The Makar Sankranti - a festival of unity.

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We know that India is a land of festivals. Every festival has a specific message and purpose. That shows unity, equality, and brotherhood. In that, Makarsankrati is also such festival which brings the people together and teaches them a lesson of love, unity, and brotherhood.
                    On Makar Sankranti day, I observed that all people paid a visit to others including the relatives, friends, and the enemies too. When they visited others, at a time they offer the sesame and groundnut ladoo to them by wishing in Marathi, “Til gud ghya ani god god bola (तीळ गुड घ्या आणि गोड गोड बोला).” It meant that they had to take the sesame or groundnut with jaggery sweet and speak well of others.
                              Even the people who were not good by nature, they were also paid a visit by their relatives, friends, and enemies. In our relative circle, there was a family which always argued with others. It created lots of enemies around, but that day the family was visited by all and wished them well.
                        On asking the elder about that, he said that the people had to come together and try to forget what others had hurt or insulted. On that day, everybody is bound to come together, wish, and celebrate together. It is social culture to celebrate it together without remembering the past. That festival tries to unite the people.
                           When I was heard that. At that time, I suggested to him that we needed to celebrate the same festival every month in order to unite the people. He smiled and said nothing.
Am I right?


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