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Fair & FestivalsA Time to celebrateLohri Lohri too is a festival related to the seasons. Celebrated in the month of Pausa (December-January), it marks the end of the winter season. On this occasion, children go from home to home, singing popular Lohri folk songs and collect money. Lohri is celebrated; it is marked by merrymaking around a bonfire, as a symbol of sun. Fistfuls of nuts, popcorn and pieces of sugarcane find their way into the fire, as an offering to the Sun God. This is a special day for making offerings to fire. The first Lohri for a new bride, or a new-born babe, is enthusiastically celebrated, and sweets are distributed. The main folk song of Lohri is Sunder mundriye Ho Teej Teej heralds the onset of Sawan (Monsoon) which is essential for the agricultural prosperity of the state. Dressed in all their finery, with mehndi on their hands, the womenfolk converge to welcome the rains. The festive occasion has them on their feet with gidda and kikli (two folk dances). Makeshift swings are hung from trees and the women frolic on them, singing the traditional boleeyan and tappe. Songs are also sung in praise of Goddess Parvati, as it was on this auspicious day that Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva, won him after much penance. At home women make kheer, a dish specially associated with Sawan. Maghi Next day after Lohri comes Maghi, also called Makar Yonkranti (entry of the sun in the sign or Capricorn). It is very popular with the punjabis. On this day fairs are held at many places. The people go out for a holy dip and give away a lot of charity. The special dish of the day is kheer cooked in sugarcane juice. |
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