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- Mattu_Pongal abstract "Maattu Pongal (Tamil: மாட்டுப் பொங்கல்) is the third day of the four day Pongal festival. According to the Gregorian calendar it is normally celebrated on January 15 but sometimes it is celebrated on January 16. In Tamil Calendar, this corresponds to second day of the Tamil month Thai.Though the name of the festival is specific to Tamil Nadu, in India, it is also celebrated in other southern states such as Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Makar Sankranti is a festival that marks the start of northern declination (called Uttarayana in Sanskrit) of the Sun from the Zodiaca sign of Sagittarius (Sanskrit name: Dhanurmas) to Capricorn (Sanskrit: Makara), which according to Hindu calendar usually falls on 14 January.In Tamil, the word “Mattu” means bull and this day of Pongal is for celebration of the cattle, particularly bulls that play a vital role by working hard to help the farmers to raise crops on their fields, falls on the following day, 15 January. The festival is also observed by ethnic Tamil population of Sri Lanka.The festival day is also a special occasion when the landlord and the peasant, rich and poor, old and young all dine together in a spirit of bonhomie without any restraint of caste and creed. The festival is thus an occasion when the fresh harvests from the fields are shared in the form of food and sweets not only with the community but also with animals and birds. It also represents the change of season.An important village sport, called the Jallikattu or 'Manji Virattu'’, an integral part of the Mattu Pongal festival is observed with enthusiasm and expectations in the villages of Tamil Nadu. This sport is held generally in the evening of the Mattu Pongal day. In the past, it was the day when fierce bulls were chased by young youths of the village to retrieve the money that was tied to the horns of the bulls. In some villages it was held one day after the Mattu Pongal day, on the Kannum Pongal day.".
- Mattu_Pongal country Tamils.
- Mattu_Pongal meaning "Part of Harvest festival ofPongal. Thanks giving to Cattle".
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- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Aarti.
- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Andhra_Pradesh.
- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Anthony_the_Great.
- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Aryan.
- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Capricorn_(astrology).
- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Capricornus.
- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Category:Agriculture_in_Andhra_Pradesh.
- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Category:Festivals_in_Tamil_Nadu.
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- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Dhanurmas.
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- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Karnataka.
- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Kolam.
- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Krishna.
- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Madurai.
- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Magha_(poet).
- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Makar_Sankranti.
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- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Parvati.
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- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Puja_(Hinduism).
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- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink Sanskrit.
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- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLink File:Preparation_of_Pongal.jpg.
- Mattu_Pongal wikiPageWikiLinkText "Mattu Pongal".
- Mattu_Pongal caption "Cow readied for Mattu Pongal".
- Mattu_Pongal celebrations "Feasting of cattle".
- Mattu_Pongal date "--01-16".
- Mattu_Pongal date "Second day of month of 'Thai' in the Tamil calendar".
- Mattu_Pongal holidayName "Mattu Pongal".
- Mattu_Pongal holidayName "மாட்டுப் பொங்கல்".
- Mattu_Pongal longtype "Festival, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka in India and Yazh Thamizhakam, Sri Lanka,".
- Mattu_Pongal observedby Tamils.
- Mattu_Pongal significance "Part of Harvest festival of Pongal. Thanks giving to Cattle".
- Mattu_Pongal type "Hindu".
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- Mattu_Pongal subject Category:Agriculture_in_Andhra_Pradesh.
- Mattu_Pongal subject Category:Festivals_in_Tamil_Nadu.
- Mattu_Pongal subject Category:Food_festivals_in_India.
- Mattu_Pongal subject Category:Harvest_festivals_in_India.
- Mattu_Pongal subject Category:Hindu_festivals.
- Mattu_Pongal subject Category:January_observances.
- Mattu_Pongal subject Category:Observances_set_by_the_Tamil_calendar.
- Mattu_Pongal subject Category:Religious_festivals_in_India.
- Mattu_Pongal subject Category:Religious_festivals_in_Sri_Lanka.
- Mattu_Pongal subject Category:Tamil_festivals.
- Mattu_Pongal hypernym Day.
- Mattu_Pongal type Event.
- Mattu_Pongal type Holiday.
- Mattu_Pongal type School.
- Mattu_Pongal type Attraction.
- Mattu_Pongal type Day.
- Mattu_Pongal type Event.
- Mattu_Pongal type Observance.
- Mattu_Pongal type TimeInterval.
- Mattu_Pongal type Thing.
- Mattu_Pongal type Q1445650.