Lohri 2021: Date, wishes, quotes and significance of the day
India
Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 10:46 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 12: Lohri, a popular harvest festival, is commemorated a day before Makar Sankranti on January 13. The festival is a celebration to mark the end of peak and harsh winter. People get together with community members and light bonfire to give a warm welcome to the longer and warmer days on this day.
Lohri day is decided based on the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated mainly in the northern states of India by people of Hindu and Sikh faith.
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Significance of Lohri
Lohri marks the end of the winter solstice and the beginning of the harvest season of Rabi crops in Punjab. It is celebrated to pray for a good harvest cropping season. According to some beliefs, Lohri is considered to be Holika s sister who, along with Bhakt Prahlad, survived the fire while other beliefs also say that the festival was named after Loi, the name of saint Ka