Lohri Importance:

Lohri marks the end of the winter season and welcomes the sun moving in the northern hemisphere.  People celebrated Lohri in the form of gathering, encircling the bonfire, dancing, and singing and welcome the harvest of rabi crops. Lohri is a farmer’s festival. The fire around which people gather and celebrate Lohri signifies the gratitude offered to the sun god.

History of Lohri:

There was a story of Dulla Bhatti which is related to the festival of Lohri. He was a kind person who used to steal wealthy people and feed to the poor with that amount. There is a tradition of asking for Lohri door to door in which children sing and dance to show their gratitude to Dulha Bhatti.

Lohri sweets:

 Some special sweets and delicacies like kheer, Revadi, Gajjak, popcorn, til laddu, Ghevar and Mungfali offer as Prasad at the time of Bonfire.

The day is celebrated by different names in different parts of the country — Lohri in North India, Bihu in Assam, Pongal in Tamil Nadu and Makar Sankranti in Bengal, Bihar, Odisha and the neighbouring regions. It is important as harvesting is done at this time and people thanked almighty for good harvest and seek blessings for prosperity and happiness.