Thursday, January 9, 2014

Makar sankranti celebration in Punjab



Sankranti is celebrated in Punjab as LOHARI. December and January being the coldest months of the year, huge bonfires are lit on the eve of Sankranti. Sweets, sugarcane and rice are thrown in the bonfires, around which friends and relatives gather around. The following day, which is Sankranti is celebrated as MAGHI. A sumptuous meal is prepared on
this day, and revelers also celebrate the festival through dance, like the Bhangra.

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