Happy Lohri 2023: Lohri, a harvest festival celebrated primarily in Haryana and Punjab by the Hindu and Sikh communities, marks the start of the harvest season. Lohri is usually celebrated a day before Makar Sankranti, and it falls on January 14 (Saturday) in 2023.
Is Lohri 2023 on January 13 or 14? Date and Puja Timings:
This year, there is some confusion about when Lohri should be celebrated. Many people are unsure whether it falls on January 13 or 14. According to Drik Panchang, the Lohri festival will take place on Saturday, January 14, 2023. It means that Makar Sankranti will fall on January 15, 2023. Furthermore, the Lohri Sankranti tithi is at 8:57 p.m., and the Brahma Muhurta is from 5:27 to 6:21 a.m.
On this day, people gather with friends and family to light a bonfire outside their homes or in public places using wood and cow dung cakes, also known as La Loi or Lohadi. Then they perform Parikrama around the fire, offering sesame seeds, jaggery, gajak, rewdi, and peanuts to the fire. Here is a list of Lohri 2023 wishes and messages that you can share with your loved ones.
लोहड़ी दी लख-लख बधाइयां !!
May this Lohri bring happiness and prosperity in your life. Happy Lohri! pic.twitter.com/hVC8lcn7oo
— Sunny Deol (@iamsunnydeol) January 13, 2023
Happy Lohri 2023: Wishes, quotes and messages
1) A lifetime of warmth from the bonfires, sweetness from the gud, and rewari – wishing you all these and more. Happy Lohri!
2) Let us throw our differences, hatred, and negativity in the fire of Lohri and look forward to a year filled with love and compassion. Happy Lohri to all.
3) On this beautiful occasion of Lohri, I hope that all of your wishes come true. Blessings from God to you and your family. Happy Lohri.
4) I hope you have a wonderful and lucky Lohri. Happy Lohri to you and your loved ones!
5) May the fire of Lohri burn all the unhappiness and evils in your life. Here’s to a year filled with happiness, love, and blessings. Happy Lohri!
6) Phir aa gaya mausam makki di roti aur sarso de saag ka. Sabko Mubarak ho Lohri ka ye tyohar. A Happy Lohri to you and your family.
7) I pray that this Lohri brings with it lots of happiness and contentment for you and removes negative energies around you. Wishing you a very Happy Lohri.
8) Wishing that you are blessed with the energy and strength to make all your dreams a beautiful reality of your life. A very Happy Lohri to you.
9) May your life be filled with the abundance of joy, prosperity, and good life. Happy Lohri.
10) Lohri ke pavan parv ki hardik shubh kamnaye. Happy Lohri!
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Happy Lohri 2023:Interesting facts you must know about Lohri
The word Lohri is an abbreviation of ‘L for Lakdi or wood’, ‘Oh for Sukha Upla’, and ‘Ri for Rewari’. Lohri is essentially a harvest festival marked by the lighting of fires and the offering of Rewari, as well as the singing of folklore and the walking around the holy fire. This is one of the most important harvest festivals because it marks the sun’s journey into the Northern Hemisphere; it is also thought to mark the end of the cold winter season.
One of the popular reasons for the name Lohri is that it is believed that Lohita is Holika’s sister, from which the name Lohri is derived.
The legend of Dulla Bhatti is the central theme of Lohri’s songs. During Akbar’s reign, Dulla Bhatti lived in the Punjab state. He was regarded as a Punjabi hero. He rescued deprived Punjabi girls who were being forcibly taken from the Sandal Bar region to be sold in the Middle Eastern slave market.
Lohri sweets are said to be made with jaggery because it adds sweetness to the festival and also brings good luck.
Wheat is the major winter crop in Punjab, India’s breadbasket, and is planted in the month of October and harvested in the month of March or April. During the month of January, the fields turn up with the promise of a golden harvest, and farmers celebrate the Lohri festival before cutting and gathering the crops.
