Pomelo is very large citrus fruit of botanical name Citrus maxima. It is very sweet taste after ripening . Have you ever tried a honey pomelo ? This large citrus fruit can be found in the produce section from late fall to early spring. Here's more about this tasty unique citrus fruit.The fruit is used in many festive celebrations throughout Southeast Asia. After a Captain Shaddock of an East India Company ship introduced it to Barbados, the fruit was called "shaddock" in English. The fruit is also known as jabong in Hawaii and jambola in varieties of English spoken in South Asia. The etymology of the word "pomelo" is uncertain. It may be an alteration of "pompelmoes", in Tamil pomelo are called pampa limasu, which means "big citrus". The name was adopted by the Portuguese as pomposos limoes and then by the Dutch as pompelmoes. Typically, the fruit is pale green to yellow when ripe, with sweet white ( or, more rarely , pink or red) fle...
Maghi Festive : Maghe Sankranti is a Nepalese festival observed on the first of Magh in the Vikram Sambat (B.S.) calendar ( about 14 january ) bringing an end to the winter solstice containing month of Poush. Tharu people celebrate this particular day as new year. Maghe Sankranti is similar to solstice festivals in other religious traditons. Observant Hindus take ritual baths during this festival, notably at auspicious river locations. These include Sankhamul on the Bagmati near Patan; in the Gandaki/Narayani river basin at Triveni, Devghat near Chitwan Vallley and Ridi on the Kaligandaki; and in the Koshi River basin at Dolalghat on the Sun Koshi. Festive foods like laddoo, Ghee and sweet potatoes are distributed. The mother of each household wishes good health to all family members. Date and significance Generally makar sankranti falls on 14 January , and is called Makar Sankranti or other names in the Indian subcontinent. Maghe Sankranti a major harvest festival celeb...