Well I am at work now! no sankranti or Pongal for poor folks in US :( . My mom is Tamil and my dad is Telugu so we celebrate both Sankranti and Pongal!! I miss home so much on festivals. When I was a kid, festivals were always about good food, meeting relatives and lots of puja and aaraginpu . We had all my cousins bundle up at my home or my Mama's home and fool around as my mom and my pedamma cooked food!! Then in the evening we went to pedanana's home and ate the good "til gud" goodie made by my other pedamma... and visit few more if we had a mood else leave the external affairs to parents!! All I do now is google about the festival and try to learn what it is about lol...The day on which the sun begins it journey northwards is referred to as Makara Sankranti. Sankramana means "to commence movement" and hence the name Makara Sankranti given to one of the largest, most auspicious, but varied festival in the Indian continent. In south India and especially the Tamil family, this festival is called Pongal. Pongal is symbolic of sharing the returns of the bounteous crops and business profits with the workforce and villagers. This festival for some is to give thanks to God. It is to show appreciation to those who assisted in the crops for their loyalty, commitment and selfless love. For many, this day also ushers in the New Year
I never thought even in the wildest of my dreams that I will miss the yummy pongal my mom used to make!! Lately to the surprise of my mom I like pongal ( I mean the delicacy) uggh i remember how many tantrums i used to put on to eat the very tasty pongal my mom used to make ... I dont like pepper in it I dont like cashews, yuk thrz coconut in this, lol . Now just bring it on with all the goodies Pongal has to be made with and I will gobble gobble. Being away from home filled some sense in me to appreciate efforts put on by mom. This time I am in India I'll make some pongal for my mom and dad ... lol say I'm the best beti ;)
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