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Lohri or Pongal or Makars Sankranti or Uttarayan is the same festival celebrated all over India with different names. It marks the beginning of the harvest season. It is celebrated as a gratitude to the Sun God, cattle and nature for making a bounteous harvest possible.
For Hindus, Maha Shivratri is one of the big festival which is celebrated across the world.
Vasant Panchami, also known as Saraswati Puja is an auspicious Hindu festival celebrated across various regions of India, Nepal and other countries. Falling on the fifth day (Panchami) of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu calendar month of Magha, typically in late January or early February, Vasant Panchami marks the arrival of the spring season. This occasion holds significant cultural, religious, and social importance, bringing together communities to honour the arrival of spring and seek blessings for knowledge and creativity. Vasant Panchami also marks the start of preparation for Holika and Holi festival, which take place forty days later.