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Lohri

Also called: Lohri night, Lal Loi, Masant

The Punjabi midwinter and harvest festival of the night before Maghi, Makar Sankranti, kept on 13 January: a bonfire after dark into which til, jaggery, rewari, peanuts and popcorn are thrown while the songs for Dulla Bhatti are sung; children go door to door by day for their lohri; a family's first Lohri after a birth or a wedding is the big one; sarson da saag and makki di roti, bhangra and giddha to the dhol.

Sources: Lohri, Wikipedia; Maghi, and Chali Mukte, Wikipedia; The fire we once shared: Lohri and the cultural memory of Lahore (Talha Shafiq, The Friday Times, 17 January 2026); Lohri 2018: why and how we celebrate the festival (International Business Times India) · see Lohri's web

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Dulla Bhatti (Rai Abdullah Khan Bhatti) (Mortal) Folk · The songs for Dulla Bhatti (Lohri)
The night's songs are his tribute; the children's song names him in every verse.
Agni (God) Folk · The songs for Dulla Bhatti (Lohri)
The bonfire into which the til, jaggery and popcorn are thrown; in the Himachal hills the month of Magh is given to Agni's worship.

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Lohri, Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Maghi, and Chali Mukte, Wikipedia Encyclopedia
The fire we once shared: Lohri and the cultural memory of Lahore (Talha Shafiq, The Friday Times, 17 January 2026) Media
Lohri 2018: why and how we celebrate the festival (International Business Times India) Media