Blooming Buds School, a renowned educational institution in Moga city, celebrated the festival of Lohri with great pomp and show today under the leadership of Group Chairman Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Saini and Chairperson Mrs. Kamal Saini. Along with this, Makar Sankranti (Maghi) was also celebrated. On this occasion, the school staff sang Lohri songs and performed Giddha. School Principal Dr. Hamiliya Rani congratulated everyone on this holy day. During this, the ritual of lighting the Lohri bonfire was performed by Group Chairman Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Saini and Chairperson Mrs. Kamal Saini. Kuljinder Singh Dhillon (Harry) and Ankush Dhillon from Australia were specially present on this occasion. Congratulating everyone and shedding light on the history of this holy day, they explained that while the day of Lohri is related to the wheat and mustard crops, there is also a historical event associated with it. According to this, during the Mughal rule, a warrior named Dulla Bhatti saved two daughters of a Brahmin from a Mughal ruler and took them to the forest at night to get them married. Since that day, the popular folk song often sung on Lohri, “Sunder Mundriye, Tera Kaun Vichara,” came into existence. Apart from this, celebrating Lohri has special significance in the case of a new marriage and the birth of a son in the house. But nowadays a lot has changed; now people also celebrate Lohri with great pomp on the birth of daughters. This is bringing out a new way of thinking in society, which is increasing the respect for daughters and is an attempt to remove social evils like female foeticide from society. Furthermore, while congratulating the staff on Makar Sankranti (Maghi), they explained that during one orbit of the Earth around the Sun, 12 Sankrantis occur, but Makar Sankranti is considered especially important because on this day the Earth enters the Capricorn sign (Makar Rashi) and the period of 6-month days of the Sun begins. This day is also celebrated as ‘Uttarayan’ in many states of the country. On this occasion, peanuts, rewari, and sweets were distributed to the entire school staff and students by the school management.
