Notjustmommying Rashmi Chand

The festival of Makara Sankranti is observed according to solar cycles, whereas most other festivals are based on lunar cycle of our Hindu Calendar. It therefore falls on the same date each year, around 14th or 15th of January.

 The festival marks the onset of longer days and bids adieu to the cold winters. It is also a harvest festival.

It is celebrated all across India in different ways and by different names.

In Uttarakhand it is called makarsankranti, Pushudiya, Uttarayan, Ghugutia and also Kala Kauwaa (black crow)

A story for times like these (Covid19 Pandemic) for 3-6 years old. My son had his birthday a few days ago and we had started his birthday party planning more than a month ago only to have it all go futile due to the pandemic. As a mom I was anxious of my little ones reaction to it. But he understood and accepted it without any fuss. This story is for him and other kids who are sad about their birthday plans being shelved.