Multiple choice general knowledge

On which day Bhishma decided to end his life using his self death boon

  1. Diwali

  2. Dashera

  3. Makar Sankranti

  4. Holi

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Explanation

Bhishma had the boon of Ichha Mrityu (death at will) from his father Shantanu. After being wounded on the 10th day of Kurukshetra war, he waited 58 days on a bed of arrows until Uttarayana (sun's northward journey) began. Makar Sankranti marks this transition, when he chose to shed his mortal body.