About Maker Sankranti.....Maker Sankranti is a festival that signifies the beginning of the harvest season for the farmers of Indian Sub-Continent. This is a harvest festival celebrated not only all over India but other South East Asian Counties as well.
Makara Sankranti festival has special geo-agri-economical significance to people of Indian Sub-Continent.Makara Sankaranti is about transition of Sun into Capricorn on it's celestial path. This Maker Sankranti is significant considering Winter Solstice marking gradual increase of duration of day. Also traditionally this has been one of many harvest days.
The day on which the sun begins its journey northwards is referred to as Makara Sankranti. Sankaranti means "to commence movement" and hence the name Makara Sankranti given to one of the largest, most auspicious, but varied festivals in the Indian subcontinent. It usually falls in the middle of January. Because of the geography and size of India, this Maker Sankranti festival is celebrated for innumerable reasons depending on the climate, agricultural environment, cultural background and position in the context of north or south of India.