Pongal....

*One winter  festival which marks the start of new season is called by so many names, and in every culture the food prepared is essentially Khichdi (Lentil & Rice preparation) both Sweet (traditionally with Jaggery) and Spicy varieties. The festival traditionally involved eating sweets made of Sesame-Jaggery in all cultures. No matter what you call by name the festival is celebrated all over with similarity.*

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*Happy Pongal* --(TN & Pondicherry)

*Happy Makara Sankranti* -_(AP , Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra)

*Happy Lohri* --(Punjab & Haryana)

*Sakraat & Makraat* -- (Bihar, UP, Uttarakhand)

*Happy Uttarayan* -- (Gujarat, Diu, Daman)

*Happy Suggi* -- (Karnataka)

*Happy Magh Saaji* --(HP)

*Happy Ghughuti* --(Kumaon)

*Happy Makara Chaula* -(Odhisha)

*Happy Kicheri* ---(Poorvanchal East UP)

*Happy Pousha Sankranti* -- (Bengal & NE)

*Happy Magh Bihu* --(Assam & NE)

*Happy Shishur Sankraat* --(Kashmir )

*Happy Makara Vilakku* -- (Like)

*Happy Maaghe Sankrant* -- Nepal

*Happy Tirmoori* -- Sindh Pakistan

*Happy Songkran* -- Thailand 

*Happy Pi Ms Lao* -- Laos

*Happy Thingyan* --Myanmar

*Happy Mohan Songkran* -- Cambodia