Translation_ The article celebrates the festival of Makara Sankranti, focusing on how it honors the hardworking cattle, which are adorned with bells, colorful scarves, and decorative shawls for the occasion. The writer highlights the symbolic role of cows in folklore and describes the traditional game where oxen are enraged to see how high they jump over burning husk from the harvest.
Sankranthi: A celebration of Karnataka's folklore
Editorial layout and illustration of a newspaper article that I read. The article written in Kannada, is on the harvest festival of Karnataka called ‘Makara Sankranthi’.
The article celebrates the festival of Makara Sankranti, focusing on how it honors the hardworking cattle, which are adorned with bells, colorful scarves, and decorative shawls for the occasion. The writer highlights the symbolic role of cows in folklore and describes the traditional game where oxen are enraged to see how high they jump over burning husk from the harvest.
Sankranti is portrayed as a festival of gratitude, reflecting the relationship between the sun and the earth. This is symbolized through the distribution of ellu bella (a mixture of sesame seeds and jaggery), drawing rangoli on the ground, flying kites, and giving sugarcane. The day also marks the sun’s movement towards the north (Uttarayana), signifying new beginnings and the changing season.
The festive dressing of the cattle with bells and colourful scarves.
The husk is set on fire and the enraged oxen are dressed to jump over it. The one who jumps the highest wins.
A composition of all the festive elements together, illustrating the sweet relation between Sun & Earth.
Final illustration & layout
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