Maghe Sankranti माघे सङ्क्रान्ति

The first day of Magh, marking the sun’s move into Capricorn and the turn toward warmer days.

Maghe Sankranti is a winter festival on the first day of Magh. Families eat warming foods such as sesame laddu, chaku (molasses), ghee, sweet potato and yam, and people take holy baths at river confluences.