WINTER FESTIVALS

5 WINTER FESTIVALS CELEBRATED IN INDIA

Published By Livemint | 01 Dec, 2023
Experience the festive spirit of India during the winter months as we celebrate these 5 festivals.
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Christmas

Houses are adorned with twinkling lights and festive decorations and families exchange gifts and attend midnight masses.
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Pongal

Pongal is the Tamil harvest festival when families gather to cook a pot of Pongal, a special dish made with freshly harvested crops.
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Lohri 

Lohri in North India, brings people to bonfires, singing, dancing, and tossing sesame and sugarcane into flames.
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Makar Sankranti

India celebrates as the sun enters Capricorn, filling the sky with colourful kites in friendly competitions.
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Bihu

Bihu, the Assamese New Year celebration full of traditional feasts and Bihu dance, marks the end of the harvest season. 
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