Poush Sankranti

noun

A Bengali harvest festival, observed in 14 January (29 Poush), marking the first day of the Sun's transit into Capricorn.

OriginBengali পৌষ সংক্রান্তি →
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Meanings

nounPoush Sankranti (plural Poush Sankrantis)

plural Poush Sankrantis

  1. A Bengali harvest festival, observed in 14 January (29 Poush), marking the first day of the Sun's transit into Capricorn.

Origin

  1. Bengaliপৌষ সংক্রান্তি
  2. EnglishPoush Sankranti

Borrowed from Bengali পৌষ সংক্রান্তি (pōuś śoṅkranti).

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