It is said that a mantra was recited by the progenitors to safeguard themselves from the virus. Through this mantra, the sun was implored give such a lot of intensity to the earth through its beams in the long stretch of Paush that the cold of the period of Paush doesn’t hurt anybody. They used to recite this mantra on the last evening of the long stretch of Paush while sitting before a fire. The significance of which was that the sun has saved them from the virus. Lohri can be known as the fire of havan to offer thanks to the sun. It is accepted that the celebration of Lohri began from that point.
Lohri is a celebration of bliss and satisfaction
From this day individuals celebrate in the expectation of getting help from the unforgiving cold of winter. One conviction behind this was that the high flares of the fire pass their message on to the sun, that is the reason from the following morning of Lohri, the beams of the sun begin lessening the impact of harvest time and the blood of the body frozen in the cruel cold of Paush month additionally fires heating up.
It is a celebration of fire love, truth be told. Upon the arrival of Lohri, petitions to God are proposed to the fire of Lohri for the development of the family. By putting sesame seeds in the fire, grooms are requested a child. To that end Lohri is lit to commend the satisfaction of infants and recently wedded children. On this day, individuals go to the places of infants and their moms to compliment them. This is a custom of the celebration of Lohri.
Jaggery and sesame are circulated as prasad in Lohri, subsequently Lohri is additionally called ‘Tilodi’ for example the celebration of sesame and rodi (jaggery).
Lohri is a celebration critical for recently wedded ladies
Lohri is likewise a celebration of bliss for recently wedded young ladies. On this day, recently wedded young ladies get gifts from their dad’s home. On this day, desserts brought from the parents in law’s and girls in-regulation’s folks’ home are appropriated in the area.
There are numerous tunes connected with this celebration however the melody of ‘Sundar-Mundariye’ with Dulla Bhatti is on the lips of each and every kid in whole Punjab. In this tune, Dulla Bhatti of Shoe Bar is lauded and the way that he saved a young lady from the hands of oppressors and hitched her like his own girl. In this melody, the message is given to the adolescent that they ought to safeguard the sisters and little girls of their nation and rebuff the oppressors who plunder their honor. Along these lines, the celebration of Lohri additionally gives the message of safeguarding ladies.
Lohri celebration gives the message of wellbeing security
There is a practice of making mustard greens, sugarcane juice kheer and moth khichdi upon the arrival of Lohri. The conviction behind making these dishes on this day is that in the period of Paush, the entire blood of the body freezes because of the unforgiving virus. We safeguard ourselves from the virus by warming ourselves by the fire and eating hot things. When the long stretch of Magh starts, the blood of our body begins liquefying, thusly, in the period of Magh, our stomach ought to be perfect and light before the primary beam of the sun falls on the earth. Mustard greens, sugarcane juice kheer and moth khichdi, every one of the three clean our stomach and make us sound. Along these lines, our predecessors gave significance to wellbeing on this celebration.
A couple of days before this celebration, young men go from one house to another requesting cow excrement cakes and cash. Upon the arrival of Lohri, wood is purchased from the gathered cash. Where Lohri is commended is cleaned before nightfall and afterward unadulterated water is sprinkled there. After this, the gathered wood is stacked in a circle so that there is space for air to pass between the wood pieces. Cow excrement cakes are put between the wood pieces and crude wood and sawdust and so forth are put.
This is the way we observe Lohri
As the sun sets, individuals accumulate where Lohri is praised. Individuals bring Revdi, peanuts, corn chips and so forth from their homes. On this event, recently wedded ladies accompany unique designs. Infants additionally wear new garments. At the point when everybody accumulates, fire is lit in the stack of wood by the hands of the most established individual present there. Everybody moves around the fire and continues to put Revdi, peanuts, corn drops brought by them in the fire gradually. At the point when the pile of wood bursts into flames well, then, at that point, every one of the accumulated individuals hit the dance floor with delight. Because of the fire, everybody’s countenances begin sparkling like gold.
Alongside this, the round of eating the things that everybody carries with them starts. Everybody shares the food things and eats them. On this event, society melodies are sung, there is moving and singing. Drums are played. The most popular Bhangra dance of Punjab is performed. Subsequent to sitting at the Lohri setting till late evening, moving and singing, and celebrating, everybody goes to their particular homes.
The following day before dawn, individuals wash up and convey the consumed wood and cow manure cakes to their separate homes. The conviction behind this reality is that these are the hallowed cinders of the wood and cow fertilizer cakes which are scorched for aggregate wellbeing, development of the tribe and satisfaction of life.
Along these lines, failing to remember all distinctions, individuals observe Lohri celebration altogether with energy, excitement and fervor.
