What Is Uttarayan?
What festival is also called the Festival of Kites?
Uttarayan
Is the sun moving north or south during Uttarayan?
north
What does “daan” mean?
donating
What is Uttarayan called in South India?
Pongal
What do families fly together on Uttarayan?
kites
What does “Uttar” mean?
north
Is Uttarayan considered an auspicious time?
yes
Name one thing people donate on Uttarayan.
food / grains / money
What is Uttarayan called in North India?
Lohri
Are kites colorful or plain?
colorful
What does “Ayan” mean?
movement
The north direction is considered ________.
holy
Where do people go to donate on Uttarayan?
mandir
Pongal means to ________.
overflow
What two ingredients are used to make special sweets?
What are sesame seeds and jaggery?
What happens to the sun during Uttarayan?
the sun moves north
Uttarayan marks a new ________.
beginning
Donating gives us good karma called ________.
punya
Rice is cooked in ________ during Pongal.
milk
Sharing sweets brings good ________.
luck
What season ends during Uttarayan in India?
winter
The sun moves from one ________ to another during this time.
zodiac
In the Swaminarayan Sampraday, donations are offered as ________.
zoli
Overflowing milk shows ________ and prosperity.
abundance
Uttarayan helps us remember our Indian ________.
culture