Today – January 13, 2013 – is Bhogi Pongal, the first day
of Pongal
festival in Tamil Nadu and is also the first day of the Telugu Sankranti
celebrations in Andhra Pradesh. The day is popularly meant for cleaning – all
things that are bad and of no use are burned on the day. Earlier only
agricultural waste used to burned on the day.
On the Bhogi day people, decorate their homes, buy new
vessels, other utensils and food items needed for the Pongal and Makar
Sankranti celebrations.
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