Makar Sankranti Poem by Asit Kumar Sanyal

Makar Sankranti is an Indian festival
Hindus conflate this festival
With winter solstice
Believe the sun ends it's southward journey
At the tropic of Capricorn
And starts moving northward
When day light increases.
On this day lacs of people
Take bath at Gangasagar.

But the truth is different
Scientifically, winter solstice occurs
Between December 21 and 22
And day light starts increasing
From 22 December.