Lohri 2021: Date, Time, Significance, Rituals & How To Celebrate The Harvest Festival

A festival of happiness, warmth and abundance, Lohri is predominantly celebrated in Punjab and it's neighbouring regions. Lohri is celebrated around the Uttarayan and Makar Sankranti. Celebrated with great enthusiasm, Lohri symbolises the ripening of crops and the start of the harvest season. Lohri is all about togetherness, great food and singing and dancing around a huge bonfire. The festival brings out Punjab's rich traditions of agricultural prosperity, colour and the people's spirit of sharing. Lohri is thus a fine example of a community festival. This year Lohri will be celebrated on January 13.

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