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THAI PONGAL,,,,,, VANNI MANNILE,,,,,,,,
Monday, 14 January 2008 - 4:02 PM SL Time |  | |
Thai Pongal
Thai Pongal is celebrated on the first day of the month Thai of the Tamil calendar. The day normally falls between 12th and 15th of the month of January in the Christian calendar. Thus, Thai is the first month of the Tamil Almanac, and Pongal is a dish of sweet concoction of rice, moong dal, jaggery and milk. This festival is celebrated by one and all as it is non-relevance to any particular religious faith. The whole Tamil population of the world celebrate it without any differences. Therefore it is widely known as `Tamil Thai Pongal` or the `Festival of the Tamils`.
The Tamil festival of Thai Pongal is a thanks giving ceremony in which the farmers celebrate the event to thank the spirits of nature spirit, the Sun and the farm animals for their assistance in providing a successful harvest. The rest of the people celebrate the festival to pay their thanks to the farmers for the production of food. Overall, it is a festival to encourage social cohesiveness and unite people by bringing them together in a common function. There are many songs about Thai Pongal and there is much Tamil literature about it.
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tigeress19
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 14 Jan 2008 10:21:20 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Thanks aani,, did you make pongal?? we have ,,,,, very nice,, |
Ramz
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 14 Jan 2008 12:28:57 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Aani .. Tigeress & all LNP celebrating tamils.... happy pongal wishes from me |
PULI0007
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14 Jan 2008 17:01:42 GMT Report for Abuse
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Thai Piranthal Vali Pirakkum Thamilanukku...Thamil sakothararkal ellarukkum Iniya Pongal Vaalthukkal
Pongal to continue with many more Jayagosha ceremonies in wanni just after 16th January 2008....No more jayagosha in South only Nivansapalabeva ceremonies here after for south......Jayen jayawewa LTTE / VP |
freedom1
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 14 Jan 2008 17:47:09 GMT Report for Abuse
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Dear Tiger Lady,
very interesting to learn from you about the huge amount of celebration and worshipping days that your folks are enjoying.
Tamil culture and lifestyle seems to be very different to Western ways of life. I am not judging or anything, just happy to see this nice versatility on our planet.
Simply wish there would be more tolerance all over and everywhere :-)
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