When Do We Celebrate Lohri?
Lohri 2020: What is Lohri?
Lohri 2020 will be celebrated on 14th January.
What is The History of Lohri festival?
What is The Significance of Lohri?
Social Significance of Lohri.
There is a story also associated with celebrating Lohri.
Since Lohri is a community festival,
the name has been derived from the word Loh.
Before cutting, collecting and bringing crop to home,
farmers celebrate this Lohri festival and enjoy.
A week before Lohri, these kids begin gathering firewood,
hunting for logs that will burn well.
We have all recently celebrated the festivals of Pongal, Bihu, Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Vasant Panchami.
It is believed that the name Lohri was originated from the word“Loi”(the wife of the Saint Kabir).
The teensy fact that it is a
city doesn't stop Delhi from celebrating Lohri, which is a harvest festival.
Long time back in the year 285 Lohri or Makar Sankranti used to be smallest day
but not now.
Lohri is considered to have been derived from the word“Loi”,
who was the wife of Kabir, the great saint.
Therefore, the occasion of Lohri symbolizes harvesting,
fertility, the ripening of the crops, culture, heritage, and sense of togetherness.
The collections gathered by children is known as Lohri which is distributed among all the people at night.
The traditional time to harvest sugarcane crops is January, therefore, Lohri is seen by some to be a harvest festival.
On the day after Lohri, day light is meant to increase,
people believe that it brings a pleasant morning of hope.
The traditional time to harvest sugarcane crops is January and therefore, Lohri is seen by some to be a harvest festival.
The great fervor and magnificent festivity of Lohri celebrations can be observed primarily in Punjab
and also in several states of Northern India.
January is when the fields begin to show signs of a good harvest and
farmers celebrate Lohri before the cutting and gathering of crops.
As India is a multilingual, multi-religious, multi-cultural nation,
the festival of Lohri possesses unique regional celebration that is
quite diverse according to the geographical regions.
Because of the increasing pollution in the environment, people become highly aware and very conscious about their environment protection and its safety while celebrating Lohri.
President Ram Nath Kovind on
Monday extended his greetings to the citizens of the country on Lohri and wished for prosperity and happiness in everyone's lives.
If you want to see how Lohri was celebrated back in the day,
without all the bells and whistles, Jalandhar is the place to be at.
The festival of Lohri marks the beginning of the harvest season in various
parts of India which is an eve for grand celebrations across the nation.
New agricultural tenancies are about to start on Lohri and rents are collected on this day,
that is why, it is celebrated as new financial year.