Lohri 2026, on January 13th, celebrates the end of winter with bonfires, songs, and traditional delicacies, honoring harvest and longer days. This vibrant festival in northern India, especially Punjab, signifies gratitude, hard work, and intergenerational togetherness, marking the Sun's Capricorn entry and ushering in prosperity.

Lohri lights up the winter night like a warm hug from family and tradition, chasing away the chill with bonfires, songs, and shared love and delicacies. This vibrant festival pulses with joy in northern India, especially Punjab, where communities get together to celebrate harvest gathering and the longer days coming ahead.The festival is actually much more than just rituals and traditions that tag along the festivities; in essence, it’s like a deeply emotional remembrance of our roots, relentless hard work, and togetherness that binds generations.

Happy Lohri 2026

As 2026 Lohri is just around the corner, the air fills with dhol beats, laughter, and stories of folklore heroes. Families collectively sit in a circle around flames, offering grains and sesame as thanks to the Sun and Earth, marking winter's end and spring's arrival and promises to bring sunshine.The festival celebrates the bonds of the newlyweds and new parents who shine the brightest, showered with blessings for prosperity. From rural fields to city homes, Lohri weaves culture into modern lives, reminding us that gratitude helps in growth. Amid global work hustle, this pause revives spirit through simple feasts of rewri, phirni, and til gud. It's a timeless call to connect, dance under stars, and embrace abundance with open hearts.

When is Lohri 2026

Lohri 2026 falls on Tuesday, January 13, the eve of Makar Sankranti on January 14 at 03:13 PM, as per Drik Panchang timings in New Delhi. Celebrated across Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and beyond, it honours the winter solstice's end, ushering in longer days and rabi crop harvests like wheat and sugarcane. Families light bonfires around evening, tossing sesame seeds, jaggery, and grains while singing folk tunes. It's a Sikh and Hindu folk fest symbolic of light over darkness, fertility, and prosperity, especially joyous for new brides and babies.