Happy Lohri 2020
Picture-Happy Lohri Image 2020
Related to: Makar Sankranti (Maghi)
Celebrations: Bonfire, song and dance (Bhangda)
Significance: Midwinter festival
Lohri -
Lohri is a punjabi folk festival that is celebrated on the ending of winter on 13 January every year in north part of India. Lohri marks the end of winter and starting of new longer days .
In Bikrami calendar, Lohri is celebrated before one day of Makar Sankranti. Makar Sankranti is also known as Maghi. Lohri falls in the month of Paush. According to folk people ,in ancient times Lohri was celebrated at the end of winter. Yet another folklore links Lohri to the tale of Dulla Bhatti. Dulla Bhatti lived in the Punjab during the reign of Mugal emperor Akbar. He was a hero in Punjab, for rescuing Hindu girls from being forcibly taken to be sold in slave market of the Middle East. He saved two girls Mundri and Sundri. Many children went homes to homes singing a folk song including the name of Dulla Bhatti.One person sings with a loud "Ho!" sung in unison.
Celebrations-
Lohri is celebrated with a bonfire. This is an ancient tradition to celebrate with lighting of bonfare. Singing and dancing are the part of celebration of Lohri. On the festival of Lohri ,
people wear new dresses and dance the Bhangra and Gidda on the beat of the drum with each other .Sarson da saag and makki di roti is usually served as the main course at a Lohri dinner. Lohri is a festival of farmers who interact with each other.
Many people celebrate Lohri in their houses privately on the born of a child or on a marriage.
picture- a bonfire of Lohri
Sweets-
Lohri is marked by eating sheaves of roasted corn from the new harvest. Gurh and gachak are made by sugarcane which is a new crop of January. Gurh and gachak are major sweets of Lohri festival. It is traditional to eat Gajak, Sarson da saag with radish, ground nuts ,Makki di roti and jaggery.
picture-Gurh (sweet of Lohri)
Preparations-
In different places of Punjab, before about 15 or 10 days a group of younger children, boys and girls start to collect the logs for bonfire. Some people also collect the grass of grains.
Lohri songs-
Many songs are sung in Lohri festival ,one of them is following that is dedicated to Dulla Bhatti-
Sunder mundriye ho!
Tera kaun vicharaa ho!
Dullah Bhatti walla ho!
Dullhe di dhee vyayae ho!
Ser shakkar payee ho!
Kudi da laal pathaka ho!
Kudi da saalu paata ho!
Salu kaun samete!
Chacha gali dese!
Chache choori kutti! zamidara lutti!
Zamindaar sudhaye!
Bum Bum bhole aaye!
Ek bhola reh gaya!
Sipahee far ke lai gaya!
Sipahee ne mari itt!
Bhaanvey ro te bhaanvey pitt!
Sanoo de de Lohri, te teri jeeve jodi!
(Laugh, cry or howl!)
Translation (In Eng)
Beautiful girl
Who will think about you
Dulla of the Bhatti clan will
Dulla's daughter got married
He gave one ser of sugar!
The girl is wearing a red suit!
But her shawl is torn!
Who will stitch her shawl?!
The uncle made choori!
The landlords looted it!
Landlords are beaten up!
Lots of simple-headed boys !
One simpleton got left behind!
The soldier arrested him!
The soldier hit him with a brick!
(Cry or howl)!
Give us Lohri, long live your pair (to a married couple)!
Whether you cry, or bang your head later!
It was awesome
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