As the North India is all set for Bonfire tomorrow on the occasion of Lohri, it comes to my mind, Is Lohri only a festival of punjabis'?
Amidst the freezing cold weather, with the temperature wobbling between 0-5 degrees Celsius and the dense fog outside, a palpable wave of activity going on. People are busy making preparations for Lohri — the long-awaited bonfire festival — when they can come out of their homes and celebrate the harvesting of the Rabi (winter) crops and give in to relaxing and enjoying the traditional folk songs and dances.
And while seeing all this hustle-bustle going on, I'm thinking why Lohri only for punjabis, and why we Jats dont celebrate it? I 'll agree most of us take part in these festivities with our punjabi friends, but as such its not a traditional mark of our Jat culture and we dont make it a point to celebrate Lohri as our neighbour folk does.
And here one more concern comes to my mind, while our traditional festivals like 'Teez' are almost loosing charm, Lohri's warmth is growing wid each passing year.
Any way, Happy Lohri to all of you. Enjoy the crispy revris, gajak and mungfallis(peanuts).
