Makar Sankranti
- Writers Pouch
- Jan 14, 2021
- 3 min read
Makar Sankranti is a festival celebrated as per the Sun’s rotation. It is said that the Sun transits every month into a specific Rashi (Zodiac sign) and this transit is called Sankraman. The transition of the Sun into the Makar Rashi (Capricorn) is called Makar Sankranti.
From this day, the sun starts transitioning towards the north-east; that’s why from this day it’s called Uttarayan. It is during this period, the farmers harvest their crops and they enjoy the fruits of their hard work; thereby, making Makar Sankranti, the festival of farmers.
In Skanda Purana, there is a story related to this festival. As per this Purana, Lord Surya married Sandhya, the daughter of Vishwakarma. She was a loyal and loving wife who bore him three children named Vaivasvata Manu, Yama and Yamuna but with a lot of difficulties as she could not bear the heat of the Lord Sun.
