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Lohri in Jammu is special because of various additional traditions associated with it like Chajja-making and dancing, Hiran dance, preparing Lohri garlands. Young children prepare a replica of a peacock which is known as Chajja .
lohri: Bhogi [a] is the first ... an Kaappu Kattu Tradition in Kongu Nadu houses. On Bhogi, people discard old and derelict things and concentrate on new things ...
Lal Loi is the Sindhi term for the Punjabi winter folk festival of Lohri. [3] [4] It is celebrated in some parts of the Pakistani province of Sindh by the Hindus and also celebrated by Sindhi Hindus in India. On the day of Lal Loi children bring wood sticks from their grand parents and aunties and light a fire burning the sticks in the night ...
Lohri is an official gazetted holiday in the state of Punjab (India), [114] but it is not a holiday in Punjab ... This tradition then became popular elsewhere. [178]
Lohri in Dogra households of Jammu is special because of various additional traditions associated with it like Chajja making, Hiran Dance, Dandaraas and preparing Lohri garlands. Young children prepare a replica of peacock which is known as Chajja [58]. They carry this Chajja and then go from one
A day before is celebrated as Lohri by Dogras to commemorate end of Poh month. [58] It is also beginning of the Magha month as per Hindu Solar Calendar, hence also known as ' Maghi Sangrand ' (Sankranti of Magh month). Among Dogras, there is a tradition of ' Mansana ' (charity) of Khichdi of Maah Dal.
Punjabi wedding traditions and ceremonies are traditionally conducted in Punjabi and are a strong reflection of Punjabi culture. While the actual religious marriage ceremony among Muslims , Hindus , Sikhs , Jains , Buddhists and Christians may be conducted in Arabic , Urdu , Punjabi , Sanskrit , Hindi or Pali by the Qazi, Pundit, Granthi or ...
Before this tradition started to commemorate the Sikh martyrs who gave their lives to protect the tenth Guru, the festival was observed and mentioned by Guru Amar Das, the third Guru of Sikhism. [ 14 ]