Which date is Mattu Pongal?

Which date is Mattu Pongal?

15th of January
Pongal will begin on the 15th of January….Pongal Holidays In 2022.

Name of the festival Date Day
Mattu Pongal 16 January 2022 Sunday
Kaanum Pongal 17 January 2022 Monday

How is Mattu Pongal celebrated?

On Mattu Pongal, people give a bath to their cattle and their horns are painted and decorated with radiating metal caps. Flower garlands, tinkling bells and multi-colored beads are tied in their necks. Tamils worship Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesha during the Pongal celebrations.

What are the 4 days of Pongal 2020?

Four Days of Pongal Celebrations

  • Day One of Pongal – Bhogi.
  • Day Two of Pongal – Surya Pongal.
  • Day Three of Pongal – Mattu Pongal.
  • Four Day of Pongal – Kaanum Pongal.

What are the 4 days of Pongal?

Four Days of Pongal

  • Day 1. Bhogi Pongal. The first day of Pongal is called Bhogi.
  • Day 2. Surya Pongal. The second day is the main day of Pongal and is celebrated as Surya Pongal.
  • Day 3. Maatu Pongal. The third day of Pongal is called Maatu Pongal.
  • Day 4. Kaanum Pongal. The fourth day of Pongal is called Kaanum Pongal.

What is the origin of Mattu Pongal?

In Tamil, the word “Mattu” means bull and this day of Pongal is for celebration of cattle, particularly bulls that play a vital role by working hard to help the farmers to raise crops on their fields, falls on the following day, 15 January. The festival is also observed by ethnic Tamil population of Sri Lanka.

What is the date of Pongal 2021 in Tamil calendar?

January 14
Pongal 2021 Date: Pongal is a multi-day harvest festival celebrated by the Tamil community at the start of the Tai month of the Tamil solar calendar. This year, Pongal will begin on January 14, Thursday, and end on January 17, 2021. This festival is dedicated to the Sun god.

What is special for Mattu Pongal?

On the Mattu Pongal day, cattle are washed, their horns painted and decorated with shining metal caps. Multi-coloured beads, tinkling bells, sheaves of corn and flower garlands are tied around their necks. Turmeric and kumkum are also devotionally put on the foreheads of the cattle.

Do Tamilians celebrate Diwali?

Diwali in Tamil Nadu: Diwali or Deepawali usually falls in either October or November each year. Interestingly, in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Deepavali is celebrated as the defeat of Narakasura. Most of India observe Deepavali when Amavasya Tithi prevails during Pradosh i.e. just after sunset.

What is today Pongal?

Today is Thai Pongal, the second and the main day of the four-day Pongal celebrations. The harvest festival of Pongal is being celebrated across Tamil Nadu with great enthusiasm. People woke up early, dressed up in traditional clothes and prepared the famous delicacy – Pongal – with rice, milk and jaggery.

What are the 5 days of Pongal?

Days of the festival

  • Bhogi Pongal.
  • Surya Pongal.
  • Mattu Pongal.
  • Kanum Pongal.

What Ponggal is today?

Pongal will be celebrated on January 14, which is the first day of the month of ‘Thai’ that inaugurates the Tamil New Year. It is a traditional festival to convey gratitude to the Sun God for an abundant agricultural harvest and to ring in a prosperous year.

How do you say Mattu Pongal in English?

In Tamil, the word “Mattu” means bull and this day of Pongal is for celebration of cattle, particularly bulls that play a vital role by working hard to help the farmers to raise crops on their fields, falls on the following day, 15 January….Mattu Pongal.

Mattu Pongal மாட்டுப் பொங்கல்
2020 date 16 January

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