When is Pongal?
Pongal 2027 is on Friday, January 15, 2027.
Dates follow the Hindu calendar for New Delhi, India. In North America some festivals are kept one day earlier because of the time difference; check with your temple.
A Tamil harvest festival. Families boil new rice with milk and jaggery until it bubbles over, a sign of plenty for the year.
How the date is set: The start of the Tamil month of Thai, usually January 14 or 15.
The date in other years
A short history
Pongal is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils. The festival is celebrated over three or four consecutive days, which are named Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal and Kaanum Pongal, beginning on the last day of the Tamil calendar month of Margazhi. Thai Pongal is observed on the first day of the Tamil calendar month of Thai and usually falls on 14 or 15 January in the Gregorian calendar. According to tradition, the festival marks the end of winter solstice, and the start of the Sun's six-month-long journey northwards called Uttarayana when the Sun enters Capricorn.
From Wikipedia’s article Pongal (festival), by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Related days
Sources
- Drik Panchang festival calendar (New Delhi) Dates
- Wikipedia: Pongal (festival) Short history (CC BY-SA 4.0)