Introduction to Lohri and its Significance.
Lohri ke jeevant utsav mein aapaka swaagat hai. Khushi aur samrddhi ka tyohaar lohri, kaye logon ke dilon mein ek vishesh sthaan rakhata hai. Lohri bhaarat ke uttaree kshetron, mukhyatah punjab mein manaaya jaane waala ek lokapriy tyohaar hai. Yeh january ya February mein chandr maah ke 13ven din padata hai. Yeh vaarshik utsav punjabi samudaay ke lie vishesh mahatv rakhata hai, jo sardiyon ke anth aur lambe dhoop waale dinon ke aagaman ka prateek hai. Iss Vlog mein, ham lohri ke itihaas, sanskrtik mahatv aur paramparaon ke baare mein vistaar se jaanenge.Umeed hai aapko yeh vlog accha lagega.
Section 1: History of Lohri Festival
Lohri ka ek samrddh itihaas hai, jo praacheen kaal se chala aa raha hai. Aisa maana jaata hai ki iski shuruaat punjab ke krshi samudaayon se huyi thi. Lohri jo sardiyon ke ant aur lambe dinon ke shuruaat ka prateek hai. Jahaan samudaay bharapoor phasal ke jashn manaane ke liye ek saath aate hain aur samrddh bhavishy ke liye uchch shaktiyon ka asherwaad maangate hain. Is tyohaar ki jaaden krshi pradhaan samaajon mein hain. Aisa maana jaata hai ki lohri ki utpatti dulla bhatti ki katha se huye hai, jo ek veer vyakti the, jo akabar ke shaasan-akaal ke dauraan rahate the. Dulla bhatti gareebon ke prati apane bahaaduree aur udaarata ke kaaryon ke liye jaane jaate the. unhonne un ladakiyon ko bachaaya jinhen mugal sainik jabaran le gae the aur unke vivaah ke vyavastha ki. Lohri ke mahatv ko sahi maayane mein samajhane ke liye hamen iske aitihaasik sandarbh ko samajhana hoga. Aisa maana jaata hai ki lohri ki utpatti makar sankraanti ke praacheen tyohaar se huee hai, jo soory ke makar raashi mein pravesh ke upalakshy mein poore bhaarat mein manaaya jaata hai. Samay ke saath, lohri punjabi sanskrti ke saath gaharaye se jud gaye aur bade utsaah ke saath manaye jaane vaali ek vishisht tyohaar ke roop mein vikasit huye.
Mugal kaal ke dauraan lohri aam logon ke beech ek lokapriy tyohaar ban gaya. ise rajputo aur sikhon dvaara buree taakaton par jeet ke prateek ke roop mein bhee manaaya jaata tha. is tyauhaar ko british raaj ke dauraan aur adhik lokapriyata mili jab ise punjabi samudaay ne apanee saanskrtik viraasat ko sanrakshit karane ke tareeke ke roop mein apanaaya.
Section 2: Significance of Lohri Festival
Lohri ek mahatvapoorn tyohaar hai. Sabase pehle, yah sardiyon ke ant aur vasant kee shuruaat ka prateek hai. Yah vah samay hai jab prakrti naye jeevan aur oorja ke saath jeevant ho uthati hai. Dusra, yah phasal ke mausam ka utsav hai jab kisaan maheenon ki kadi mehnat ke baad apane phasal kaatate hain. bharapoor phasal ke liye praarthana karne se lekar mithaiyaan aur namakeen baantne tak, pratyek parampara ek samrddh saanskrtik katha lekar aatee hai jo peedhiyon se chali aa rahi hai. teesra, yah ekata aur ekajutata ka utsav hai, kyonki parivaar is khushee ke avasar ko manaane ke lie ek saath aate hain.
Lohri se jude reeti-rivaajon aur reeti-rivaajon se judana hamen iske saanskrtik mahatv ke kareeb laata hai. Lohri utsav ke dauraan gaaye jaane waale paaramparik geet ek jeevant vaatavaran banaate hain.
Lohri ka mahatv rtu parivartan, vishesh roop se sheetakaaleen sankraanti ke saath juda hua hai. Jaise hee varsh kee sabase lambee raat lambe dinon ka maarg prashast karte hai, lohri aasha aur naye shuruaat ka prateek ban jaate hai.
Lohri har saal 13 January ke shaam ko manaaya jaata hai. utsav ki shuruaat parivaaron dwaara aapne samudaay ya ghar ke aangan mein alaav ke aasapaas ikattha hone se hoti hai. log samrddhi aur prachurata ke liye agni (agni devata) se praarthana karte hain. ve aag ke chaaron or chakkar lagaate huye paaramparik geet gaate hain jinhen “boliyaan” kaha jaata hai.
Lohri paramparaon aur reeti-rivaajon se samrddh ek tyohaar hai jo punjabi samaaj kee krshi jadon ko darshaata hai. Sabase mahatvapoorn reeti-rivaajon mein se ek alaav jalaana hai, jo lambe dinon kee wapasi aur sooraj ki garmi ka prateek hai. log alaav ke chaaron or ikattha hote hain, paaramparik lok geet gaate hain, bhaangra (ek jeevant punjabi nrty) karte hain, aur aabhaar aur prachurata ke prateek ke roop mein aag mein moongaphali aur til ke beej daalate hain.
Section 3: Rituals and Traditions of Lohri Festival
Koi bhi tyohaar svaadisht vyanjanon ka aanand liye bina poora nahin hota hai aur lohri bhi iska apavaad nahin hai. Lohri parv ki shobha badhaane wali mithaiyon, namakeenon aur paaramparik vyanjanon ke aanandadaayak shrrnkhala ki khoj mein. til aur gud ki garmaahat se lekar moongaphali ki chatanee tak, lohri ka aanand svaad sabke ke liye ek upahaar hai.
Lohri bahut hi utsaah aur umang ke saath manaee jaati hai. is tyauhaar se jude kuchh paaramparik anushthaan aur reeti-rivaaj is prakaar hain :
1. alaav: lohri se judee sabase pramukh rasm shaam ko alaav jalaana hai. Yah, alaav, andhere par prakaash ki jeet ka pratinidhitv karata hai aur naaye shuruaat ka prateek hai. log alaav ke chaaron or ikattha hote hain, aur agni kee pooja karte hain, aur bhaangada aur gidda jaise paaramparik nrty karate hain. aur krtagyata aur prachurata ke prateek ke roop mein aag mein moongaphali aur til jaise prasaad daalate hain. Yah mauj-masti, hansee-majaak aur priyajanon ke saath yaadagaar yaaden banaane ka samay hai aur samrddhi aur khushee ke liye unka aasheervaad maangate hain.
2. gaayan aur nrty: paaramparik geet gaane aur alaav ke chaaron or nrty karane se utsav ki bhaavana aur badh jaati hai. Ye gaane aam taur par pyaar, khushi aur samrddhi ke baare mein hote hain. Lohri ke dauraan gaaye jaane vaala sabase lokapriy geet “sundar mundar” hai, jo mahilaon kee sundarata ki prashansa karta hai.
3. bhojan chadhaana: log agni ko prateekaatmak bhent ke roop mein moongaphali, gud, til aur chaaval alaav mein chadhaate hain. in khaady padaarthon ko parivaar ke sadasyon ke beech pyaar aur sneh ke prateek ke roop mein bhi vitarit kiya jaata hai.
Bhaarat mein koi bhi tyauhaar svaadisht vyanjanon ka lutf uthaye bina poora nahin hota! lohri ke dauraan, log revadee (meethee til ki tikiya), gajak (gud aadhaarit mithaee), moongaphali, til ke laddoo (til ke beej kee mithaee), makkee dee roti (makee kee rotee), sarason da saag (sarason ka saag) jaise paaramparik vyanjan taiyaar karte hain. aur yeh svaadisht vyanjan utsav mein svaad jodate hain aur doston, parivaar aur padosiyon ke saath saajha kiye jaate hain.
Lohri mein vibhinn reeti-rivaaj aur maanyataen hain jo utsav mein gaharaye aur arth jodhtee hain. bachhe aksar ghar-ghar jaate hain, paaramparik lohri geet gaate hain aur paise aur mithaiyon ke roop mein prasaad ikattha karate hain. In Prasaadon, ko shubh maana jaata hai aur maana jaata hai ki isse ghar mein samrddhi aati hai.
haal ke dinon mein, lohri utsav sadiyon puraani paramparaon ko sanrakshit karte hue aadhunik tatvon ko shaamil karane ke liye vikasit huya hai. Kaye samudaay punjabi sangeet, nrty pradarshan aur pratibha sho ka pradarshan karne waale saanskrtik kaaryakram aayojit karte hain. kuchh log manoranjan savaaree, khel staalon, vibhinn prakaar ke vyanjanon kee peshakash karane vaale khaady vikretaon aur laiv manoranjan ke saath lohri mela (mele) bhi aayojit karate hain
Lohri Celebrations Across Different Regions
Jabaki lohri mukhy roop se punjab mein manaye jaati hai, yah bhaarat ke annay kshetron aur yahaan tak ki mahatvapoorn punjabi pravaasi waale deshon mein bhi bade utsaah ke saath manaye jaati hai. reeti-rivaaj aur anushthaan thode bhinn ho sakate hain, lekin tyohaar ka saar ek hee rahata hai-phasal, urvarata aur buraye par achchhaye ki jeet ka utsav. Chaahe vah punjab mein lok geet gaana ho, gujaraat mein patang udaana ho, ya haryana mein daavat ho, lohri logon ko khushi aur ekata ke maahaul mein ek saath laati hai.
Lohri mukhy roop se bhaarat ke uttaree kshetron mein manaye jaati hai, lekin iska saar aur jeevant utsav seemaon ko paar karte huye duniya bhar mein phail gaya hai. Canada, America, aur the United kingdom jaise deshon mein rehne waale punjabi mool ke samudaayon ne tyohaar ke saar ke prati sachche rahate hue, lohri samaaroh ko apane sthaaneey sandarbhon ke anusaar apanaate hue utsav ki bhaavana ko jeevit rakha hai.
Section 5: Spreading Joy and Good Wishes
Jaise hi hum lohri ke liye apane shuruaati maargadarshika samaapt karte hain, aaiye badhai aur shubhakaamanaen saajha karne ki khusi ka pata lagaen. Lohri krtagyata vyakt karne, khushiyaan phailaane aur sabhi ke liye samrddhi ki kaamana karne ka samay hai. Lohri ki shubhakaamanaon aur aasheervaad ke aadaan-pradaan ki kala ko samajhane se utsav mein haardik sparsh jud jaata hai.
Section 6: Modern-Day Celebrations of Lohri Festival
Aadhunik samay mein, lohri ek jeevant aur rangeen tyohaar ke roop mein vikasit hua hai jo apane paaramparik saar ko sanrakshit karte huye samakaaleen saanskrtik rujhaanon ko darshaata hai. Yahaan lohri utsav se jude kuchh aadhunik utsav hain.
Kisi bhi tayuhaar ki tarah, lohri bhi samay ke saath apane paaramparik saar ko barakaraar rakhte huye aadhunik tatvon ko shaamil karane ke lie vikasit huye hai. Samakaaleen samay mein, lohri utsav adhik vistrt ho gaya hai, jisamen saamudaayik alaav, saanskrtik pradarshan aur yahaan tak ki lohri paartiyaan bhi shaamil hain. log rang-birange paaramparik paridhaan pahanate hain, upahaaron ka aadaan-pradaan karte hain. is tyauhaar ne punjabi samudaay ke alaava bhi lokapriyata haasil ki hai, jisamen jeevan ke sabhi kshetron ke log utsav mein shaamil ho rahe hain.
Conclusion:
Lohri ka mahatvapoorn saanskrtik mahatv hai kyonki yah un moolyon aur paramparaon ko darshaata hai jo bhaarateey sanskrti mein gaharaye se base huye hain. lohri tyohaar se jude kuchh saanskrtik pahaloo is prakaar hain.
1. pyaar ka utsav: lohri ka pyaar se gahara sambandh hai, kyonki yeh napharat par pyaar, buraye par achchhaye aur, andhere par prakaash ki jeet ka pratinidhitv karta hai. Yeh pyaar, sneh, saajhaakaran, dekhabhaal aur ekajutata ke moolyon ko majaboot karta hai jo vibhinn prshthabhoomi ke logon ke beech majaboot rishte banaane ke liye aavashyak hain.
2. kshama(shamma) par jor: lohri kshama ka bhi utsav hai kyonki yah logon ko apne pichhle galatiyon ko maaf karne aur aapne priyajanon ke saath majaboot rishte banaane ki disha mein naye oorja aur utsaah ke saath aage badhane ke liye protsaahit karte hai. yah parampara kshama, karuna, sahaanubhooti aur samajh ke moolyon ko majaboot karte hai jo vibhinn prshthabhoomi ke logon ke beech majaboot rishte banaane ke liye aavashyak hain.
3. ekata ka utsav: Lohri ekata ka bhi utsav hai kyonki yeh vibhinn prshthabhoomi ke logon ko is utsav ke avasar ko manaane ke liye ek saath laata hai. yeh ek sur mein paaramparik geet gaate huye rangeen poshaak mein nrty karne jaise saajha anubhavon ke maadhyam se vividh prshthabhoomi ke logon ke beech saamudaayik bhaavana ko badhaava dekar saamaajik sadbhaav aur ekajutata ko badhaava deta hai.
Ant mein, happy lohri sirf ek shubhakamana sandesh nahin hai; yah jeevant bhaavana aur saanskrtik samrddhi ka pratibimb hai, jo is utsav ke avasar ko paribhaashit karta hai. apane aitihaasik jadon se lekar aadhunik utsavon tak, lohri logon ko jeevan, phasal aur saajha khushi ke utsav mein ek saath laati hai. Jaise hi aap apane lohri yaatra shuroo karate hain; alaav kee lapaten aapake dil ko roshan kar sakti hain; aur parampara ki lay aapke aatma ko khushi se bhar degi. Hum aasha karte hain ki aapane is aanandamay tyohaar se jude samrddh itihaas aur jeevant paramparaon ke baare mein jaanakari praapt kar li hogi. Lohri samudaayon ke beech ekata kee bhaavana ko badhaava dete hue bharapoor phasal ke mausam ka jashn manaane ke liye logon ko ek saath laati hai. Isliye apane aap ko lohri ke utsav ki bhaavana mein dubaane ke liye pratyek varsh 13 January ko apane gharo mein lohri ka toyuhaar jarur maanaye Dhanyawaad!
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