{"id":128517,"date":"2024-01-14T16:37:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T16:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=128517"},"modified":"2024-01-14T16:38:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T16:38:34","slug":"thai-pongal-a-festival-of-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/thai-pongal-a-festival-of-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai Pongal, a festival of thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"post-title single-post-title entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thai Pongal, a festival of thanksgiving<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/2024\/01\/14\/junior-observer\/13834\/thai-pongal-a-festival-of-thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/03-jun-Thai.jpg\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800080;\">Image Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/2024\/01\/14\/junior-observer\/13834\/thai-pongal-a-festival-of-thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sundayobserver<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800080;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/2024\/01\/14\/junior-observer\/13834\/thai-pongal-a-festival-of-thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sundayobserver<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-entry blockquote-style-2\">\n<div id=\"penci-post-entry-inner\" class=\"inner-post-entry entry-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Pongal, also referred to as Thai Pongal is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by the global Hindu community. It is observed in the month of Thai according to the Tamil solar calendar and usually falls between January 10-17.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Dedication to Surya<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Thai Pongal festival is dedicated to Surya, the Sun God and corresponds to the Makar Sankranti, the harvest festival celebrated under many regional names throughout India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>A three-day festival<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The three days of the Pongal festival are called Bhogi Pongal, Surya Pongal and Mattu Pongal. Some Hindus celebrate a fourth day of Pongal known as Kanum Pongal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The Sun\u2019s journey Northwards<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">According to tradition, the festival marks the end of the winter solstice and the start of the sun\u2019s six-month-long journey Northwards when the sun enters the Uttarayana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Pongal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The festival is named after the ceremonial Pongal which means to boil and overflow and refers to the traditional dish prepared from the newly harvested rice boiled in milk with jaggery offered to Surya or the Sun God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Mattu Pongal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Mattu Pongal is for the celebration of cattle. The cattle are bathed, their horns polished and painted in bright colours. Garlands of flowers are placed around their necks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Kolam<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Thai Pongal is traditionally an occasion for Kolam art. Offering prayers in the home and kovils getting together with family and friends and exchanging gifts to renew social bonds of solidarity are important features of this festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Important festival<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Pongal is one of the most important festivals celebrated by Hindus in India, Sri Lanka and many other countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>History<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Some of the main features of Pongal are thanking the Sun God Surya, the forces of nature, animals and people who support agriculture. The history of the Pongal dish in a festive and religious context can be traced to at least the Chola period. It appears in numerous early texts and inscriptions with varied spellings. It appears as ponakam, tiruponakam, ponkal and other similar names.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Pongal dish<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The festival\u2019s most significant practice is the preparation of the traditional pongal dish. It is made from freshly harvested rice and is prepared by boiling it in milk and raw cane sugar (jaggery). Sometimes, additional ingredients such as cardamom, raisins and cashews are added. Other ingredients include coconut and ghee. Along with the sweet version of the Pongal dish, some prepare other versions such as salty and savoury ones in some states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Women in some communities take their cooking pots to the town centre or the main square, or near a temple of their choice or simply in front of their own home and cook together as a social event. The cooking is done in the sunlight, usually on a porch or courtyard, as the dish is dedicated to the Sun God. Relatives and friends are invited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The cooking is done in a clay pot that is often garlanded with leaves or flowers. Sometimes, with a piece of turmeric root is tied to the pot or it is decorated with an art called kolam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It is the ritual dish along with many other courses prepared from seasonal food for all present. It is traditionally offered to the gods and goddesses first, followed sometimes by offerings to cows, then to friends and family gathered for the occasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Yashodhara Paranagama<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>11-F<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>Musaeus College<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>Colombo 7<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"penci-single-link-pages\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tags-share-box single-post-share tags-share-box-s2 tags-share-box-2_3 social-align-left disable-btnplus post-share\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thai Pongal, a festival of thanksgiving Image Source:Sundayobserver Source:Sundayobserver Pongal, also referred to as Thai Pongal is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by the global Hindu community. 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