#Kale_Kauwa_Kale_Ghughti_&__Makarsakranti_Special.<br /><br />काले कौवा काले <br />The DevBhumi ! Uttarakhand<br />Ghughuti Festival.<br />The winter festival of Makara Sankranti is marked in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand in India in a special way. The celebration signals the change of the seasons and the return of migratory birds. It's called the Festival of Kale Kauva (Black Crows) or Ghughuti (the name of another local bird).<br /><br />People make deep-fried treats out of flour, cane sugar and ghee. The dough is formed into the shapes of pomegranates, drums, shields, and swords. Once they're cooked, the shapes are threaded to make necklaces called ghughuti (same name as the bird), with an orange in the middle. Children wear them when they wake up in the morning. <br /><br />The kids go outside and call to the crows in invitation to return to the land:<br /><br />"Kale Kale, bhol bate aile!" (Black, Black, come home now!)<br /><br />They offer the birds food from their necklaces, asking for blessings in return. <br /><br />After making the offering to the birds, the kids get to wear their necklaces for the day, munching on the treats whenever they want.
