Makar Sankranti, otherwise known as Lohri or Pongal, is a springtime and harvest festival celebrated all over India. Makar Sankranti celebrates the journey of the Sun from the Southern Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere, and the beginning of spring. It is seen as a time to harvest and give thanks to Mother Nature, and to welcome the transition of seasons. Makar Sankranti is celebrated in a huge variety of different ways across India. In the GSB culture, Laddoos, Halwa and Tilgul (Laddoos made from sesame seeds) are offered to God, and later exchanged between friends relatives alongsides Haladi and Kumkum. As well as sweets, Black gram dosa or Appe are also offered to God. The special dish of the day is sweet rice, Moong dal and jaggery Khichdi.