While Pongal is a traditional Hindu harvest festival focused on sun and nature worship, many Tamil Christians celebrate it as a cultural event, emphasizing gratitude to God, sharing, and community, aligning with Christian values, though some debate its religious origins and proper Christian participation. Catholic bodies have even incorporated it, recognizing its cultural significance, but Christians are often encouraged to focus on the Creator, not the created. Stop adopting the temporary values, behaviors, and ways of thinking driven by the secular world and Don't be molded by societal trends or fleeting pleasures. “Romans 12:02 from the Bible instructs believers not to be shaped by worldly patterns but to be transformed by the renewal of their minds, enabling them to discern and live out God's good, pleasing, and perfect will, emphasizing a shift from external conformity to internal, spiritual change through focused, truthful thinking” - John Pragash Fernando#christian #jesus