Lohri
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Lohri is a popular Punjabi winter harvest festival celebrated with bonfires, folk songs, and traditional foods to mark the end of the winter solstice.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Punjabi festival
ⓘ
festival ⓘ harvest festival ⓘ winter festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownFor | exchange of gifts ⓘ |
| alsoSpelledAs | Lohari ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu community
ⓘ
Punjabi culture ⓘ Sikh people ⓘ
surface form:
Sikh community
|
| celebratedIn |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ Punjab ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
celebration of agrarian life
ⓘ
strengthening community bonds ⓘ |
| featuresDance |
bhangra
ⓘ
gidda ⓘ |
| featuresMusic | Punjabi folk songs ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
children going door to door singing Lohri songs
ⓘ
distribution of sweets ⓘ family and community feasts ⓘ |
| hasFood |
gajak
ⓘ
gur (jaggery) ⓘ makki di roti ⓘ peanuts ⓘ popcorn ⓘ rewri ⓘ sarson da saag ⓘ til (sesame seeds) ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
circling bonfire
ⓘ
community gathering ⓘ lighting bonfire ⓘ offering food to bonfire ⓘ singing folk songs ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| languageContext | Punjabi ⓘ |
| marks | end of winter solstice period ⓘ |
| oftenDedicatedTo |
newborn children
ⓘ
newlyweds ⓘ |
| oftenObservedOn | 13 January ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Maghi
ⓘ
Makar Sankranti ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
observed by Hindus
ⓘ
observed by Sikhs ⓘ primarily cultural festival ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fertility
ⓘ
harvest of rabi crops ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | January ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern India