Happy Makar Sankranti Wish
As the Sun transmigrates and begins its ascendancy and entry into the northern hemisphere, let all your lives be filled with resplendent joy and may you all have an year of success and prosperity.
Sankranti means to go from one place to another place (transition of places). Makar means Capricorn. So, the time when the sun changes direction from one constellation (of the zodiac) to another, is known as Sankranti. On this occasion, Sun transits from Sagittarius and goes to Capricorn during the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere.
Makar Sankranti is one of the most important festivals of the Hindu Solar calendar and celebrates this Sun-God's journey into the northern hemisphere. It signifies the end of winter and the beginning of the gradual increase of the duration of the day, an event wherein the Sun-God seems to remind us to 'Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya' - May you go higher and higher, to more and more Light and never to Darkness.
To Hindus, the Sun stands for knowledge, spiritual light and wisdom. Makar Sankranti signifies that we should turn away from the darkness of delusion in which we live, and begin to enjoy a new life with bright light within us to shine brighter and brighter. We should gradually begin to grow in purity, wisdom, and knowledge, like the Sun does from the Day of Makar Sankranti.
It is a day which is considered highly auspicious and Makar Sankranti marks the beginning of a phase in Hindu culture when all kinds of auspicious rituals can be performed. It is celebrated all over the country in various forms and on this occasion people exchange gifts, greeting, sweets and good wishes.
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