Why do Til and Gur play a significant role in Sankranti celebrations?

Why do Til and Gur play a significant role in Sankranti celebrations?

Celebrated on 14th of January, Makar Sankranti is the harvest festival that is marked by suns’ shift in position. Around 14th January, the sun enters Capricorn (Makar in Hindi and Sanskrit) and starts on its Northward journey, a transition called Uttarayan in Sanskrit. During the last quarter of the year, when the sun is travelling

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