Significance of lohri and why do we burn fire on lohri

On the 13th January of every year Lohri festival is celebrated with great pop and shows. Lohri festival is associated with the harvest of the Rabi crops.

1. Significance of Lohri and Why do we burn fire on Lohri?



Lohri is a festival of and it is celebrated in the Northern part of India. This festival is mainly
celebrated in Punjab and Haryana. On the 13th January of every year Lohri festival is celebrated
with great pop and shows. Lohri festival is associated with the harvest of the Rabi crops. This
festival is celebrated by the Sikhs and the Hindus. The main attraction of this festival is the
bonfire, songs and sweets.
Large number of farming communities living in northern India and celebrate the Lohri festival
and they offer their harvested crops to the fire God. On this day it marks the end of the Financial
Year and the beginning of a new year after one day. Few people believe that Lohri is celebrated
to mark the passing of the winter season and during that day winters are at peak and after that
coolness of the winter goes down.

There are some unique customs associated with the Lohri festival. This customer is very similar
to the western culture custom of treating on Halloween. In the northern parts of India all teenage
groups of boys and girls start collecting logs for the bonfire 15 days before the Lohri festival.
Also they collect different items like grains, jaggery and money. All these things will be divided
among all. Also a group of teenagers sang Lohri songs and if their wish is not fulfilled then they
smash the clay pots and clay stove till their demands are not fulfilled. If their wishes are fulfilled,
get amazing gifts then they give good wishes and good luck to the family.

During the bonfire time crowds gather around the bonfire and celebrate the Lohri festival and
celebrate the passing of the winter solstice. Also people sing and dance on the most popular veer
Zaara song Lo aa Gayi Lohrive.

Meaning of Lohri
Many of us are not aware of the actual meaning of the Lohri. The Lohri word comes from
‘Tilohri’ i.e. ‘til’ means sesame and ‘rorhi’ means jaggery/gur. That is why it is referred to as
Lohri. People believed that dry fruits and these two ingredients help in sanitizing our body, and

2. also renew our energy for the New Year. That is why foods like jaggery, gajak, til ki chikki and
chocolates are offered to the lord of fire to pay gratitude towards nature.

Importance of bonfire
People believed that offering food items like til, gura and sweets to the God of Fire on this day
helps in removing negativity from life and brings prosperity in our life. The bonfire represents
Lord Agni. After offering food to the almighty, people seek their blessings, and ask for
prosperity and happiness from Lord Agni.

Walking around the bonfire
People believe that if we take one walk around the fire on Lohri, it helps in bringing prosperity.
In Punjab, this festival holds special value for the new brides. They believe all new prayers and
concerns will be immediately answered and their life will be filled with positivity and
prosperity.