Mattu Pongal
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Mattu Pongal is the third day of the Tamil harvest festival Pongal, dedicated to honoring and thanking cattle for their role in agriculture.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival day
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Tamil festival ⓘ harvest festival observance ⓘ |
| associatedActivity |
rural celebrations
ⓘ
village gatherings ⓘ |
| associatedFood |
Pongal dish
ⓘ
sweet rice preparations ⓘ |
| associatedSymbol |
cattle bells
ⓘ
decorated horns ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Tamils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCulturalOrigin | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
recognition of cattle in farming
ⓘ
strengthening farmer–cattle bond ⓘ |
| custom |
bathing cattle
ⓘ
decorating cattle with garlands ⓘ feeding cattle special food ⓘ painting cattle horns ⓘ performing puja to cattle ⓘ |
| etymology |
"Mattu" means cattle in Tamil
ⓘ
"Pongal" refers to boiling over of rice in Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Thai Pongal day ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| honors |
bulls
ⓘ
cattle ⓘ cows ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Tamil ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
agricultural gratitude
ⓘ
thanksgiving for cattle ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Puducherry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil diaspora communities ⓘ |
| partOf | Pongal festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSequence | third day of Pongal ⓘ |
| precedes | Kaanum Pongal day ⓘ |
| purpose |
to seek prosperity in farming
ⓘ
to thank cattle for their role in agriculture ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bhogi Pongal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaanum Pongal NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai Pongal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| season | harvest season ⓘ |
| timeInTamilCalendar | month of Thai ⓘ |
| typeOfDayWithinFestival | thanksgiving day ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianMonth |
February
ⓘ
January ⓘ |
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