Why People Wear Black Dress On Makar Sakranti: Different states of India have their own traditions and customs of celebrating Makar Sankranti. This festival is known as Lohri in Punjab, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Uttarayan in Gujarat and Khichdi festival in many places in Uttar Pradesh. This festival may have many names, but the purpose of celebrating it is to share happiness with each other. This year the festival of Makar Sankranti is on 15 January 2024 i.e. today. The special importance of worship and charity on the day of Makar Sankranti has been mentioned in the religious scriptures.
Makar Sankranti is celebrated with great enthusiasm across the country. According to scriptures and beliefs, clothes and their colors have special significance during the festival days. Often red and yellow colors are worn on Makar Sankranti, but black color is also considered auspicious. Most people wear black clothes or sarees on Makar Sankranti. Today we are going to answer your question that if the auspicious color on Makar Sankranti is yellow, then why do people wear black clothes. Let us know its special importance today…
Why do we wear black color?
There is a tradition of wearing black clothes on the day of Makar Sankranti in western India, especially in Maharashtra. Makar Sankranti is one of the Hindu festivals in which people wear black clothes. Generally black is considered inauspicious, but people wear black clothes due to two beliefs. The first belief is that since it is still cold in mid-January, people should wear black as it absorbs heat and keeps us warm. Apart from this, there is another belief that on Makar Sankranti, Lord Surya (Sun God) forgave his son Shani. Since black color is often associated with Shani, people wear this color on Makar Sankranti.
Makar Sankranti is a day of charity and bathing in rivers. It is believed that taking a holy bath on this day brings thousand times auspicious results. In Hinduism, wearing black clothes on any festival or auspicious occasion is considered inauspicious but it is now a custom to wear black clothes on this day.
Tags: Dharma Culture, Makar Sankranti
FIRST PUBLISHED : January 15, 2024, 10:59 IST