Lohri bonfire celebration in Punjab India
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Lohri 2025: Punjabi Bonfire Festival Guide

December 20, 20246 min read

Celebrate Lohri on January 13th with bonfires, folk songs, and traditional foods marking the end of winter in Punjab.

Lohri: Punjab's Bonfire Festival

Lohri is a Punjabi winter folk festival celebrated on January 13th. It marks the end of winter and honors the harvest with bonfires, music, and feasting.

Lohri 2025

  • Date: Monday, January 13, 2025
  • Night before Makar Sankranti
  • Celebrated mainly in Punjab region
  • Significance

    Lohri marks:

  • End of the coldest month
  • Winter solstice celebrations
  • Harvest of rabi crops
  • Prayers for prosperity
  • Traditional Celebrations

    Bonfire Rituals

    Families gather around bonfires to:

  • Throw offerings into the fire
  • Sing folk songs
  • Dance bhangra and gidda
  • Pray for prosperity
  • Offerings to Fire

  • Popcorn and peanuts
  • Sesame seeds (til)
  • Jaggery (gur)
  • Puffed rice (murmura)
  • Traditional Foods

  • Sarson da saag: Mustard greens curry
  • Makki di roti: Corn flatbread
  • Gajak: Sesame and jaggery sweet
  • Rewri: Sesame seed candy
  • Peanuts and popcorn
  • Special Celebrations

    First Lohri

    Extra special celebrations for:

  • Newlywed couples
  • Families with newborn babies
  • First major purchase
  • Folk Songs

    Traditional songs like "Sundar Mundriye" tell the legend of Dulla Bhatti, a Punjabi Robin Hood figure.

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