REASON behind celebrating "THAI-PONGAL" on January?
Why of late, Pongal falls on 15th of January every year, as against the usual 14th of January in the earlier years? •••••••••••••••••••••••• Know a small Time calculation process . Normally, Makar Sankrant or Pongal Festival should fall on 14th of January every year. Most of us, since childhood, were observing it on 14th of January every year. Isn't it? In fact, from the year 1935 onwards, till 2007, Pongal was falling on 14th January only every year. (Prior to that, know that, from 1862 to 1934, it was falling on 13th of January every year.) But from 2008 onwards, Pongal has been falling on 15th of January every year. Till the Year 2080, it will fall on 15th of January only every year. From the year 2081 onwards, it will fall on 16th of January every year for the next 72 years, that is, till 2153. Why this happens? As per the Indian Almanac Time calculation, Sun enters the Zodiac sign of Makara Raasi (from Dhanur Raasi), 20 Minutes late every ...