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	'''Sankranti''' ({{lang-sa\|संक्रान्ति}} ''saṁkrānti'') means transmigration of the Sun from one [[Hindu astrology\|Rāshi]] ([[constellation]] of the [[zodiac]] in Indian [[astronomy]]) to the next.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.swaminarayan.org/festivals/uttarayan/index.htm \|title=Festivals, Annual Festival - Makar Sankranti (Uttarayan) \|work=swaminarayan.org \|date=2004 \|quote=Sankranti means the entry of the sun from one zodiac to another. \|access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref> Hence, there are 12 Sankrantis in a year.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.hinduism.co.za/makar.htm \|title=Makar Sankranti \|work=hinduism.co.za \|date=2010 \|quote=There are 12 signs of the zodiac. There are 12 Sakrantis as well. \|access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref>		'''Sankranti''' ({{lang-sa\|संक्रान्ति}} ''saṁkrānti'') means transmigration of the Sun from one [[Hindu astrology\|Rāshi]] ([[constellation]] of the [[zodiac]] in Indian [[astronomy]]) to the next.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.swaminarayan.org/festivals/uttarayan/index.htm \|title=Festivals, Annual Festival - Makar Sankranti (Uttarayan) \|work=swaminarayan.org \|date=2004 \|quote=Sankranti means the entry of the sun from one zodiac to another. \|access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref> Hence, there are 12 Sankrantis in a year.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.hinduism.co.za/makar.htm \|title=Makar Sankranti \|work=hinduism.co.za \|date=2010 \|quote=There are 12 signs of the zodiac. There are 12 Sakrantis as well. \|access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref>

	Each Sankranti is marked as the beginning of a month in the [[Sidereal time\|sidereal solar calendars]] followed in ~~[[Telangana]],~~ [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Tulu Nadu]] region of [[Karnataka]], [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]], [[Odisha]], [[Mithila (region)\|Mithila]] region of [[Bihar]] and [[Nepal]]. On the other hand, in the sidereal solar [[Bengali calendar]] and [[Assamese calendar]], a Sankranti is marked as the end of each month and the day following as the beginning of a new month.		Each Sankranti is marked as the beginning of a month in the [[Sidereal time\|sidereal solar calendars]] followed in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Tulu Nadu]] region of [[Karnataka]], [[Telangana]], [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]], [[Odisha]], [[Mithila (region)\|Mithila]] region of [[Bihar]] and [[Nepal]]. On the other hand, in the sidereal solar [[Bengali calendar]] and [[Assamese calendar]], a Sankranti is marked as the end of each month and the day following as the beginning of a new month.

	==Important Sankrantis==		==Important Sankrantis==
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	* '''Karka Sankranti''' : July 16, marks the transition of the Sun into Karka [[Rāshi (Jyotiṣa)\|rashi]] ([[Cancer (astrology)\|Cancer]]). This also marks the end of the six-month [[Uttarayana]] period of [[Hindu calendar]], and the beginning of [[Dakshinayana]], which itself end at Makar Sankranti.<ref name="Lochtefeld2002">{{cite book \|author=James G. Lochtefeld \|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5kl0DYIjUPgC&pg=PA351 \|date=2002 \|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group \|isbn=978-0-8239-3179-8 \|pages=351–}}</ref>		* '''Karka Sankranti''' : July 16, marks the transition of the Sun into Karka [[Rāshi (Jyotiṣa)\|rashi]] ([[Cancer (astrology)\|Cancer]]). This also marks the end of the six-month [[Uttarayana]] period of [[Hindu calendar]], and the beginning of [[Dakshinayana]], which itself end at Makar Sankranti.<ref name="Lochtefeld2002">{{cite book \|author=James G. Lochtefeld \|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5kl0DYIjUPgC&pg=PA351 \|date=2002 \|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group \|isbn=978-0-8239-3179-8 \|pages=351–}}</ref>
	*'''Simha Sankranti''' : It is celebrated on first day of solar month of [[Hindu calendar\|Hindu Calendar]] i.e. [[Bhadra (Hindu calendar)\|Bhadrapada]]. The festival holds special significance in [[Ramban district]] of [[Jammu Division\|Jammu division]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Qazi\|first=S. A.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZh3Zkoqtc4C&q=Singh+Sankranti+Ramban&pg=PA9\|title=Systematic Geography of Jammu and Kashmir\|date=2005\|publisher=APH Publishing\|isbn=978-81-7648-786-3\|language=en}}</ref> People visit [[Chenab River\|Chandrabhaga]] river and offer floral offerings. It is popularly known by the name ''Singh Sankrant.'' Local tradition traces the origin of festival to [[Pandava\|Pandavas]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Ganhar\|first=J. N.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-0ogAAAAMAAJ\|title=Jammu, Shrines and Pilgrimages\|date=1975\|publisher=Ganhar Publications\|language=en}}</ref>		*'''Simha Sankranti''' : It is celebrated on first day of solar month of [[Hindu calendar\|Hindu Calendar]] i.e. [[Bhadra (Hindu calendar)\|Bhadrapada]]. The festival holds special significance in [[Ramban district]] of [[Jammu Division\|Jammu division]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Qazi\|first=S. A.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZh3Zkoqtc4C&q=Singh+Sankranti+Ramban&pg=PA9\|title=Systematic Geography of Jammu and Kashmir\|date=2005\|publisher=APH Publishing\|isbn=978-81-7648-786-3\|language=en}}</ref> People visit [[Chenab River\|Chandrabhaga]] river and offer floral offerings. It is popularly known by the name ''Singh Sankrant.'' Local tradition traces the origin of festival to [[Pandava\|Pandavas]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Ganhar\|first=J. N.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-0ogAAAAMAAJ\|title=Jammu, Shrines and Pilgrimages\|date=1975\|publisher=Ganhar Publications\|language=en}}</ref>
			*'''Nol Sankranti''' : It is celebrated on first day of solar month of [[Hindu calendar\|Hindu Calendar]] i.e. [[Kartika (Hindu calendar)\|Kartik (month)]].It is also called Dak Sankranti. Sadh Bhokhon or Godbharai is a special tradition for hindu pregnant women. Hindu people believe that rice plants too pregnant from the middle of the September to the middle of the October. So the farmers arranges a ritual for a good production of paddy like the production of Nol plant. Borassus flabellifer seeds are used as prasad. The festival holds special significance in West Bengal and Assam state.

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|In Indian astronomy, transmigration of the sun from one constellation of the zodiac to the next}}
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{{Hinduism}}
'''Sankranti''' ({{lang-sa|संक्रान्ति}} ''saṁkrānti'') means transmigration of the Sun from one [[Hindu astrology|Rāshi]] ([[constellation]] of the [[zodiac]] in Indian [[astronomy]]) to the next.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swaminarayan.org/festivals/uttarayan/index.htm |title=Festivals, Annual Festival - Makar Sankranti (Uttarayan) |work=swaminarayan.org |date=2004 |quote=Sankranti means the entry of the sun from one zodiac to another. |access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref> Hence, there are 12 Sankrantis in a year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hinduism.co.za/makar.htm |title=Makar Sankranti |work=hinduism.co.za |date=2010 |quote=There are 12 signs of the zodiac. There are 12 Sakrantis as well. |access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref>

Each Sankranti is marked as the beginning of a month in the [[Sidereal time|sidereal solar calendars]] followed in [[Telangana]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Tulu Nadu]] region of [[Karnataka]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Odisha]], [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]] region of [[Bihar]] and [[Nepal]]. On the other hand, in the sidereal solar [[Bengali calendar]] and [[Assamese calendar]], a Sankranti is marked as the end of each month and the day following as the beginning of a new month.

==Important Sankrantis==
* '''[[Makar Sankranti]]''': Marks the transition of the Sun into Makara rashi (Capricorn) on its celestial path, and the six-month [[Uttarayana]] period.<ref name="Lochtefeld2002"/> Makar Sankranti is also called as Uttarayana - the day on which the sun begins his northward journey. The traditional Indian calendar is based on lunar positions, Sankranti is a solar event. The date of Makar Sankranti remains constant over a long term, 14 January or occasionally, 15 January as the Sun begins to rise in Makara Rashi.
*'''[[Mesha Sankranti]]''': Marks the beginning of the New Year in the traditional [[Hindu calendar|Hindu Solar Calendar]]. On this day, the sun enters the sidereal [[Aries (astrology)|Aries]], or Mesha rashi. It generally falls on 14/15 April. Regional New Year festivals also take place on this day: [[Vishu]] in [[Kerala]], [[Puthandu]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Bisu Parba]] in [[Tulu Nadu]] region, [[Vaisakhi]] in the [[Punjab region]], [[Pana Sankranti]] in [[Odisha]], [[Maithili New Year|Jude Sheetal]] in [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]] region of [[Bihar]] and on the day after [[Mesha Sankranti]], is [[Pohela Boishakh]] in [[Bengal]] and [[Bohag Bihu]] in [[Assam]].
* '''[[Raja (festival)|Mithuna Sankranti]]''': celebrated as annual menstruating phase of Mother [[Earth]] as [[Raja Parba]] or [[Ambubachi Mela]] in Eastern and North Eastern provinces of India.
* '''Dhanu Sankranti''': celebrated on the first day of the solar month.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orissa.oriyaonline.com/dhanu_sankranti.html |title=Festivals of Orissa - Dhanu Sankranti |work=orissa.oriyaonline.com |quote=Dhanu Sankranti is celebrated on the first day of lunar Pousha month. |access-date=24 December 2012}}</ref> In Southern Bhutan and Nepal it is celebrated by eating wild potatoes (tarul). The 2017 date is December 17.
* '''Karka Sankranti''' : July 16, marks the transition of the Sun into Karka [[Rāshi (Jyotiṣa)|rashi]] ([[Cancer (astrology)|Cancer]]). This also marks the end of the six-month [[Uttarayana]] period of [[Hindu calendar]], and the beginning of [[Dakshinayana]], which itself end at Makar Sankranti.<ref name="Lochtefeld2002">{{cite book |author=James G. Lochtefeld |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5kl0DYIjUPgC&pg=PA351 |date=2002 |publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-8239-3179-8 |pages=351–}}</ref>
*'''Simha Sankranti''' : It is celebrated on first day of solar month of [[Hindu calendar|Hindu Calendar]] i.e. [[Bhadra (Hindu calendar)|Bhadrapada]]. The festival holds special significance in [[Ramban district]] of [[Jammu Division|Jammu division]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Qazi|first=S. A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZh3Zkoqtc4C&q=Singh+Sankranti+Ramban&pg=PA9|title=Systematic Geography of Jammu and Kashmir|date=2005|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7648-786-3|language=en}}</ref> People visit [[Chenab River|Chandrabhaga]] river and offer floral offerings. It is popularly known by the name ''Singh Sankrant.'' Local tradition traces the origin of festival to [[Pandava|Pandavas]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ganhar|first=J. N.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-0ogAAAAMAAJ|title=Jammu, Shrines and Pilgrimages|date=1975|publisher=Ganhar Publications|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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