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| Lohri | |
|---|---|
 Lohri bonfire | |
| Official name | Lohri |
| Also called | Lal Loi |
| Type | Religious, cultural, seasonal |
| Significance | Midwinter festival, celebration of winter solstice |
| Celebrations | Bonfire, songs and dance (bhangra and giddha) |
| Date | 13 January |
| Frequency | Once in a year |
| Related to | Maghi, Makar Sankranti |
Lohri is a midwinter folk and harvest festival that marks the passing of the winter solstice and the end of winter. It is a traditional welcome of longer days and the sun's journey to the Northern Hemisphere. It is one of the Indian harvest festivals observed on or near Makar Sankranti (in the month of Magha in the Indian calendar) and falls on the night before Maghi (in the month of Magh in the Punjabi calendar) which commonly falls on 13 January every year. It is celebrated primarily in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan and also other regions of northern India such as Duggar and Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.[note 1][2][3][4]
Lohri is celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs in India and is an official holiday in Punjab, India, Jammu and Himachal Pradesh. The festival is celebrated in Delhi and Haryana but is not a gazetted holiday.[note 2][6][7][8][9]
In Punjab, Pakistan it is not observed at the official level but Sikhs, Hindus and some Muslims observe the festival in rural Punjab and in the cities of Faisalabad and Lahore.[10][11][12]
- ^ S. Warrier; John G. Walshe (2001). Dates and Meanings of Religious and Other Multi-Ethnic Festivals, 2002–2005. Foulsham. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-572-02659-2., Quote: ."Lohri is the winter festival of Punjab and is celebrated by both Hindus and Sikhs."
- ^ Jeratha, Aśoka (1998). Dogra Legends of Art & Culture. Indus Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-81-7387-082-8.
Lohri has a special significance in and around Duggar area...
- ^ "Lohri - The Bonfire Festival of Dogras". Daily Excelsior. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
Lohri is one of the major festivals of the Dogras.
- ^ Cambridge Anthropology, Volume 25, Issue 3(2006)
- ^ Saini, P. (1968). Discovery of Haryana. India: Hira Parkashan
- ^ List of Holidays (2023). December 2022. Government of Punjab, India.
- ^ List of holidays for the calendar year 2023
- ^ "2016 Holidays". Government of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Chauhan, Ramesh K. (1995). Punjab and the Nationality Question in India. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 978-81-7100-717-2.
- ^ "Punjab celebrates the Lohri: From culture, an invitation to a springtime of peace and unity". AsiaNews. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Dilagīra, Harajindara Siṅgha (1997). The Sikh Reference Book. Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark. ISBN 978-0-9695964-2-4.
- ^ "In Pakistan, a bid to revive Lohri – and remember Dulla Bhatti, a forgotten folk hero". The Indian Express. 11 January 2024.
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