Lohri is a popular winter folk festival celebrated in the northern region of the country, particularly in Punjab. Every year, it falls on J...
Lohri is a popular winter folk festival celebrated in the northern region of the country, particularly in Punjab. Every year, it falls on January 13. This is the time the Sun starts moving towards the northern hemisphere marking the auspicious period of Uttarayan. Lohri is observed a night before Makar Sankranti, a festival that marks the end of the winter solstice and the beginning of longer days and shorter nights.
Significance of Lohri:
For the people of Punjab, the festival of Lohri holds great significance as it marks the beginning of the harvest season of Rabi crops in the state and the end of winter. It is celebrated by making a huge bonfire that symbolises the Sun bringing in warmth. The significance of the festival is both as a winter crop season celebration and a remembrance of the Sun deity.
Other legends explain the celebration as a folk reverence for fire or the goddess of Lohri.
Jammu and Kashmir: CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) jawans celebrate #Lohri at CRPF camp in Jammu. pic.twitter.com/lvnBxnG2PI
— ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2021
#WATCH Jammu and Kashmir: CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) jawans celebrate #Lohri at CRPF camp in Jammu. pic.twitter.com/iCxLD3Q2sg
— ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2021
Lohri puja:
On the day of Lohri, place the picture of Mahadev on a piece...
