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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 | 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== | ||