2025 Pola Festival: Pola festival, also known as Pola-Pithora, is an important folk festival associated with farmers and farming. It is mainly celebrated with great enthusiasm in rural areas of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. This festival is celebrated on the Amavasya date of the month of Bhadrapada. In 2025, Pola festival will be celebrated on 23 August 2025, Saturday.Also Read: How long Bhadrapada month will last, know the list of fasting festivals of this month
What is Pola festival and why do you celebrate?
Pola festival is directly related to agriculture and livestock. It is a festival for farmers to thank their bulls and bulls, who work hard in the fields throughout the year. Farmers consider bulls to be part of the family, and this festival is a way to express gratitude and respect for them. On this day, bulls are completely discharged from fields work and allowed to relax. This is a kind of honor given to bulls for their tireless hard work.
Interesting information and special things
• Decoration and respect: The bulls are bathed and decorated well on the day of Pola. Their horns are colored, garlands and bells are put in the throat. They are decorated with colored clothes and their grand procession is taken out.
• Earthen bulls for children: The houses that do not have bulls, or people living in the city, worship small oxen made of clay on this day. Children also play with these soil toys.
• Recipes and dishes: On this day, various traditional dishes are made in homes, such as typical, khurmi, puran poli and kheer. These dishes are first offered to God, and then bulls are also fed.
• Grain mother’s conception: In some areas, it is believed that ‘Ann Mata’ conceives on this day, that is, milk is filled in paddy plants. Therefore, it is also forbidden to go to the fields on this day.Also Read: Importance of Kushotpatini Amavasya and 5 surefire remedies that will remove Pitradosh
• Symbol of folk culture: Pola festival is not just a religious ritual, but it is also a cultural festival. On this day, bull races and bull decorating competitions are also organized in the villages, which makes this festival even more special.
This festival teaches us that we should respect not only humans, but every creature that helps to improve our lives.
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