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**HedgeYourBets** · 10-06-2006, 08:00 AM

"PONGAL" : .... The FESTIVAL OF GRATITUDE .... Unique Tamilian-Culture !!

The word "Pongal" is a Tamil word and the Festival named "Pongal" is the Tamilian-festival, lead by the Farmers.... linked with the Post-Harvest Season.

So to say this Festival pertains not only to Farmers but also to one all the Tamilians...

... it being .... Factually their "ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF GRATITUDE" in all respects.

Tamilians ever since the days of their God-Realisation worshipped "Sun" as their Prime-God, and even in the Tamil-Literature, there is adequate proof for it.

Silappadhikaaram says.... "»¡Â¢Ú §À¡üÚÐõ" praying the Sun-God.

During the Pongal-Festival celebrated for four days, the Gratitude is paid thus....

Sun: People inaugurate cooking the newly harvested Rice and offer it to SUN-GOD as a mark of GRATITUDE for ensuring a good harvest.

Workers: All the workers are GRATEFULLY HONOURED presenting New clothes to them along with their Families.

Bullocks: On an exclusive day in the name of "Maattu-Pongal" the Bulls and Cows are well-decorated and worshipped as also GRATEFULLY HONOURED.... for their co-operative role in Agriculture as well as their Day to day Life.

Calfs: On another day in the name of "Kannu-Pongal" the Calfs are decorated and allowed to play freely as a mark of GRATITUDE...

Menfolks: Ladies express their GRATITUDE and Honour the Men-folks, especially their Brothers for duly performing their duties by means of hardwork. Kannu-Pongal is also another significant day... since some people call it as "KAANHUM-PONGAL" when all the Human-beings who caused Setbacks, Shortcomings and Hurt-feelings during the past whole year, are forgiven and such unpalatable instances forgotten... ensuring the remnant Good-Deeds of others only are brought to Reminiscense on that day.... culminating in the GRATEFUL Revival of Friendship and Good Human-Relations. Symbolically all the old and torn clothings and scrapped articles of the House are disposed off either by burning or giving off to the needy or cleared out. Such a healthy turn of Mind towards the fellow-men even leads to new transactions or Marriage or the like towards mutual advancement of the whole Society en masse...

Even though the sense of GRATITUDE is one of the Fundamental Virtues as well as the Rudimentary Human-Culture for any section of the Global Society,... this factor has been accentuated to the highest degree in the Tamilian-Culture.... as ordained in their Life-Codes and further highlighted in the Tamil Literature.

For Example ....

¿ýÈ¢ ´ÕÅÕìÌî ¦ºö¾ì¸¡ø «ó¿ýÈ¢
±ýÚ ¾Õí¦¸¡ø ±ý §Åñ¼¡ - ¿¢ýÚ
¾ÇÃ¡ ÅÇ÷ ¦¾íÌ ¾¡û ¯ñ¼ ¿£¨Ãò
¾¨ÄÂ¡§Ä ¾¡ý ¾Õ¾Ä¡ø.

If we do good to others, we need not bother as to when we can get the due return. The Cocanut Tree pays back its Gratitude through its Head to Mankind who fed at its feet.

¾¢¨ÉòÐ¨½ ¿ýÈ¢ ¦ºöÂ¢ý À¨Éò Ð¨½ §ÅûÅ¢ôÀÂý.

If we do good to others upto the quantum of even just one Grain ... it will fetch back to us to a multi-fold extent as much as the Result of performing a Yaga reciprocally.

±ý ¿ýÈ¢ ¦¸¡ýÈ¡÷ìÌõ ¯ö× ¯ñ¼¡õ, ¯öÅ¢ø¨Ä ¦ºö ¿ýÈ¢ ¦¸¡ýÈ Á¸üÌ.

Any worse Sin may be conceded towards an Acquittal but not the crime of In-Gratitude.

¿ýÈ¢ ÁÈôÀÐ ¿ýÈýÚ ¿ýÈøÄÐ «ý§È ÁÈôÀÐ ¿ýÚ.

It is Good to forget the improper deeds on the same day of occurrence but not the sense of Gratitude.

10-06-2006, 08:00 AM	#34
HedgeYourBets Join Date Aug 2008 Posts 4,655 Senior Member	"PONGAL" : .... The FESTIVAL OF GRATITUDE .... Unique Tamilian-Culture !! The word "Pongal" is a Tamil word and the Festival named "Pongal" is the Tamilian-festival, lead by the Farmers.... linked with the Post-Harvest Season. So to say this Festival pertains not only to Farmers but also to one all the Tamilians... ... it being .... Factually their "ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF GRATITUDE" in all respects. Tamilians ever since the days of their God-Realisation worshipped "Sun" as their Prime-God, and even in the Tamil-Literature, there is adequate proof for it. Silappadhikaaram says.... "»¡Â¢Ú §À¡üÚÐõ" praying the Sun-God. During the Pongal-Festival celebrated for four days, the Gratitude is paid thus.... Sun: People inaugurate cooking the newly harvested Rice and offer it to SUN-GOD as a mark of GRATITUDE for ensuring a good harvest. Workers: All the workers are GRATEFULLY HONOURED presenting New clothes to them along with their Families. Bullocks: On an exclusive day in the name of "Maattu-Pongal" the Bulls and Cows are well-decorated and worshipped as also GRATEFULLY HONOURED.... for their co-operative role in Agriculture as well as their Day to day Life. Calfs: On another day in the name of "Kannu-Pongal" the Calfs are decorated and allowed to play freely as a mark of GRATITUDE... Menfolks: Ladies express their GRATITUDE and Honour the Men-folks, especially their Brothers for duly performing their duties by means of hardwork. Kannu-Pongal is also another significant day... since some people call it as "KAANHUM-PONGAL" when all the Human-beings who caused Setbacks, Shortcomings and Hurt-feelings during the past whole year, are forgiven and such unpalatable instances forgotten... ensuring the remnant Good-Deeds of others only are brought to Reminiscense on that day.... culminating in the GRATEFUL Revival of Friendship and Good Human-Relations. Symbolically all the old and torn clothings and scrapped articles of the House are disposed off either by burning or giving off to the needy or cleared out. Such a healthy turn of Mind towards the fellow-men even leads to new transactions or Marriage or the like towards mutual advancement of the whole Society en masse... Even though the sense of GRATITUDE is one of the Fundamental Virtues as well as the Rudimentary Human-Culture for any section of the Global Society,... this factor has been accentuated to the highest degree in the Tamilian-Culture.... as ordained in their Life-Codes and further highlighted in the Tamil Literature. For Example .... ¿ýÈ¢ ´ÕÅÕìÌî ¦ºö¾ì¸¡ø «ó¿ýÈ¢ ±ýÚ ¾Õí¦¸¡ø ±ý §Åñ¼¡ - ¿¢ýÚ ¾ÇÃ¡ ÅÇ÷ ¦¾íÌ ¾¡û ¯ñ¼ ¿£¨Ãò ¾¨ÄÂ¡§Ä ¾¡ý ¾Õ¾Ä¡ø. If we do good to others, we need not bother as to when we can get the due return. The Cocanut Tree pays back its Gratitude through its Head to Mankind who fed at its feet. ¾¢¨ÉòÐ¨½ ¿ýÈ¢ ¦ºöÂ¢ý À¨Éò Ð¨½ §ÅûÅ¢ôÀÂý. If we do good to others upto the quantum of even just one Grain ... it will fetch back to us to a multi-fold extent as much as the Result of performing a Yaga reciprocally. ±ý ¿ýÈ¢ ¦¸¡ýÈ¡÷ìÌõ ¯ö× ¯ñ¼¡õ, ¯öÅ¢ø¨Ä ¦ºö ¿ýÈ¢ ¦¸¡ýÈ Á¸üÌ. Any worse Sin may be conceded towards an Acquittal but not the crime of In-Gratitude. ¿ýÈ¢ ÁÈôÀÐ ¿ýÈýÚ ¿ýÈøÄÐ «ý§È ÁÈôÀÐ ¿ýÚ. It is Good to forget the improper deeds on the same day of occurrence but not the sense of Gratitude.
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