Happy Lohri and Makar Sankranti
Lohri is a very popular Punjabi folk festival celebrated by Sikhs and Hindus from the Punjab. Lohri is celebrated to mark the end of peak winter, this festival is traditionally associated with the harvest of the rabi crops. And thus, Punjabi farmers see the day after Lohri as the financial New Year.
During the day of Lohri, children go from door to door singing folk songs. These children are given sweets and savories, and occasionally, money. The collections gathered by the children are known as Lohri that consist of til, gachchak, crystal sugar, peanuts and popcorn. The bonfire is lit at sunset in the main village square. People gur, crystal sugar and rewaries on the bonfire, sit around it, sing and dance till the fire dies out.
Makar Sankranti, also known as Maghi, is a festival day in the Hindu calendar, in reference to deity Surya (sun).It marks the first day of sun's transit and marking the end of the month with the midwinter and the start of longer days. Makar Sankranti is observed with social festivities such as colorful decorations, rural children going house to house, singing and asking for treats in some areas (or pocket money), fairs, dances, kite flying, bonfires and feasts. The most famous fair of Makar Sankranti is the Kumbha Mela, held every 12 years at one of four holy locations which are Haridwar, Allahabad, Ujjain and Nashik.
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