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@Autumn_Bliss

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Posted: 14 years ago

Hello all my IFians!..🤗.
Guess what day is it today?..😲..*glares at all of you*..😳..i cant believe this.
NO!..it's not my b'day..hmph..how can you guys be so forgetful..😵..
It's
Lohri!
..Dohl bajao!..🥳

Happy Lohri Day to all of you!..🤗..may you all have a great Lohri!..⭐️

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjxVSmyYdhY[/YOUTUBE]

Lohri is a very popular Punjabi festival or a seasonal festival which marks the agricultural winter. It is associated with the harvest of crops namely rabi crops. It is celebrated throughout many countries mainly Punjab,Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu.

It is believed that the festival emerged as a celebration of the eve of the winter solstice. However, the Punjabis celebrate it on the last day of the month during which winter solstice takes place called Paush. One more belief is that Lohri is celebrated when a new born baby is born and also where a boy has recently got married. Nowadays, many have started celebrating it upon the birth of a girl as well.

Lohri night is considered to be the longest night of the year and on the day, day light is meant to increase. Lohri day is also linked to the arrival of the festival of Makar Sankranti.

During the day, children go from door to door and are given sweets and savories, or sometimes money.
The collections are known as Lohri and it is then distributed at night during the festival.
The bonfire ceremony is arranged and lit at sunset. People toss sesame seeds, gur, sugar-candy and rewaries [jaggery] in the bonfire, sit around it, sing and dance till the fire dies out. Some people perform a prayer while going around the bonfire.

What?
You all thought I was finished!..😳..not totally!..🤣
..now I want you all to narrate all your amazing Lohri stories as we want to know more about your culture and tradition. 😃
..Also because many festivals are celebrated in a different way in different countries..so we all will get to learn many things from you..so let's get started!!..Here are some questions to help you guys in sharing your various experiences:

What does "The Lohri Festival" mean to you?

How is Lohri celebrated in your region?

What preparations you make before the day? Apart from the ones mentioned above, what other beliefs have you heard of that surround the festive occasion of Lohri?