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Name: sanchi
Country: India
 lohri is a fun festival and it is celebrated with dhol and great music. it is a great get together for family and friends.
Name: smith
Country: India
 farmers celebrate Lohri before the cutting and gathering of crops. Lohri is thanking God for a good crop and thanking the Sun God for bringing warmth. Lohri is a festival connected with the solar year.This festival marks the departure of the winter season. Earlier it was celebrated mainly in Punjab but now across the country people celebrated this as a harvest festival like Pongal- in Tamil Nadu,Bihu in Assam,Bhogi in Andhra pradesh and the Sankranti in Karnataka,Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Name: jonssmith2
Country: India
 short note on Lohari:- Lohri is a harvest festival of northern India. It is celebrated on the 13th of January every year. Crops, such as wheat, are planted in October and harvested around March or April. January is when the fields begin to show signs of a good harvest and farmers celebrate Lohri before the cutting and gathering of crops. Lohri is thanking God for a good crop and thanking the Sun God for bringing warmth. Lohri is a festival connected with the solar year.This festival marks the departure of the winter season. Earlier it was celebrated mainly in Punjab but now across the country people celebrated this as a harvest festival like Pongal- in Tamil Nadu,Bihu in Assam,Bhogi in Andhra pradesh and the Sankranti in Karnataka,Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. continental plaza hotel
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