Lohri
Punjab's harvest bonfire festival — celebrated on the eve of Makar Sankranti.
Gregorian date
14 January 2028
Friday
Tithi
Solar (eve of Makar Sankranti)
Pausha (December – January)
Duration
single-night
Regional emphasis
Punjab, Haryana, Delhi
Significance
A Punjabi harvest festival. Communities gather around bonfires, throw sesame seeds + jaggery + popcorn into the fire, and sing folk songs. Especially celebrated in homes with newborns or new brides.
What happens on the day
- •Evening bonfire
- •Throw til-gud-popcorn into fire
- •Sing folk songs (Sundar mundriye)
- •Family + community gathering
About the month of Paushaपौष
Coldest month. Sun begins its northward journey at Makar Sankranti (transitioning from Pausha to Magha). Tamil Pongal and Punjabi Lohri fall around the same time.
More festivals in Pausha
Bhogi Pandigai
14 January 2028 · Solar (eve of Thai Pongal)
The first day of the Tamil 4-day Pongal harvest festival — old things go on the bonfire.
Thai Pongal
15 January 2028 · Sun enters Capricorn (solar)
Tamil Nadu's harvest festival — sweet pongal cooked in a new clay pot facing the rising sun.
Makar Sankranti
15 January 2028 · Sun enters Capricorn (solar — not lunar tithi)
The sun begins its northward journey — the most auspicious solar event.
Mattu Pongal
16 January 2028 · Solar (day after Thai Pongal)
Cattle worship — the third day of Pongal honours the bulls and cows that work the fields.