Lohri is the
midwinter traditional festival celebrated in the northern region of the country
India as one of the most popular festival in which peoples perform bonfire and
prayer. It is believed that the Lohri name came from Loi wife of Saint Kabir.
It is celebrated in Punjab, Sindh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Delhi.
It is celebrated on the winter solstice day and it is also associated with the
harvest of rabi crops. Farmers see the year as financial year day after the
festival. It is also associated with
newly married women in their homes it is performed as the grand festival.
Lohri is also
associated with the stories of the Dulha Bhatti. He was regarded as the hero of
Punjabis in the reign of Mughals. He rescued the girls forcibly taken too sold
and robs money from rich peoples and help girls in their marriages. On this
occasion peoples eat til and reori and perform bonfire and dance Bhangra and
gidda around the fire. They dressed up in the traditional colorful Kurta and
pajamas with turban on their head as the pride, ladies wear salwar kamiz with
colorful chunni on their forehead. On this occasion children go door to door
and singing folk songs in the praise of Dulha Bhatti and these children are
given Til, Mungphali, reori, sweets these offerings are usually called Lohri.
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