Akshaya Trithiya
I was speaking to my Periyappa Shri T.P.Sreeraman on Akshaya Thritiya yesterday. He was telling me during his younger days ( 1950s to 1980s) on this day homes in villages invite people particularly vedic scholars offer them new cotton clothes, lot of "Sambhaaram", paanakam etc. Also "Thair Saadam" would be prepared and given as a parcel in earthen pots.
One significant point what he made. From Shivaraathri till Thrithiyai the ambient heat increases slowly. But after Thrithiyai, the increase in temperature is usually very significant each day. Hence the dispensation of cotton clothes sambhaaram etc. The farmers also complete the harvesting well before Vishu. So that by Akshaya Thrithiya they can plough the barren fields to save the moisture inside the soil.
Wonder how many such small but significant information are there in each day of our Indian calender. Need to spend more time with Periyappa.