Harvest Festivals

This festival signals the end of winter and the onset of spring throughout the northern hemisphere.

• Pongal

• Diwali

• Holi

MakaraSankranti is also referred as _____ in Gujarat.

• Pongal

• Bhogi

• Uttarayana

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Women decorate the central courtyard of their homes with beautiful kolams, done with rice flour on this day

• Pongal

• Pateti

• Christmas

The term 'Pongal' in Tamil means "to boil", and this festival is celebrated as a thanksgiving ceremony for the year's _____.

• flowers

• harvest

• land

Makara Sankranti marks the transition of the _____ into the zodiac sign of Makara rashi on this celestial path.

• Sun

• Moon

• Stars

Til ladoos made of sesame seeds and jaggery are made and distributed amongst friends and family on this day.

• Bihu

• Onam

• Makara Sankranti

What was Giddha originated from?

• Bhangra

• Ring dancing

• Ribbon Dancing

• Folk dancing

When is lohri celebrated on?

• 24 January

• 13 January

• 10 January

• 25 December

Which festival is the harvest festival?

• Vasant Panchami

• Diwali

• Dusshera

• Bihu

Bihu is celebrated in which state?

• Madhya Pradesh

• Himachal Pradesh

• Assam

• Maharastra