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colourful look on the day in sky, with kites of different sizes, shapes. Lohri Festival is celebrated with great pomp in North India. Lohri, is celebrated every year on 13th of January. It is a festival to worship fire.At this time Earth starts moving towards the sun marking the auspicious period of Uttarayan. In Punjab, wheat is the main winter crop, which is sown in October and harvested in March or April. In January, the fields come up with the promise of a golden harvest, and farmers celebrate Lohri during this rest period before the cutting and gathering of crops. For Punjabis, this is more than just a festival, it is also an example of a way of life. Lohri Festival Celebration Lohri is a festival of zeal and verve and marks the culmination of the chilly winter. In true spirit of the Punjabi culture, men and women perform Bhangra and Giddha, popular Punjabi folk dances, around a bonfire. Enthusiastic children go from house to house singing songs and people oblige them generously by giving them money and eatables as offering for the festival.
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