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Lohri Mela
On Lohri day, colourful fairs or melas are held in many of the villages
of Punjab, Himachal and Haryana. These are basically seasonal fairs that
celebrate the harvest for the fertility of fields. Lohri fairs are
enchantingly picturesque with bustling market springing up, in which food and
products of local handicrafts such as toys, glass bangles and an assortment of
all kinds of articles for domestic use are on display.
People come to participate in Lohri Melas from far-off places, trudging
dusty distances. Men, women and children of all ages, classes and creeds flock
in hundreds and enjoy the numerous fascinating features of the fair; races,
wrestling bouts, singing, acrobatics, etc.,. They play on folk instruments, such
as vanjli and algoza. There is fun and frolic all round the place where the
Lohri fair is organised.
The old as well as the young enjoy these fairs to the fullest as these fairs
reflect the joy of the community. In big cities and towns Lohri melas are
organised before or after the festival to give people an opportunity to get
together. Stalls of handicraft and other products besides those selling food are
organised in these fairs. Bonfire, joyful competitions along with swings and
games are other attractions of the traditional Lohri melas.
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