PONGAL

PONGAL FESTIVAL
   

            The Pongal Festival or sankaranthi was originally held in celebration of a good harvest in south India , Where farming is the main form of live hood . Here in singapore , the Pongal festival welcomes the beginning of the 10th thamil month, called Thai , which falls in mid-January each year.it is celebrated in the form of a thanks giving and usually lasts four days .Pongal literally means to boil over and hence the pot of rice is allowed to boil over as a sign of  prosperity .

                                                  The first day of pongal ,called Bhogi pongal , is spent  spring cleaning and discarding old belongings to welcome a new begning . on the second day , pongal is celebrated . Hindu homes start the day with the prepration of pongal cooked in a new pot that is presented as an offering to the Gods in return for their blessings .