Sakrat
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Sakrat is a regional name used in parts of India for the Hindu harvest festival widely known as Makar Sankranti.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sakrat canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
harvest festival ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bonfires
ⓘ
charity ⓘ harvest ⓘ holy river baths ⓘ kite flying ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ thanksgiving for harvest ⓘ |
| basedOn | solar movement of the Sun ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ parts of South Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
beginning of longer days
ⓘ
end of winter solstice period ⓘ |
| devotionalAspect | worship of Surya (Sun god) ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | Hindu solar calendar ⓘ |
| foodTradition |
jaggery (gur) sweets
ⓘ
khichdi ⓘ sesame (til) sweets ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Maghi
ⓘ
Makar Sankranti ⓘ Makar Sankranti ⓘ
surface form:
Sankranti
Uttarayan ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Harvest festivals in India
ⓘ
Hindu festivals ⓘ Religious festivals in India ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
donating food and clothes
ⓘ
offering sesame and jaggery ⓘ taking holy dip in rivers ⓘ |
| marksEvent |
Sun’s transition into Makara (Capricorn)
ⓘ
beginning of Uttarayana ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Hinduism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
|
| occursInHinduMonth |
Magha
ⓘ
Pausha ⓘ |
| regionalNameFor | Makar Sankranti ⓘ |
| regionalNameIn | parts of India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| typicalDateGregorian |
14 January
ⓘ
15 January ⓘ |
| typicalMonthGregorian | January ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.