Lohri Festival - Introduction, Celebration, Ceremony, Video Song, Greetings, Pictures, Animations, Famous Recipies

Lohri Festival - Introduction, Celebration, Ceremony, Video Song, Greetings, Pictures, Animations, Famous Recipies

Introduction :

Lohri, is celebrated every year on 13th of January. It is a festival to worship fire. Lohri Festival is celebrated with great pomp in North India. At this time Earth starts moving towards the sun marking the auspicious period of Uttarayan. First Lohri is very important for the newly wed and the new born babies as it marks fertility. At night, people gather around the bonfire and throw til, puffed rice & popcorns into the flames of the bonfire. Prayers are offered to the bonfire seeking abundance & prosperity. People make merry by dancing & singing traditional folk songs.

Celebrations & Ceremony

While Lohri is essentially a Punjabi festival, it is celebrated in some other states of North India as well. In cities like Delhi, which have a predominant Punjabi population, Lohri is celebrated to denote the last of the coldest days of winter. Apart from Punjab, people from other northern Indian states of Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu, become busy making preparations for Lohri.

In houses that have recently had a marriage or childbirth, Lohri celebrations will reach a higher pitch of excitement. Punjabis usually have private Lohri celebrations, in their houses. Lohri rituals are performed, with the accompaniment of special Lohri songs.

Singing and dancing form an intrinsic part of the celebrations. People wear their brightest clothes and come to dance the bhangra and gidda to the beat of the dhol. Punjabi songs are sung, and everybody rejoices. Sarson ka saag and makki ki roti is usually served as the main course at a Lohri dinner. Lohri is a great occasion that holds great importance for farmers. However, people residing in urban areas also celebrate Lohri, as this festival provides the opportunity to interact with family and friends.

Lohri Recipes

Wheat Ladoo

Til Papdi

Ganee Ki Kheer

Peanut Gajak

Gajak

Coconut Chikki

Atta Ladoo

Kurmure Ladoo

Sugarcane Kheer

Til Gajak

Pinnie

Aloo Pakora

Palak Pakoda

Aloo Gobi Curry

Sarson Ka Saag

Kheer

Makke Ki Roti

Lohri Song From Movie Veer Zaara

Greetings