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From Childhood i like Sankrathi which is called "pedda panduga" among all telugu festivals. We used to go to
our Ammammas village and used to celebrate there. Those are sweet memories of my childhood.
Sankranthi is a very popular festival in South India. It is a four-day event which takes place in mid-january.
In Andhra Pradesh the first day of the festival is called BHOGI,
the second day SANKRANTHI,
the thrid day KANUMA and
the fourth day MUKKANUMA.
At least a month prior to this festive women(even i used to)starts decorating their neatly swept front porches
which are sprinkled with water mixed with cowdung,with beautiful rangoli or kolam(muggulu). They draw
artistic intricate patterns with muggu and compete with each other in creating the prettiest and most
complicated designs. these rangolis are decorated with colors and adorned with marigold flowers placed on
the fresh cowdung balls(gobillu).
It is a tradition for yound girls to go round them singing songs called gobbi patalu.th houses are cleaned and
decorated with mango and banana leaves.

The first day is Bhogi, on that day wood logs, useles wood etc are burnt as a symbolism of the destruction of
the evil.This fire also symbolises the departure of poverty and welcoming Goddess Lakshmi.
The second day is Sankranthi is the main day of the four day celebration.on this day many delicacies are
prepared in the household,the tradintional dishes prepared on this day usually are pulihora, boorelu,
paravannam, garelu and so on.
The most improtant and entertaining sights during sankranthi are Gangireddu, Haridasu, Jamgamdevara,
Budabukkalavadu, puliveshaalu and gangireeddu is taken from house to house as an enactmetn of offering a
blessing
One more important aspect of Sankranthi is "bommala koluvu" which is the display of various dolls and toys.
Koluvu is kept with a variety of dolls are arranged beautifully in selected place in the house and displayed to
all the guest This is womens function. In the evening all the neighbourhood ladies are invited to teh koluvu to
spend time together.called "perantam".
Kanuma is the festival primarily celbrated by farmers.Sankranthi is one of the most colorful and popular
festivals celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm,zest,galore and fun with family and friends,all over Andhra...
my next festive articles are Deepavali, Ugadi, Dassaraa...pls come back to read articles on those festives also