Thai Pongal
Author: Thivya M.
Level: 4
Instructor: Priyanka S.
Photo Credit: furmanphoto / Envato elements
Article ID: 3737 [Celebration- Winter 2025]
Thai Pongal is most popular festival for farmers in Sri Lanka. Worldwide people celebrate this festival. They celebrate this festival for harvest. It occurs on 4th of January. Pongal is dedicated to the Sun God and marks a time of thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest.
During the festival time people wakeup early morning and take a good shower, after wearing new clothes, they prepare milk rice before sun rise. After, they share the sweet with their friends and family.