Question

SATSRIAKAL JI _/\_

HERE'S MY QUESTION :-

WHY DO WE CELEBRATE LOHRI ?

WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND THIS ?

Answer 1

SATSRIAKAL JI......
HAPPY LOHRI
Lohri is a popular winter time Punjabi folk festival, celebrated primarily by Sikhs and Hindus from the Punjab region in the northern part of Indian subcontinent.The significance and legends about the Lohri festival are many and these link the festival to the Punjab region. Many people believe the festival commemorates the passing of the winter solstice. Lohri marks the end of winter season, and is a traditional welcome of longer days and sun's journey to the northern hemisphere by Sikhs and Hindus in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It is observed the night before Makar Sankranti, also known as Maghi, and according to the solar part of the lunisolar Bikrami calendar and typically falls about the same date every year (January 13).
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Answer 2

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.January