The best way of celebrations in this chilly whether could be to sit around a bonfire and enjoy. Well, Lohri would be the best festival to celebrate and spread the warmth of love and happiness among all your near and dear ones in this chilly weather. Lohri is majorly celebrated in Punjab and north Indian states on 13th January and is considered to be the harvesting festival of Punjab.
Lohri is not just a festival for people of Punjab but it is a symbol of life. Several hopes of farmers are associated with this festival of Lohri as the fields promise a golden yield to the farmers. Newly wed couples and all those couples who have a newborn baby celebrate Lohri but nowadays it is seen that most of the people celebrate this festival of Lohri as an occasion of get together, to spend some time with their near and dear ones and enjoy the celebrations.
Children start collecting firewoods and wooden twigs one week before the festival that are used for burning Lohri. On the Lohri day all the firewoods are arranged in a circular manner in such a way that it makes a huge bonfire.
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