
Lohri makes me nostalgic as in our childhood, it was a big festival in Delhi celebrated with much pageant and gaiety.
While lighting of pyre and the fun of standing around the fire in bitter cold was an unmatched experience, the small eatables such as groundnuts, gajak and rewri added to the festivity. Children forming groups and singing Lohri folk song Sunder Mundriye and asking for Lohri, which in those days used to be 5 or 10 paise, added to the fervour of this festival. I think this tradition of asking for money by children on festive occasions is common to Punjab and I have heard similar stories about “ Eidi”.
Of course, festival hastraditional, religious and regional significance attached to it and these stories are well known and I am not repeating them.
What, however, bleeds my heart that the farmers who should be harvesting their crops and celebrating this festival on their farms by dancing to the tune of Bhangra are agitating against farm bills by sitting in at Delhi border under the most severe cold condition? Let’s pray for amicable end to this agitation on the occasion of this Lohri!
Happy Lohri as also Makar Sankranti, Bihu and Pongal! While harvesting is used in relation to crops, I pray that this time these harvesting festivals help us reap peace, health, brotherhood and happiness!
Wonderful…as always.
Wishing you & your loved ones a very Happy Lohri , Makar Sankranti, Bihu and Pongal!
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Your family pic on FB is also wonderful
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Heatfelt and Warm Wishes on Lohri Your Goodself; May this season bring Prosperity to Farmers and common man.
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I pray
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Wishing you and the family Happy Lohri, Makar Sankranthi and Pongal. May the roaring bonfires of Lohri burn all the sorrows in the world and bring in warmth of love and happiness in your lives. 🙏
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Beautifully said sir
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May the Makar Sankranti fire burn all the moments of sadness and bring joy, love with its warmth for the entire nation as well as the world. Happy Lohri and Happy Makar Sankrantito you and your family Sir!
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Thanks Anjali
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Happy Holi Sir.May you and the whole parivar be Khushi se oot prot avum sadhev Surakshit.Subhash avum parivar
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