complete list of 12 Sankranti days which are signified one by one. One comes each month throughout the year.
About Sankranti: Meaning of Sankranti
The literal word meaning of ‘Sankranti’ is ‘transition’ or ‘transmigration’.
When it is about the Hindu festival ‘Sankranti’, it means the planetary shift of the Sun from one Rashi to another Rashi. It is the time or activity marking the transition or shifting of the Sun from one to another Zodiac or Astrological sign.
What is Sankranti?
Sankranthi is a religiously observed Hindu fast and festival day that has great values in Indian culture and traditions.
There are twelve Sankranti(s) in a year. They are observed as the very auspicious days for Dan-Punya (Donation/ Sadka).
However Note: Where Sankranti is believed to be sacred for religious activities, the auspicious events are being avoided to celebrate during this day.
The Hindu priests find out the Muhurats, that is, certain auspicious time-durations for performing the Sankranti-related rituals and religious activities.
Mostly it is certain Ghati(s) (period) before or after the Sankranti muhurta when the time is considered to be propitious, favorable, and fortunate to offer the offerings or performing the righteous activities.
List of 12 Sankranthi
Though Sankranti is observed as per the Hindu calendar called Panchang and falls once a month, yet if you will check out the date in the English calendar, then also it falls once a month. It means that there are about 12 Sankranti(s) in number, which are observed with different names and each of them has a different significance.
The monthly Sankranti (as per Panchang tithi) falls between 14th to 18th days of the English calendar.
Here you are the 12 Sankranthi days in the year 2021 which are known as ‘Sankramanam’ or ‘Sankranthi’ and mark auspicious timings for righteous activities such as Daan-Punya, etc.
Sankranti in the Year 2021
In the case of Makar Sankranti, the festival is celebrated with distinguished names and rituals in different states of India. Such as- Makar Sankranti is marked as the same name in Rajasthan, but it is famous as Lohri in Punjab, Uttarayan in Gujarat, Bihu in Assam, and Pongal in Tamil Nadu.
