It is time for Spring Harvest Festival celebrations across the Subcontinent.Northern
India celebrates Lohri today (Thursday, Jan 13). Other regions of the
Subcontinent celebrate Makar Sankranti - also variously called Maghi,
Bihu or Pongal - Jan 14-15.
The origins of the festival are many.
Some people believe the festival began as a celebration of the eve of
winter solstice. For several others, it is the festival of the rabi crop
harvest.
The name behind 'Lohri' is also interesting. The eating
of til (sesame seeds) and rorhi (jaggery) is considered to be essential
on Lohri day. Some surmise
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