Lohri 2024

Lohri 2024

Lohri is a folk festival celebrated in northern India, marking the harvest of Rabi crops and the end of the winter season. This usually occurs in the month of Pausha. It is believed that worshiping the Sun in this month brings special blessings. This festival of Lohri is celebrated just one day before Sankranti in almost all parts of India.

Lohri festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm and grand celebration mainly in Punjab and many states of North India. Celebrating the beginning of the harvest season with the Lohri festival is an ancient tradition.

Let’s know the date, time, auspicious time, and some important rituals related to this grand festival of Lohri (Lohri 2024) festival.

Lohri 2024 Date

In the year 2024, Lohri will be celebrated on 14 January (Lohri 2024 Date) i.e. Sunday. This festival is usually celebrated in the month of Pausha. It is believed that worshiping the Sun in this month brings special blessings. Lohri is celebrated a day before Makar Sankranti. It is considered to signal the beginning of the winter season.

Lohri 2024 Time | lohri 2024 timings

Lohri Sankranti Moment: 15 January 2024, 02:54 AM

Pradosh Kaal Lohri Muhurat - 05:34 PM to 08:12 PM

Duration – 2 hours 38 minutes

History of the Lohri Festival

This festival of Lohri has been going on since ancient times. There are many legends and stories about the origin of the Lohri festival, the most popular and famous of them is the Lohri legend of Dulla Bhatti.

Dulla Bhatti was very popular among the poor during the reign of Mughal king Akbar. He was known for looting rich individuals and communities and distributing it fairly among the poor. He gained immense popularity through all his works. Later, Dulla Bhatti rescues the girl from the kidnappers and takes care of the girl like his own child. Therefore the festival of Lohri is celebrated in honor of Dulla Bhatti.

Rituals of the Lohri Festival

• Lohri is a famous festival in Punjab and Haryana, although it is now celebrated enthusiastically in other parts of the country as well. On this day farmers thank God, who increases crop production.
• In some parts of Punjab there is also a tradition of flying kites on this day. During the Lohri festival, children go from door to door singing folk songs and people give them sweets and money.

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