Sankranti, also known as Makar Sankranti, is a major harvest festival celebrated in India on the same day every year, which is January 14th or 15th, depending on the solar calendar. It marks the transition of the sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn (Makara), which is why it is also called Makar Sankranti. Despite India being a diverse country with many regional cultures, Sankranti is celebrated in a similar way across the country with some local variations. People across India celebrate this festival with great enthusiasm, and it is a time of joy, happiness, and new beginnings. The festival is celebrated by flying kites, exchanging sweets made of jaggery and sesame, and taking dips in holy rivers like the Ganges. In many parts of India, people prepare special dishes made of freshly harvested crops like sugarcane, sesame, and jiggery. In some parts of the country, like in Maharashtra, people exchange til-gul (sesame and jaggery) laddoos and greet each other with the phrase “til-gul ghya, god god bola,” which means “eat sesame and jiggery and speak sweet words."