❀ अधिकांश हिंदू त्योहार चंद्रमा की स्थिति के अनुसार मनाये जाते हैं, लेकिन यह त्योहार सूर्य के चारों ओर प्रथ्वी द्वारा की जाते वाली परिक्रमा की गणना के आधार पर मनाया जाता है।
❀ जब सूर्य धनु से मकर राशि या दक्षिणायन से उत्तरायण की ओर स्थानांतरित होता है, तब मकर संक्रांति का त्यौहार मनाया जाता है।
❀ आदि गुरु शंकराचार्य के अनुसार गांगजी, गंगा सागर, कुंभ और प्रयागराज में स्नान करना चाहिए।
❀ इस त्योहार पर सूर्य की उपासना की जाती है।
❀ लोग व्रत स्नान के बाद अपनी क्षमता के अनुसार कुछ न कुछ दान अवश्य करते हैं।
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A couple of weeks ago, My Wife and I went on a weekend to Anglesey, North Wales, UK.
If you've not been, I would highly recommend it. It's one of those unspoiled corners of the British Isles and not very often spoken of as a holiday destination (probably so as not to attract the wrong people who may ruin it for others.
We stayed at a place called Benllech on the East Coast of Angelsey.
These are all shots from the beach area of Benllech, as i didn't grab some from the main town. It's a great little town with the main amenities, a few good places to eat and the beach is just so peaceful and stunning.
We stayed in a 1 bedroomed apartment in the main town, which we booked through Air BnB and it was absolutely spot on to be fair. Beautiful views out to the sea and all the feeling of a home from home (Big shoutout to Beth and Tom who host 'Island View', apartment at Benllech, Anglesey).
This was our morning view that we awoke to!!!
Whilst we were in Wales we visited a couple of recommended beaches and towns.
Penmon beach was on of those locations, where we had breakfast at the Pilot House Cafe, which was pretty decent.
Just be aware that there is a £3.50 toll charge just to get through to the beach and cafe.
(One of the views from Penmon Beach above).
We got a trip in to see Llandonna Beach, which is just beautiful. Although on this day it was really windy. I decided to fly my Flexifoil Big Buzz kite. I was almost dragged off down the beach and had a fight with the kite for about 30 minutes before I'd had enough.
Brilliant, but it was probably just a little too windy! Check out the short video my wife shot below:-
On our way back on the Sunday, we called to Betswy-Co-Ed in the Snowdonia National Park. Just the drive there was lovely.
Parking was cheap, there were plenty of eating places and coffee shops/cafes to choose from and if you're into Mountain Biking, this is somewhat of a mecca for that. We mooched about, put in a short woodland walk, had a bite to eat then headed on to Llanberis, the town at the foot of Mount Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain.
The views surrounding Llanberis are simply stunning. If you visit the old slate mine, there is both a museum there and a Country Park, with a lake and little spots in the woodland to have a picnic. There were paddleboard activities, there was a go ape type adventure thing and a cafe or two.
If you walk 10 minutes back towards the train station you can catch the train up Mount Snowdon and a return trip is around £35 per person. Expensive, but I've done it before and I'd say it's worth doing at least once.
So, all in all a really great trip and we crammed a lot in over that weekend. We will probably look to do a week there next time as there is so much to do and we want to Hike Snowdon next time.
Hope you enjoyed this post. If you have any questions, as usual, fire a comment in or contact me if you're a bit shy and don't want your comments seen.
I'm happy to give my opinion on the locations we visited, to share photo tips etc.
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