Question

Describe the lodhi festival celebrates IN India?

Answer 1

The festival of Lohri, which iscelebrated primarily by Sikhs and Hindus all across the India, marks the end of winter season and is traditionally believed to welcome the sun to the northern hemisphere. Observed a night before Makar Sankranti, this occasion involves a Puja Parikrama around the bonfire with prasad.Though popular belief has it that Lohri is celebrated to mark the end of peak winter, this festival is traditionally associated with the harvest of the rabi crops. ... And thus, Punjabi farmers see the day after Lohri (Maghi) as the financial New Year.
The ancient significance of the festival is both as a winter crop season celebration and a remembrance of the Sun deity (Surya). Lohrisongs mention the Indian Sun god asking for heat and thanking him for his return. Other legends explain the celebration as a folk reverence for fire (Agni) or the goddess of Lohri.In Northern India, the festival is known as Lohri while in Assam it is called Bhogali Bihu, in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar it is known as Sankranti, and in Andhra Pradesh it is celebrated as Bhogi, when each household puts on display its collection of dolls.It is observed the night before Makar Sankranti, also known as Maghi, and according to the solar part of the lunisolar Bikrami calendar

Answer 2

Though popular belief has it that Lori is celebrated to mark the end of peak winter, this festival is traditionally celebrated associated with the harvest of rabi crops.... and thus, Punjabi farmers see the day after lohri as the financial new year. The festival of lohri which is celebrated primarily by the Sikhs and Hindus all across the India, marks the end of winter season and is traditionally believed to welcome the sun to the northern hemisphere. Observed a night before MAKAR SANKRANTI, this occasion involves a puja Parikrama around the bonfire with Prasad.
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