Lohri takes place on the eve of Makar Sankranti and is celebrated by the people of North India as a traditional winter folk festival or a popular harvest festival among farmers. It marks the end of the winter solstice and we look forward to longer days as the sun moves toward the northern hemisphere.
This is the time when the Earth is closest to the Sun, so Louri marks the end of winter and the beginning of a new harvest season. It is mostly celebrated by people from the Sikh and Hindu communities of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.
Date:
According to the solar part of the Bikrami calendar of the lunisolar calendar, or the Hindu solar calendar, Lori falls in the month of Paush. This year it falls on January 13th in the Gregorian calendar. History and Meaning:
Celebrated for?
Wheat, the main winter crop in Punjab, is sown in October and reaches its peak in Indian fields in January. Harvesting takes place in late March, but after several weeks of rabbi crop harvesting, people gather around bonfires to celebrate the end of the winter solstice and the promise of the coming spring season as the rolli in January.
However, there is much folklore about Lohri. Lohri celebrates the arrival of the long day after the winter solstice According to folklore, Lohri was traditionally celebrated at the end of the month when the winter solstice occurs. As the sun continues its journey northward, the day lengthens. To celebrate. The next day Lohri is celebrated as makar Sankranti.
Legends
Lohri is an ancient midwinter festival that originated near the Himalayas, where winters are colder than in other parts of the subcontinent. Traditionally, after weeks of harvest work during the rabbi season, Hindus and Sikhs light bonfires in their gardens and gather around the fire to sing and dance together to mark the end of winter and the long-marked beginning of the day.
Tradition
Today, Lohri’s concept is dancing to campfires, fancy food, food baskets, and chartbuster tunes. But do you know the traditional meaning of sacred bonfires and why people walk around them together after sunset? Well, it has a deeper meaning which involves giving thanks to the Almighty, dancing to the beat of dollars, and enjoying a delicious feast. It is a festival belonging to the Punjab region and is celebrated mainly in northern India.
On this day, food such as tir (black sesame), gajak, guru (jaggery), peanuts, and popcorn are added to the fire as part of the harvesting ritual. Lori is also associated with the winter solstice when the day is the shortest and the night is the longest. In fact, it marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. Here are five important things to know about Lori.
Wheat, the main winter crop in Punjab, is sown in October and reaches its peak in Indian fields in January. Harvesting takes place in late March, but after several weeks of rabbi crop harvesting, people gather around bonfires to celebrate the end of the winter solstice and the promise of the coming spring season as the rolli in January.
Celebration
Each year the Lohri Festival is celebrated with a traditional bonfire. In addition to praying to the gods for a bountiful harvest and family safety, peanuts, gurukirewari, and Makana (fox nuts) are offered to the bonfire, and folk songs are sung while dancing.
This is an act to please the god of fire. Unlike most festivals in India, where people visit family and friends to give out sweets and other treats, the Lohri celebration features a huge bonfire where people gather in a common place and eat different kinds of sweets together. When everyone dances to the beat of the dollar, the mood is perfectly cheerful, and without the energetic movements of Bhangra and Giddha, the celebration is incomplete.
While people decorate their homes and indulge in the delicious feasts that are served, Lori toasts traditional revelry and enthusiasm, savors delicious food, and looks her best when disembarking. In Punjab, the festival is celebrated by eating sheaves of corn roasted from the new crop. Since the January sugarcane harvest also ends around this time, many sugarcane products such as guru and gachak are part of the festival meal.
Becomes the focus of Lohri is primarily a community festival celebrated with family, friends, and relatives. When people get together, have fun, and exchange treats, it creates a strong bond of community. Since it is a harvest festival, it is mainly for farmers, but since Punjab is an agricultural country, most people participate in the festival.
Lori’s main attraction is a huge bonfire where people gather, sing, and dance. Many rituals are performed by people such as throwing sesame seeds, gur or jaggery, sugar cane, rewari, popcorn, and a few other items while dancing around the fire.
We celebrate the first Lohri
The first Lori, a newlywed woman, and a newborn baby is very special. Let’s see how Lori is celebrated first.
Lohri Bride Celebration
Lohri becomes very special when it comes to being the first Lohri of a new bride. She has to put on a brightly colored new dress, dress her best for the occasion, wear lots of bangles, and decorate her palms with mehndi (henna).
Lohri is now so popular that people from all over India, including South India as well as Punjab, gather to celebrate the festival. Traditionally known as Makar Sankranti in Maharashtra and celebrated as Pongal in Tamil Nadu. However, the way this festival is celebrated in different parts of India differs.
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