Many of us are not aware that the word Lohri comes from ‘Tilohri’ i.e. ‘til’ meaning sesame and ‘rorhi’ meaning jaggery/gur.
Importance of bonfire
It is believed that offering food items to the God of Fire on this day helps take away all negativity from life and brings in prosperity.
Book For Lohri Celebration
Walking around the bonfire
It is also believed that if one walks around the fire on Lohri, it helps in bringing prosperity.
Lohri marks the New Year for Punjabi farmers. On this day, the farmers pray and show gratitude for their crops before the harvesting begins and pray to Lord Agni to bless their land with abundance.
Festival of harvest
The discussion of Lohri is incomplete without winter foods that are cooked and celebrated on this day. The traditional Punjabi menu on this day includes sarson da saag and makki di roti, til ki barfi,many more..