Sikkim Magh Sankranti

Sikkim Magh Sankranti is one of the most prominent festivals in the north-eastern state in India. It is celebrated mainly by the people belonging to Hinduism in Sikkim. The festival of Magh Sankranti of Sikkim is held in the middle part of the month of January.

The Magh Sankranti at Sikkim is actually a festival of the state related to harvest. The Magh Sankranti signifies the completion of a cycle of agriculture. The Magh Sankranti is also termed Makar Sankranti. The Magh Sankranti of Sikkim is held to celebrate the end of the unfruitful season of winter. The Magh Sankranti in Sikkim ushers in a season of fruitfulness and growth.

Some customs have become closely associated with the well known festival of Magh Sankranti in Sikkim for ages. The menu for a Magh Sankranti feast include a wide range of sweets and different varieties of food items cooked with rice. The sweets prepared specially for the occasion of Magh Sankranti at Sikkim contain sesame seeds as a common ingredient. Such sweets have become a basic part of the festival in this state.

Children as well as adults engage in the simple pleasure of flying kites in the sky. The people of Sikkim make arrangements for special feasts on the occasion of Magh Sankranti in Sikkim.

This festival is organized to mark the shift of the direct sun rays from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere. It has a lot of significance in the field of zodiac science. Sikkim Magh Sankranti marks the day on which the Sun makes its entry in the Capricorn or the makar constellation.