Harvest Festivals of India
Many harvest festivals across India mark the start of the festivities in the new year.
Important Harvest Festivals Celebrated in January
- Lohri: It is celebrated on 13th January in Northern India especially Punjab. It is the onset of the harvest festival wherein farmers celebrate folk songs and mark end of sowing season by lighting bonfires. It also marks the end of winter and welcomes longer Summer days and the sun’s journey to the northern hemisphere.
- Makar Sankranti: Observed in the lunar month of Magha on 14th January, it is a day when the Hindus celebrate the harvest. It marks the first ....