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What are the tradition associated with Makar Sakranti in Pune |
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For general Makar Sankranti related information, the Wikipedia link (as usual!) provides good information -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankranthi For Pune specifically, I can think of the following (I am not saying these are completely Pune specific..): 1 The 'Til Gul' Sweet Delicacy - As the name suggests, made from Til and Gul are distributed by people amongst each other. The Marathi expression - 'Til Gul Ghya, God Bola!' is also commonly used when distributing 'Til Gul' (Quite literally, translates to - 'Have Tilgul..speak nicely/sweetly/ !') Another sweet item made during Sankranti is 'Halwa' - made from sugar. 2 Wearing black (especially amongst women). 3 Kite flying - this has always been at a much lower intensity than that seen in Gujrat and Rajasthan. And seems like its dying down even more :( 4 'Haldi-Kunku' ceremonies... |
