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{{Infobox holiday||holiday_name=Kaanum Pongal<br>{{lang|ta|காணும் பொங்கல்}}|image=|caption=|observedby=[[Tamil people]]|date=Third day of the month of Thai in the [[Tamil calendar]]|celebrations=Feasting|longtype=Tamil festival|significance=Thanksgiving for cattle, ancestors and farming livestock, visiting relatives houses|date2018=16 January|date2021=16 January}}<br />
'''Kaanum Pongal''' or '''Kanum Pongal''' ({{lang-ta|காணும் பொங்கல்}}) is the fourth and the final day of the four-day [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/tamil-nadu/kannum-pongal-celebrations-vjr-244047.html|title=தமிழகம் முழுவதும் களைக்கட்டும் காணும் பொங்கல் கொண்டாட்டம்..!|date=2021-01-16|website=News18 Tamil|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref> According to the Gregorian calendar it is celebrated on 17 January.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.astroved.com/astropedia/en/festivals/kaanum-pongal|title=Kaanum Pongal 2020 ,Kaanum Pongal 2020 Date ,Karinaal or Thiruvalluvar Day 2020 Date|website=www.astroved.com|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref> Though the name of the festival is specific to [[Tamil Nadu]], it is also celebrated in other southern Indian states such as [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Karnataka]] as the festival is significantly popular in [[South India]]. The day of Kaanum Pongal is often acknowledged as the '''Thiruvalluvar Day''' in remembrance of the great historic Tamil writer, poet and philosopher [[Thiruvalluvar]] who was known for writing the world famous [[Thirukural]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pongalfestival.org/thiruvalluvar-day-kaanum-pongal.html|title=Thiruvalluvar Day - Kanum Pongal, Fourth Day of Pongal|website=www.pongalfestival.org|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref> The day is also popularly treated as the sightseeing day as well as the Thanksgiving day. People believe Kaanum Pongal is an auspicious day to arrange marriage proposals and to kick start new bonds and relationships.{{fact|date=January 2020}}<br />
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== Naming and celebrations ==<br />
The word '''Kaanum''' means 'viewing and seeing'. Kaanum Pongal is the day of relaxation and enjoyment as it implies that people spend their time by arranging family trips, picnics, visiting neighbours and relatives houses.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/police-makes-arrangements-for-kaanum-pongal-in-chennai/article30574444.ece|title=10,000 police personnel to be on bandobust duty in Chennai for Kaanum Pongal|date=2020-01-16|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-17|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In the state of Andhra Pradesh, the festival is earmarked and celebrated as '''Mukkanuma''' and the auspicious festival is observed in Andhra by worshipping the cattle. In the state of Tamil Nadu, the day of Kanum Pongal is also referred to as '''Virgin Pongal''' or '''Kanni Pongal''', the word '''Kanni''' implies virgin/maiden/unmarried girl. Unmarried girls celebrate the festival by playing in the water at the river banks and pray the god to have a very successful matrimonial life. Kanni Pongal is celebrated coinciding Kaanum Pongal for the wellbeing of unmarried women and for the fertility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.astroulagam.com.my/lifestyle/article/84483/the-significance-of-kaanum-and-kanni-pongal|title=Kaanum Pongal and Kanni Pongal|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref><br />
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Kaanum Pongal is treated similar to the [[Raksha Bandhan]] as women offer special prayers towards the Sun god for the wellbeing of their brothers and as per the customs and traditions, women visit the brothers places.{{fact|date=January 2020}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Tamil festivals]]<br />
[[Category:January observances]]<br />
[[Category:Food and drink festivals in India]]<br />
[[Category:Festivals in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Festivals in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Festivals in India]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu festivals]]<br />
[[Category:Harvest festivals]]<br />
[[Category:Harvest festivals in India]]<br />
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