Lohri 2021 In Delhi: The festival of Lohri is the main festival of Punjab and Haryana, but it is now celebrated with great pomp across the world with North India. This festival is also celebrated by different names in different parts of the country. This festival is seen as the farmers' new year. Here we are answering all the questions related to this festival.
Lohri is a famous festival celebrated in North India:
Lohri is a famous festival celebrated in North India, Lohri preparations start everywhere in the new year. This festival is celebrated on 13 January, 1 day before Makar Sakranti. Everyone eagerly awaits this festival to celebrate, laugh, dance, and sing. On this day, a fire is lit by worshiping peanuts, radians, and sesame seeds. People who have a child born or married in a house, celebrate this festival with great pomp by calling friends and relatives. Punjabi people celebrate this day by adding Gidda and Bhagda.
Story behind Lohri
According to one story, it is said that the groom was a bandit named Bhatti, who used to help the poor people by looting. She helped Sundari and Mundari two orphaned sisters in difficult times. Whom his uncle handed over to the zamindars. The groom rescued them from the clutches of the zamindars and got them married on the night of Lohri by burning fire on the same night and bid farewell to them by putting sugar in their bag. It is believed that due to this event, people celebrate the festival of Lohri. The groom Bhatti is still remembered for singing the famous folk song 'Sundar-mundiraye'.
Where did the word Lohri come from?
Many believe that the word Lohri originated from ई.ओ. लोई (संत कबीर की पत्नी), but many believe it to have originated from Tilodi, which has since become Lohri. At the same time, some people believe that the term originated from 'Loh', which used to make chapati.
Lohri is celebrated as
To celebrate this joyous festival, people distribute peanuts, revdis and sesame to their relatives, friends, and the neighborhood and celebrate Lohri in one place. This festival is also very important for the farmer. It is also considered a harvest festival. All the people go to each other's houses and bless the newborn children and the new daughter-in-law. On this day, the sound of drums, bhangra, and gidda are heard everywhere.
Changing the Nature of the Lohri Festival
With the change of time, the meaning of the festival is also changing. Earlier, peanuts and Revdis were distributed to invite Lohri. Now it has been replaced by chocolate and gajjak. The tune of DJ has changed the ways of the drums too, but even before in the villages, children go door to door and sing Lohri.
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