In 2025, Lohri falls on January 13. The festival holds a special significance for farmers, as it coincides with the harvesting of rabi crops, particularly sugarcane and wheat. However, over the ...

Lohri is a popular festival celebrated in North India, predominantly in Punjab, some parts of Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir, and in Pakistan. A celebration of the winter solstice, Lohri ...

Lohri will be celebrated a day earlier, on January 13. As this festival marks the last days of the cold winter, Lohri celebrations traditionally involve the lighting of bonfires, where people ...

Lohri festival marks the beginning of the end of winter and the coming of spring and the New Year. The fires lit at night, the hand warming, the song and dance and the coming together of an ...

Also known as Makar Sankranti, it marks the advent of spring. Taking dip in rivers is part of the rituals. ‘Chajja’ dance is also performed on the occasion. It is a custom for boys to go ...

Credit: Instagram/@sivakarthikeyan Actress Nimrat Kaur celebrated the Lohri festival on the sets of her upcoming movie in Rajasthan. Credit: Instagram/@nimratofficial Akshay Kumar was seen ...

Celebrated in the month of January as per the Gregorian Calendar, when the sun shines from the Uttrayan (meaning ) it passes across Makar ( Capricorn: zodiac sign) and moves northwards when the ...

Sarso ka saag is a beloved Punjabi dish that is a must-have during Lohri. This delicacy is made with mustard greens, bathua, spinach, spices, and ghee. Boiled chickpeas cooked with aromatic spices ...

It is that time of the year once again for which people of Punjabi heritage across the world wait with bated breath. It is January 13 and yes, it is Lohri. Along with Vaisakhi, Lohri is a true ...

Lohri is a popular North Indian festival which celebrates the harvest season. Lohri falls in the spring season or basant.… Celebrated to mark the beginning of the spring season. Kite flying is a ...

Jayati Bhatia reminisces about her cherished childhood memories of celebrating Makar Sankranti and Lohri. She fondly recalls the delicious sweets her mother made, like puli pithe and pati shapta ...