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Makar Sankranti: The festival of Makar Sankranti is celebrated with great pomp across the country. This time this festival will be celebrated on Monday 15th January. This is the day when the Sun enters Capricorn from Sagittarius. This festival has great importance in Hindu religion. On the day of Makar Sankranti, one wakes up in the morning and takes bath, donates and worships, but do you know that the dates of Makar Sankranti also change with the movement of the Sun. So let us also tell you that in a few years this festival of Makar Sankranti will be celebrated not on 14 but on 15 and 16 January.
According to media reports, the festival of Makar Sankranti was celebrated for the first time in the year 1902 on 14 January. Yes, perhaps it is difficult to believe after hearing this. At the same time, in the 18th century the same festival was celebrated on 12 or 13 January. At the same time, in 1964, the festival of Makar Sankranti was celebrated for the first time on 15 January.
Date will increase in 72 years
The reason behind this is the movement of the Sun. According to astrology, every year the Sun enters Capricorn with a delay of 20 minutes. At the same time, after every three years the Sun enters Capricorn with a delay of one hour and every 72 years with a delay of one day. According to this calculation, from the year 2077 onwards, Makar Sankranti will occur on 15th January only.
The festival was also celebrated on 1 January
According to reports, 900 years ago Makar Sankranti was celebrated on 1 January. Let us tell you that on the basis of the movement of the Sun, it is being estimated that after 5000 years from now, Makar Sankranti will be celebrated at the end of February. It is believed that during the time of King Harshvardhan, the festival of Makar Sankranti was celebrated on 24 December. At the same time, during the time of Akbar, this festival was celebrated on 10 January and during the time of Shivaji, on 11 January.
season change
The festival of Makar Sankranti marks the arrival of the new season. This festival is considered a symbol of the end of winter season. It is also known as the festival of Uttarayan.
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