Ghee Sankranti 2024: This year Ghee Sankranti is being celebrated on 16th August. It is a seasonal festival celebrated with great pomp by farmers and cattle rearers. On this day, it is customary to eat Bedu roti with butter or ghee. On this day, farmers offer Oleg of Gabe, curd, ghee, butter, etc. to the deity of their village. Let us tell you that this festival is mainly celebrated in Uttarakhand. Let us know the importance of this festival.

When and how is Ghee Sankranti celebrated

• The Ghee Sankranti festival is celebrated in Uttarakhand.
• This festival falls on the first date of Bhado month.

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• On this day, people fill a bowl with ghee and offer it as Prasad. After that, they prepare different kinds of dishes and offer them to their deity as prasad.

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• On this day, there is a tradition of eating Bedu roti or Bedwa roti with butter or ghee. This roti is filled with urad dal.
• In this festival, farmers first offer olag made of arbi leaves, maize, curd, ghee, butter, etc. to the deity of their village. After this, Olag is given to the pundits, priests, and relatives.

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• This festival is very special for farmers and cattle herders.
• In many places, on this day, women apply fresh butter on the heads of their children and pray for their long life.

On this day, farmers used to offer fresh fruits and vegetables grown in their fields to the royal court, this was called the custom of Olag. This Olag is now offered to the gods.