We all know that the festival of Lahori is celebrated throughout the country on January 13 and this festival is especially popular in Punjabi society. At the same time every year, Lohri is celebrated on the day before Makar Sankranti, which is on 13 January this year. This festival, especially celebrated in Punjab and Haryana, holds special significance for newly married couples. Around the fire, the newly married couple takes a round of rabi crops like maize, sesame, wheat, mustard, gram, etc. and pray for their happy married life. On this day, Rewari, Gajak, sweets, new clothes, peanuts, etc. are sent to the in-laws house of married girls.
For your information, we also celebrate the festival of Lohri with the family in which the child is born. On the day of Lohri, sesame, jaggery, gajak, revdi and peanuts are offered in the fire. Traditionally Lohri is a special festival associated with sowing and harvesting of the crop. Actually, this festival is organized to celebrate the joy of ripening new crops.
At the same time it is also said that there is a lot of pomp and joy and youth sing in joy. A day after this, the festival of Makar Sankranti is celebrated, when the sun is Uttarayan. Sesame and jaggery have special significance in Lohri and Makar Sankranti. The festival also calls for the change of seasons, the end of autumn and the arrival of spring. Farmers offer a portion of the crop in Lohri and dance and sing around Lohri.
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