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Originally, Lohri was celebrated the night just before Winter Solstice. It used to mark the coldest night of the year, which was followed by the longest night and shortest day of the year. Since the night is extremely chilly, people protected themselves by burning the fire and keeping it throughout the night and spending their time around the fire, propitiating the deities of the sun and fire and then, made merry by eating the remnants of the offering, dancing, singing and then taking heavy and delicious food, along with their relatives.

This festival also marks the harvesting time of rabi crops, that is, the crops of the winter season. The people of Punjab, the most fertile belt of India, celebrate the harvesting of sugar cane thorough this festival. Sesame seeds, jaggery, radish, mustard and spinach are also harvested, and they are the primary attractions of the festivity. People make sweets called revari and gajak, and staples such as Sarso ka Saag with Makki ki roti.

Radish is one of the attractions of the feast and is also included in it. Now-a-days, Lohri is celebrated on the day just before Makar Sankranti, and this year it falls on January Makar Sankranti falls in the season of Shishir Ritu, the fiercest form of winter season. In this season, the amount of vata air and kapha ether increases in the body due to severe and harsh cold. We serve personalized stories based on the selected city OK. Go to TOI. The Times of India. The death of a friend.

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