Makar Sankranti is a Hindu festival that is celebrated across India under different names. In the Northern states, the festival is celebrated on January 14 every year with great exuberance.

The festival is celebrated to mark the beginning of Uttarayan as it is an annual event which depends on the movement of the Sun referred to as Uttarayan. This year, the Sun’s transit from Dhanu to Makar will take place on January 15. Therefore, Makar Sankranti will fall on January 15.

India is rich in culture and tradition and with the social media generation, one cannot stop sharing good wishes to their friends and families, especially on a festival. On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, we have brought to you wishes, quotes, and greetings you can share with your loved ones on WhatsApp and Facebook.

Makar Sankranti 2023 wishes

• May your success fly this Makar Sankranti like your kites. Salutations to Uttarayan
• I wish you pleasure, happiness, and love on this Makar Sankranti. Wishing you and your family a very Happy Makar Sankranti
• As the sun starts its northward journey, let’s come together and celebrate this season of opulence with love, peace, and joy. Wish you a very Happy Makar Sankranti
• Enjoy the first festival of the year at this time. I hope you have a healthy and fruitful Makar Sankranti!
• May the warmth of til and the sweetness of gur fill your life with peace. Greetings on Makar Sankranti!A beautiful, bright and delightful day, the sun entered Makar to intense the ray. Crop harvested to cheer the smiles, come together and enjoy life.
• Sending you warm greetings on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti and wishing you life’s best now and in all the days to come. Happy Makar Sankranti
• May this festival fulfil all your life’s wishes, It’s my prayer and wish that the cool warmth of bonfire, delicious sweetness of gur and rewri, remain with you forever. Happy Makar Sankranti
• Bajare ki roti, nimbu ka achar, suraj ki kirne, chand ki chandani aur apno ka pyaar. Har jeevan ho khushal mubarak ho aapko Sankranti ka tyohar

Makar Sankranti 2023 quotes

• “May happiness come to your home every day, and may you get success every moment, with this hope. Happy Makar sankranti.”
• “Life is a path, if you do not walk carelessly on this path then difficulties will definitely come. Happy Makar Sankranti.”
• “The kite also came out like you, even a slight gust of wind flew away immediately. Happy Makar Sankranti.”
• “Life is the name of living, live it with harmony and love. Let’s spread love and harmony on this festival of Makar Sankranti. ”
• “Joy in the body, enthusiasm in the mind, So now let’s paint the sky. Now everyone flew together. Happy Makar Sankranti.”
• “With dreams in mind, let’s fly a kite that fills the engine of happiness in life. Happy Makar Sankranti 2023.”
• “May no kite ever cut you, may the string of faith never break, may you touch all the success in life, like a kite touches the heights of the sky. Best wishes for Makar Sankranti!”
• “A New Beginning, A New Destination, With Happiness or Sorrow, With Pain or Pleasure.” Wishing You A Very Happy Makar Sankranti

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Prior of the Makar Sankaranti celebrations in 2022, which include kite flying among other activities, the Delhi Police urged residents on Wednesday not to use the illegal Chinese synthetic substance manjha to fear receiving harsh punishment.

What is permitted? Only cotton thread free from any sharp, metallic, or glass components as well as any adhesive thread strengthening material is allowed for kite flying.

Punishment: A violation of the regulations established under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, is punished by up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to Rs. 1 lakh, or by both.

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In reality, the Chinese Manjha is a metallic or glass-coated rope that is used to fly kites. Over the years, countless of mishaps involving everything from bird deaths to human fatalities have been caused by the use of this thread. In 2017, the National Green Tribunal outlawed the importation and sale of Chinese Manjha into India. Nevertheless, there have reportedly been unauthorised sales notwithstanding the restriction.

The selling of Chinese Manjha had been a subject of litigation before the Delhi High Court in August 2022, and the NGT had enacted a ban on its sale and production in the nation’s capital. The court was hearing a public interest lawsuit (PIL) that asked for a general ban on kite flying, sales, purchases, storage, and transit due to the high number of fatalities and injuries from accidents using glass-coated strings.

A day following Lohri is observed as Makar Sankranti. The festival will take place this year on January 15, 2023, on a Sunday. Drik Panchang estimates that the Sankranti tithi on January 14 will occur at 8:57 am.

In August 2022, a motorcyclist travelling on the Shastri Park flyover in northeast Delhi with his wife and children died after having his neck severed by a stray kite string made of the illegal Chinese Manjha.

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