Uzhavar Thirunal

Uzhavar Thirunal

Uzhavar Thirunal is a farmer’s festival observed in Tamilnadu, Uzhavar in Tamil meaning ‘the farmer’ and ‘Thirunal’ to mean ‘the festival’. As a matter of fact, Pongal festival is only known as Uzhavar Thirunal as the whole village economy depends mainly  on the farmers' produce, all act of virtues  revolving  around them, it became a festival to honor this section of society during this day.

Uzhavar Thirunal is a unique festival of Tamilnadu, traditionally known to be Pongal or Thamizharthirunal which means the festival of Tamils, however it is basically a harvest festival celebrated in South India at the time of concluding harvest season.

Uzhavar Thirunal comes every year in mid January, when the Sun enters zodiac sign of Capricorn also changing his pathway from Dakshinayana to Uttarayana, the day being recognized as Makar Sankranti. Makaram is the Sun Sign Capricorn in Sanskrit and the Sun entering that sign is called so.

The day is also a moment of joy, with the agricultural produce coming home in plenty, farmers and other households having  feasts with rice cooked with dhal and Jaggery, which item is also named Pongal  more specifically Sarkarai Pongal in Tamil, to mean, Jaggery rice or Sweet Rice.

Farmers and other people  of Tamilnadu celebrate Uzhavar Thirunal with lot of gaiety and joy, women folks singing and dancing with music specific to the occasion, the rituals including constructing a small mud house within the house, decorating it and cooking milk in that space.

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