*~*~*happy lodhi to all*~*~*

just wanted to say HAPPY LODHI to all.. 🤗 🤗 🤗well im not sure how many of u actually celebarte 🤔🤔 but thought i'd wish 😊

fo those who don't know wat lodhi is.. watch veer zara.. srk celebarted it.. that's d only way i can explain d festival😆😆😆

there we go.. this is lohri.. ok so its lohri not lohdi 😆

In the morning on Lohri day, children go from door to door singing and demanding the Lohri 'loot' in the form of money and eatables like til (sesame) seeds, peanuts, jaggery, or sweets like gajak, rewri, etc. They sing in praise of Dulha Bhatti, a Punjabi avatar of Robin Hood who robbed the rich to help the poor, and once helped a miserable village girl out of her misery by getting her married off like his own sister.

In the evening, with the setting of the sun, huge bonfires are lit in the harvested fields and in the front yards of houses and people gather around the rising flames, circle around (parikrama) the bonfire and throw puffed rice, popcorn and other munchies into the fire, shouting "Isar aye dilather jaye" (May honor come and poverty vanish!), and sing popular folk songs. This is a sort of prayer to Agni, the fire god, to bless the land with abundance and prosperity. After the parikrama, people meet friends and relatives, exchange greetings and gifts, and distribute prasad (offerings made to god). The prasad comprises five main items: til, gajak, jaggery, peanuts, and popcorn. Winter savories are served around the bonfire with the traditional dinner of makki-ki-roti (multi-millet hand-rolled bread) and sarson-ka-saag (cooked mustard herbs).

Bhangra dance by men begins after the offering to the bonfire. Dancing continues till late night with new groups joining in amid the beat of drums. Traditionally, women do not join Bhangra. They hold a separate bonfire in their courtyard orbiting it with the graceful gidda dance.

The day following Lohri is called 'Maghi', signifying the beginning of the month of Magh. According to Hindu beliefs, this is an auspicious day to take a holy dip in the river and give away charity. Sweet dishes (usually kheer) are prepared with sugar cane juice to mark the day.

🤗 happy lohri...hehe 😆 i always think of that scene to..we do celebrate it but never do much maybe we should light a bonfire one night.

Originally posted by: Misangelic

🤗 happy lohri...hehe 😆 i always think of that scene to..we do celebrate it but never do much maybe we should light a bonfire one night.

yaar its tough to celebrate indian festivals in outside countries.. at least i believe so.. i rememba celebrating lodhi as a kid.. it used to be fun.. now its just.. guest comin ova.. or u goin somewhere and that's it..

hey sorry but i dunno what do u celebrate in lodhi? 😕 i've never heard bout it... 🤢

OMG? thats so cool! srk ki lodhi!!!!! happy lodhi to u too sweet navs! lolz

srk ne manayi hai to great hogi!!! lolz 😃

Originally posted by: Nancy_89

hey sorry but i dunno what do u celebrate in lodhi? 😕 i've never heard bout it... 🤢

like i said go watch veera zara.. u know wat i'll go bug my grandma so she can tell me y we celebrate it.. cuz i have NO clue.. i rememba as a kid.. we used to go door to door.. and sing these songs.. i mean there's a lot of songs involved.. and i rememba me and my cousin didn't know any song.. we just remembed one..so we repeated that thru out the whole night.. we were shy little grls😳😆and then whoeva's door ur at.. they used to give.. rice, or money.. haila i was like 7 yrs old and wit my cousin.. and money at that age is a GOOD thing😆😆

Originally posted by: nyzbabigyal

yaar its tough to celebrate indian festivals in outside countries.. at least i believe so.. i rememba celebrating lodhi as a kid.. it used to be fun.. now its just.. guest comin ova.. or u goin somewhere and that's it..

Yeh i knpw 😭thats why i wanna go to india i wanna celebrate holi as well...oh did you live in india when kid?...no nothing at all.

Nancy the story apparently is some raja had got remarried and he had a son who his step mum hated.Someone told her that the kids gonna kill her i think or stop her from getting power ..and anyways she tries to kill him first by getting him to hug this burning rock he sees a ant walking on it and hugs it nothing happens..then she tries to burn him and tells her daughther shes gotta go get him into the fire..but what happens is her daughter dies.

This is not a very good version but the general gist.😭 mums not here or would check

Originally posted by: nyzbabigyal

like i said go watch veera zara.. u know wat i'll go bug my grandma so she can tell me y we celebrate it.. cuz i have NO clue.. i rememba as a kid.. we used to go door to door.. and sing these songs.. i mean there's a lot of songs involved.. and i rememba me and my cousin didn't know any song.. we just remembed one..so we repeated that thru out the whole night.. we were shy little grls😳😆and then whoeva's door ur at.. they used to give.. rice, or money.. haila i was like 7 yrs old and wit my cousin.. and money at that age is a GOOD thing😆😆

oh my thanks i had never heard bout lodhi😳... seems like fun but i would never able to go door to door n sing coz i'm very shy😳😳😳... will wait to know y people celebrate lodhi😛😊