Hello guys this is my first blog and I will be explining about the festivals celebrated in India LOHRI (13TH JANUARY), MAKAR SANKRANTI (14TH JANUARY) & PONGAL (MID-JANUARY) Lohri is a major harvest festival of the Sikhs. The celebrations include offering jaggery, corn, sesame seeds, and peanuts to a bonfire. Makar Sankranti is celebrated on 14th January each year in North India. It marks the beginning of the new year and a fresh crop cycle. In the state of Gujarat, it is celebrated as Uttarayan and as Pongal in Tamil Nadu. MAHA SHIVRATRI (FEBRUARY) It is one of the most prominent and widely celebrated Hindu festivals in India. Maha Shivaratri is dedicated to Lord Shiva, the destroyer and his devotees offer reverence in the form of sweets, milk, flowers, and fruits. Thousands of Shiva devotees visit The Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, Somnath Temple in Gujarat, and Kashi Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi on this day. HOLI (MARCH) Holi is the most popular Hindu festival celebrated acr