Celebration SIGNIFICANCE
In Punjab, the breadbasket of India, wheat is the primary winter trim, which is sown in October and reaped in March or April. In January, the fields think of the guarantee of a brilliant collect, and agriculturists observe Lohri amid this rest period before the cutting and assembling of product
As indicated by the Hindu date-book, Lohri falls in mid-January. The earth is at its most distant from the sun now of time as it begins its adventure towards the sun, subsequently finishing the coldest month of the year, Paush, and declaring the begin of the long stretch of Magh and the promising time of Uttarayan. As per the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna shows himself in his full greatness amid this time. The Hindus 'invalidate' their wrongdoings by washing in the Ganges.
Toward the beginning of the day on Lohri day, youngsters go from way to entryway singing and requesting the Lohri "plunder" as cash and edibles, for example, til (sesame) seeds, peanuts, jaggery, or desserts, for example, gajak, rewri, and so on.
They sing in acclaim of Dulha Bhatti, a Punjabi symbol of Robin Hood who ransacked the rich to help poor people and once bailed a hopeless town young lady out of her wretchedness by orchestrating her marriage, similarly as though she were his own sister.
THE BONFIRE RITUAL
With the setting of the sun at night, colossal blazes are lit in the reaped fields and in the front yards of houses, and individuals assemble around the rising flares, hover around the campfire and toss puffed rice, popcorn, and different munchies into the fire, yelling "Aadar affirmative dilather jaye" ("May respect come and destitution vanish!"), and sing prominent society tunes.
This is a kind of petition to Agni, the fire god, to favor the land with plenitude and flourishing.
After the parikrama, individuals meet companions and relatives, trade welcome and endowments, and convey prasad (offerings made to god). The prasad contains five fundamental things: til, gajak, jaggery, peanuts, and popcorn. Winter savories are served around the blaze with the conventional supper of makki-di-roti (multi-millet hand-moved bread) and sarson-da-saag (cooked mustard herbs).
Bhangra move by men starts after the offering to the blaze. Moving proceeds until late night, with new gatherings participate in the midst of the beat of drums. Customarily, ladies don't join Bhangra, however rather hold a different blaze in their patio, circling it with the agile gidda move.
In Punjab, the breadbasket of India, wheat is the primary winter trim, which is sown in October and reaped in March or April. In January, the fields think of the guarantee of a brilliant collect, and agriculturists observe Lohri amid this rest period before the cutting and assembling of product
As indicated by the Hindu date-book, Lohri falls in mid-January. The earth is at its most distant from the sun now of time as it begins its adventure towards the sun, subsequently finishing the coldest month of the year, Paush, and declaring the begin of the long stretch of Magh and the promising time of Uttarayan. As per the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna shows himself in his full greatness amid this time. The Hindus 'invalidate' their wrongdoings by washing in the Ganges.
Toward the beginning of the day on Lohri day, youngsters go from way to entryway singing and requesting the Lohri "plunder" as cash and edibles, for example, til (sesame) seeds, peanuts, jaggery, or desserts, for example, gajak, rewri, and so on.
They sing in acclaim of Dulha Bhatti, a Punjabi symbol of Robin Hood who ransacked the rich to help poor people and once bailed a hopeless town young lady out of her wretchedness by orchestrating her marriage, similarly as though she were his own sister.
THE BONFIRE RITUAL
With the setting of the sun at night, colossal blazes are lit in the reaped fields and in the front yards of houses, and individuals assemble around the rising flares, hover around the campfire and toss puffed rice, popcorn, and different munchies into the fire, yelling "Aadar affirmative dilather jaye" ("May respect come and destitution vanish!"), and sing prominent society tunes.
This is a kind of petition to Agni, the fire god, to favor the land with plenitude and flourishing.
After the parikrama, individuals meet companions and relatives, trade welcome and endowments, and convey prasad (offerings made to god). The prasad contains five fundamental things: til, gajak, jaggery, peanuts, and popcorn. Winter savories are served around the blaze with the conventional supper of makki-di-roti (multi-millet hand-moved bread) and sarson-da-saag (cooked mustard herbs).
Bhangra move by men starts after the offering to the blaze. Moving proceeds until late night, with new gatherings participate in the midst of the beat of drums. Customarily, ladies don't join Bhangra, however rather hold a different blaze in their patio, circling it with the agile gidda move.
