Lohri is the Harvest festival of Punjab as well as Haryana too which is famously known as Breadbasket state of India. Thus, people residing in Punjab attach a great significance to Lohri. In Punjab, wheat is the main winter crop, which is sown in October and harvested in March or April. In January, the fields come up with the promise of a golden harvest, and farmers celebrate Lohri during this rest period before the cutting and gathering of crops. For Punjabis, this is more than just a festival, it is also an example of a way of life.
Lohri is celebrated to denote the last of the coldest days of winter. it is the one of the greatest festival of Haryana and Punjab. Lohri is celebrated on 13th of January and during the month of Paush or magh, a day before Makar sankranti. Lohri marks the end of winter on the last day of Paush, and beginning of Magha (around January 12 and 13), when the sun changes its course. It is associated with the worship of the sun and fire and is observed by all communities with different names, as Lohri is an exclusively Punjabi festival. The festival is considered as Lal-Loi in the sindhi community.
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