Lohri, which is well known the day earlier than Makar Sankranti, is a crucial pageant in Punjab and Haryana because it marks the tip of winter and the arrival of longer days. Traditions corresponding to exchanging jaggery and sesame sweets, buzzing folks songs beside flickering bonfires, and children scurrying from home to deal with looking for ‘Lohri’ are inclined to deliver neighbours and communities collectively.

Actors Vikram Kochhar, Pankaj Berry and Sohaila Kapur have shared their favorite recollections of the harvest pageant, Lohri. For Vikram Kochhar, who appeared within the Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Dunki,’, Lohri represents new beginnings and the harvest season. He recalled his lovely recollections of Lohri, saying, “In my family, we all celebrate Lohri with great happiness. We collect wood for the bonfire, make popcorn, sing, and enjoy music, and there is a general air of festivity in our home. Lohri is a big part of the Punjabi cultural experience.”

He additionally gave a message to his followers on Lohri, saying, “This is a festival of happiness that everyone should come together to celebrate, keeping aside unnecessary quarrels and arguments.” For veteran actor Pankaj Berry, who performs a posh character in Zee Theatre’s psychological thriller ‘Antardwand’, Lohri is a time of nice nostalgia. He shared, “During Lohri celebrations, my mom used to light the bonfire and we would gather to enjoy various treats like peanuts, jaggery-based sweets and sesame seed laddoos. When we threw sesame seeds and flowers into the fire, my mom would say, ‘May our sins be absorbed by the sesame seeds and the flowers.'”

Berry recollects travelling from residence to residence, asking for Lohri with different youngsters and singing ‘Sunder mundriye ho’ and recalled, “It was a delightful time filled with warmth, shared joy, and unity. In our neighbourhood, some people used to give us 25 paise, while some used to give us 50 paise. There was also a Muslim family that would warmly welcome us and give us Lohri with great affection.” Sohaila Kapur, whose household has robust Punjabi origins on each side of the border, additionally has very fond recollections of the pageant. She stated, “As a Punjabi living in Delhi, Lohri is a very important festival for me and I have grown up with it. We usually visit relatives and light the bonfire and I remember enjoying it thoroughly as a child and ‘feeding’ the fire with peanuts and ‘revaries’. One of my fondest memories is visiting my Masi’s House on Lohri and dancing around the fire. To me, the festival represents a time of family togetherness.”

The actor who starred in Zee Theatre’s teleplay, ‘Where Did I Leave My Purdah’ linked the pageant with the onset of spring and stated, “After the cold Delhi winter, everybody looks forward to ‘Lohri’. Festivals like this also bring communities together, help us to enjoy each other’s company as human beings, shed antagonis, and envision a beautiful world.” Lohri is normally celebrated on the thirteenth of January yearly. (ANI)

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