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Indian Taboo: Happiness and Moving On

Exploring festivals like Lohri amidst societal expectations and personal challenges.

Mehak Adlakha
Namaste Tales
4 min readJan 13, 2025

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No matter who we are or where we are in the world, most of us often remain deeply connected to our traditions and cultures.

As Indians, we take great pride in our festivals, which are as diverse as the many cultures within our country. Being part of such a rich and vibrant heritage is a joy in itself.

As a Punjabi in India, I cherish festivals like Diwali, Holi, Lohri, Karva Chauth, and many others.

What is Lohri?

A grand Lohri celebration visuals, generated by DALL-E by the author.

Today, January 13th, is Lohri, a big celebration for us Punjabis.

We celebrate it with great enthusiasm, enjoying family gatherings and festive traditions. Typically, Lohri celebration involves:

  1. Lighting a holy bonfire and gathering around it.
  2. Offering prayers and food to the fire God.
  3. Singing folk songs and performing traditional dances.
  4. Throwing Indian foods like gajak, popcorn, radish and puffed rice into the fire as offerings to God.

This festival is especially auspicious for:

  • Newlyweds
  • Newly engaged couples

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Mehak Adlakha
Mehak Adlakha

Written by Mehak Adlakha

27 | Owner of 'The Live. Love. Laugh. Pub' and 'Namaste Tales' | Software Engineer @ Microsoft, India | Life Enthusiast and Explorer

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