Pongal Festival celebrated by Tamils, including those Tamils who live in countries like Mauritius, Sri Lanka, USA, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa and Singapore .Festival of: Tamil Nadu (India).Pongal is a Harvest festival, where people thank Nature for prosperity. Tamil calendar’s 1st day of Thai is a date of celebration. Celebrations, Eating & enjoying by giving gifts & also people visit homes of their friends & relatives. Pongal festival celebration symbolizes winter season’s end & spring season’s beginning. Pongal festival is always derived from solar calendar, so Pongal festival’s date of celebration, is certainly fixed for every year. As per Hindu belief’s Pongal festival is fortunate & is considered astronomically too.
