Makara Sankranti Special Events
Muggulu
Haridasu
Gangireddulu
Bhogi Pallu
Patangulu or Galipatalu or Kites:- Flying kites is a favourite game of children. Now there are avaialable number varietees of kites.
But in previous days that process starts one month before of sankranti. That is a vey intresting situatujon is prepartion manja. Manja means the thread used in flying of kites Led pices,m colour, and gum are used in preparation of Manja they take a small pot, take water, colour, led pices and gumand boil it. After boil it. Take the boiling thing in a cotton cloth and bloosms it to the thread with this the normal thread becomes strong and it cuts another normal thread.
In making of kite they take squre shaped this paper and stick two bamboo sticks with gum see the picture. After they put weight on this they design the kite as they like and make small holes and the with thread.
Now this type of kite is ready to fly. People conduct kites flying races to themselves. They try to cut another kites thread who’s manja is strong the will win the race.
Maha Shivaratri Special Events
Upavasam:
Jagarana :
Abishekam :
Generally in Hindu tradition they worship the God in day, and goddess in night. But this festival Mahashiva ratri festival is different from all festivals. People worship Lord Shiva at night in this particular festival.
Devotees prefer to fast all the day and at night they worship the Lord Shiva with Abshekam. In Abhishekam they use Panchamrutalu Lord Shiva likes Abhishekam. And then they worship with Deeparadhana and put vibudhi on his fore head they use Gogupulu and Maredy Dalalu for Puja. At last put Nivedyam.
After puja they do Jagarana. In Jagarana they spend their time with chants Lord Shiva Strotras, Shlokas, Keertanas, Bhajanas.
In the time between puja and Jagarana people eat Prasadam. At midnight some people do again Abhishkam and puja to shiva they watch Deepam glowing all over the night.
