1. What is the festival of Sankranti also known as in the southern part of India?

Answer: Pongal

2. Which celestial event does Sankranti primarily celebrate?

Answer: The transition of the sun into the Makara (Capricorn) zodiac

3. Name three different regional variations of Sankranti celebrated in India.

Answer: Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Uttarayan

4. What traditional sweet dish is commonly prepared during Sankranti, especially in

South India?
Answer: Ellu Bella (a mixture of sesame seeds, jaggery, coconut, and groundnuts)

5. In which month does Sankranti usually occur?

Answer: January

6. What is the significance of flying kites during the Sankranti festival?

Answer: Kite flying symbolizes the transition from winter to spring and the
awakening of the gods.

7. Name the festival that marks the end of the winter solstice and the beginning of
longer days.
Answer: Uttarayan

8. Which states are particularly known for their grand celebrations of Sankranti in
India?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu

9. What is the cultural significance of taking a holy dip in rivers during Sankranti?
Answer: It is believed to cleanse one's sins and bring prosperity.
10. In which other countries, besides India, is a festival similar to Sankranti celebrated?
Answer: Nepal, Bangladesh, and Thailand (Makar Sankranti is celebrated with
different names in these countries)

11. In which state is the festival of Lohri celebrated alongside Sankranti?

Answer: Punjab

12. Which deity is worshiped during Sankranti in the state of Karnataka?

Answer: Surya, the Sun God

13. What is the cultural significance of distributing sugarcane during Sankranti

celebrations?
Answer: Sugarcane is considered a symbol of prosperity and sweetness in life.

14. What is the primary crop associated with the festival of Lohri, marking the end of
winter?
Answer: Sugarcane

15. Lohri is traditionally celebrated to mark the longest night and the onset of which
season?
Answer: Winter

16. Which popular Punjabi dance form is often performed during Lohri celebrations?
Answer: Bhangra

17. What is the secret ingredient that makes tilgul (sesame seeds and jaggery) so
irresistible during Sankranti?
Answer: Love and Warmth