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Lohri (festival)
* Lohri is a famous festival of North India
* It is celebrated a day before Makar Sankranti
* On the eve of Makar Sankranti, there is gaiety of this festival.
* In the open space at night, the family and the neighbors sit together in a circle by the side of the fire.
People eat Revdi, Groundnut, Lava etc while sitting at night.
* This festival is celebrated on the last day of Lohri Paush, after sunset (the first night before Magha Sankranti).
* It usually falls on January 12 or 13.
* The festival of Lohri is considered to be the main festival of Punjabis and Haryanis.
* The festival of Lohri is celebrated in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal with pomp and joy.
* It is mainly a festival of Punjab.
* On this occasion married daughters are sent 'festivals' (clothes, sweets, revdi, fruit etc.) from mother's house.
* Khichdwar in Purvanchal of Uttar Pradesh and Pongal in South India which is celebrated near Lohri
* 20-25 days before Lohri, boys and girls collect wood and dung by singing the folk song of 'Lohri'.
* Fire is lit in any open place of the intersection or locality with the accumulated material.
At night, the people of the locality and the village sit around the fire and along with the dance eat things like revdi, peanuts etc.
* While returning home, it is also customary to bring two or four burning coals from 'Lohri' in the form of prasad.
* In families where a boy is married or who gets a son, taking money from them, the children in the locality or village distribute the revdi equally.
* Naughty boys of cities go to other localities and pick up burning wood from 'Lohri' and put them in the Lohri of their locality, this is called 'Lohri Vyhana'.
There are many beliefs about the origin of Lohri festival which is believed to be associated with the festival of Punjab.
* Many people believe that this festival is celebrated as a sign of the coming of the winter season.
#LohriFestival
- It is a harvest festival
- It is a Hindu religious festival
- It is a solstice festival
- It marks the end of winter
- It is the longest night of the year
- It marks a new financial year
- It is named after Goddess Lohri
🔥 #HappyLohri 🔥
The word “LOHRI” 🔥is made from two words til (sesame seeds) and rorhi (jaggery).
Why to consume Til and Jaggery together?
• Provides warmth to the body 😇
• Good sources of protein, calcium and iron
• Strengthen bones💪
• Improves hair quality 👱🏻♀️
• Keeps skin healthy 🧑⚕️
• Boosts immunity
• Keeps a bay from seasonal infections 🦠
WHY WE CELEBRATE THIS? 🔥
Surya (The Sun) moves into the sign of Capricorn on 14th/15th of January (based on where you are) and will stay there until 12th/13th of february.
Whenever the Sun changes signs it is called “Sankranti”. Every 30 days the Sun transits into a new zodiac sign causing 12 Sankrantis a year.
The transit of Sun in Capricorn is an extremely important Sankranti called “Makara Sankranti” and this begins an auspicious period known as “Uttarayana”. This also denotes the transit of Sun in Abhijit Nakshatra! Abhijit means invincible victory and is the most special and powerful Nakshatra in the 28 Nakshatra scheme.
According to Hindu tradition the six months of Uttarayana is a single day of the Gods; the six months of Dakshinayana (Southern movement when Sun enters the sign of Cancer) is a single night of the Gods.
1. Honor Bhaga Aditya with the mantra Aum Ghrini Bhaga Aditya, When the Sun transits into Makar Rashi, Bhaga Aditya is awakened and HE is responsible to provide all the resources to us during this transit.
2. The Pratyadi devata of the Sun is Lord Shiva and the Jyotirlinga connected to the sign Capricorn is Bhimashankar . You can chant the mantra - Aum Namah Shivaya Namo Bhimashankaraya to honor HIM for power and protection.
3. The form of Lord Ganesha associated with the sign Capricorn is “Vinayaka” you can use the mantra - Aum Vinayakaya Namah to honor HIM. This will help to remove obstacles and make progress during this transit.
4. Chant Savitur Gayatri Mantra thrice a day during each Sandhya on the day of Sankranti.
5. Feed people and donate grains/food.
6. Offer Arghya to sun.
Just as this festival brings the joy of the harvest, likewise it brings light in your career. We hope that your dreams soar high, just like the kites that dot the sky.
On the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, We at #ExpertsIASacademy wish you only success and nothing less. May this festival of flame burn all your low-confidence and fill a spark of learning in you.
It marks the celebration of harvest season of Rabi crops (such as wheat, barley, mustard, oats,amaranth,etc.)
It indicates the ending of biting cold winters and arrival of sunny days.
I Lohri gathering used to sing folk songs like
Sunder mundriye ho!
Tera kaun vicaharaa ho!
Dullah bhatti walla ho!
Dullhe di dhee vyayae ho!
Ser shakkar payee ho!
and used to go to our friends and relatives to wish them ‘Happy Lohri” and exchange some blessings.
Pongal
Pongal, the festival of harvest, epitomizing hoary tradition and culture of Tamil society which demonstrated to the world the significance of expressing our gratitude and pay obeisance to nature for nurturing and sustaining human lives and livelihoods has ushered in.
It is also an occasion to pay our reverence to farmers for their exemplary role in feeding humanity.
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