STBS moral committee has conducted some activities on 13 of
January, a day before Ponggal celebration. Students really enjoyed participating
all the activities.
Ponggal is a holy festival which is celebrated for three
consecutive days. It is a thanksgiving festival celebrated by Tamils of Hindu
faith. It is celebrated during the harvesting month to thank God and to offer
gratitude to nature for a good harvest.
It is the time to offer gratitude for the main essentials
needs of living things, that is water, land, air. And not forgetting the
graciousness of the sun, they offer the day's prayer to Surian, the Sun god.
The first day is celebrated for the harvested crops and
share with friends and relatives. The main feature of this festival is the
boiling of milk in a clay pot. When the milk overflows, the family members
gathered round the pot will shout, 'Ponggale oh Ponggale'. Then add rice to it.
In Tamil means boiling and overflowing.
The second day known as Mattu Ponggal, cows are worshipped
and given the offerings. This is the time when villages decorate the cows and
also the elders seek God's blessing for their children. The cows are given a
bath, their horns are painted and they are decorated with garlands.
And on the third day known as Kanni Ponggal, young ladies
prays for a good life and a dashing great husband. The young unmarried ladies
wearing new clothes, gold and silver ornaments will have special prayers for
their future marriage.
à®…à®±ுவடை à®®ுடிந்து அனைவர்க்குà®®் நல்வழி
பிறக்குà®®் நாள்!
ஆதவனைப்
போà®±்à®±ி அனைத்துயிà®°ுà®®் ஆசிபெà®±ுà®®்நாள்!
இந்திரனை
மனம்குளிரச் செய்து மழைதருவிக்குà®®் மகத்தானநாள்!
உலகத்தமிà®´à®°்
கொண்டாடுà®®ொà®°ே திà®°ுநாள் பொà®™்கல்நாள்!
ஊராà®°் யாவருà®®் à®’à®°ுà®™்கேகூடுà®®் உன்னதநாள்!
“பொà®™்கல்
திà®°ுநாள்”
