Lohri marks the harvest of rubber crops, especially sugarcane and mustard.
Lohri 2025: The festival of Lohri will be celebrated with great enthusiasm today i.e. on 13 January. This joyous festival is especially celebrated in North Indian states like Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Lohri also has huge cultural significance as it is a symbol of unity that brings people together. The festival of Lohri also marks the end of the harsh winter and welcomes the longer days to come. This festival is very important for the farmers. Lohri marks the harvest of rubber crops, especially sugarcane and mustard.
The festival of Lohri is deeply rooted in folklore and family traditions and has been celebrated as a harvest festival for decades. Lohri is a very important festival for families traditionally dependent on agriculture as it is a time to express gratitude for a bountiful harvest. The festival is also associated with fire, which symbolizes warmth and prosperity. After Lohri, the cold subsides and the days start getting longer.
On the day of Lohri, people also sing songs to Dulla Bhatti. There is a folk tale to Dula Bhatti associated with this festival. During the reign of Akbar, a person named Dulla Bhatti lived in Punjab. At that time many girls were sold to rich families.
It is said that Dulla Bhatti showed courage and saved many girls from rich traders. Dulla Bhatti raised his voice against this and got those girls married. For this reason Dulla Bhatti became very popular in Punjab. After this he was given the title of hero.
The festival of Lohri is especially important for farmers, as it is the harvesting season of strong crops like wheat, sugarcane and mustard. It also marks the end of the sowing season and the beginning of new agriculture. Apart from agriculture, the festival of Lohri brings communities together to express gratitude towards nature and seek blessings for prosperity and fertility.
Even today the festival of Lohri is celebrated with great pomp. In the evening, people light bonfires and sing folk songs, perform traditional dances like Bhangra and Giddha and distribute jaggery and rewari etc. On Lohri, things like sesame seeds, jaggery, popcorn and peanuts are offered in the fire. On this occasion, maize bread, mustard greens, sesame laddus, gajak and rewari are prepared.
The festival of Lohri holds special significance for newly married couples and families with newborn children. The first Lohri for a child or a married couple is celebrated with special rituals, blessings and celebrations. On this day, prosperity, health and happiness are wished for the new members of the family.
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