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Pongal
Pongal
In the South Sankranti becomes Pongal. It is a celebration of the harvest
which is observed for three days in Tamil Nadu as well as in Andhra Pradesh.
The first day is the Bhogi Pongal which is celebrated as a family festival.
Surya Pongal, the second day, is dedicated to the Sun (surya) when
pongal (rice cooked in milk and jaggery) is boiled by women and offered to
the sun. Friends greet one another by asking "Is it boiled?" and
the answer given is "It is".
It is followed by great
rejoicing. Mattu Pongal, the third day, is a day dedicated to the worship
and veneration of cattle(mattu). The pongal that has been offered to the
local deities is given to the cattle to eat. The cattle are bathed and
decorated.
Coloured balls of the pongal are also made and left
in the open for birds. In Madurai, Tiruchirapalli and Tanjore, a kind of
bullfight, called the "Jellikattu" is held. Bundles containing
money are tied to the horns of ferocious bulls, and unarmed villagers try to
wrest the bundles from them. With ingredients provided by the freshly
gathered harvest, community meals are held at night.
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