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Makar Sankranthi - Nostalgic Festival

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Since my childhood, I often used to hear people calling Makar Sankranti as 'Pedha Panduga' (Big festival). Being brought up in a village where 90% of the people’s daily bread comes from farming; there is no wonder why everybody there calls Sankranti as the big festival. Sankranti is the time where the houses of farmers get filled with sacks of grains and their hearts with the unlimited joy of seeing the fruits of their months' long efforts of day and night. So no doubt, Sankranti is a massive event in every home of our village. I always have a special bonding with this festival as almost all my uncles, aunts and cousins used to gather and celebrate Sankranti at my maternal grandparent’s house with great joy. Although Makar Sankranti is celebrated all over India in different forms, it is mostly celebrated as a one-day festival. But in Andhra Pradesh, Sankranti celebrations takes place for 4 days starting with Bhogi (symbolizes the transformation of change by cleansin