Sunday Reading: Bonfire (Holika Dahan)

 

Lerwick, Scotland hosts a fire festival similar to Holi called 'Up Helly Aa'. Only three times closed at the time of Queen Victoria's death and two during World War II. In the old pagan religions such winter farewell festivals were common in almost every country. In the deserts of Nevada, a festival similar to the Ravana Dahan called Burning Man is celebrated. A festival like Holi called Onio is celebrated in Japan. Farmers in South Korea celebrate such a festival by burning waste. Where have we gone beyond the pagan religion of thousands of gods and goddesses? When Mahavira Buddha made a new attempt, Mahavira shrugged and pushed the Buddha out. The rest are all sorted stories.

Larvic Up Haley takes place on the last Tuesday in January, and there is a wonderful experience to see the Viking-themed Fire Festival. However, if you are unable to participate in Service Up Haley, you will be happy to know that there are many other community fire festivals and that too is the best to watch.

Shetland's first fire festival of the year takes place at what was once the former capital of Shetland. The event begins at 19.00 when 200 to 300 guides lead a torch-lit procession through the village before arranging Viking Galli on the sea at Port Arthur! After that, the guides will visit five local halls: Bridge End, Hamnawo, Tingwal, Scaley Hall Hall, Dance, Entertainment and Restore Mutton Soup for a night at the Scleye Legion and Skeleton Boating Club!

South Mainland Up Haley This is a very recent festival, which started only in 2010. These five fields that cover it take a turn to host the event; These are Gulbarwick and Kwarf, Kingsburg and Fllad Dibister, Sandwick and Hoswick, Bigton and Levenwick, and Dunroness. As a result, the evening procession and the place to burn the glee may vary from year to year. Burning sites include St. Ninis Isle Eyre, Groutness Beach, Mail Beach, Hoswick Beach, and Gulbarg Beach. Halls in use include Gulbarwick Hall, Kingsburg Hall, Sandwick Social Club, Bigton Hall, and Ness Boating Club. SMUHA is also a very pleasing short name to say and, in Leslie Simpson, the first adult female was Geyser Jarrell

Happy Lohri is a traditional greeting to Lohri. The community comes together and wishes each other a ‘Happy Lohri’ which marks the beginning of a new season. The word Lohri is derived from two words, sesame, and sorghum, which are traditionally eaten during the festival. The words 'sesame' and 'rori' together sounded like 'tilohari' earlier in history, gradually morphing into 'Lohri. A fire dies, dinner involves a selection of crowds like Mackie di Roti te Sarson da Sag and Lassi. The Lohri celebration celebrates the beginning of the harvest season. Celebrated to provide thanks for harvesting as excellent as possible. The night of Lohri, traditionally known as the winter solstice, is the longest night of the year. The festival of Lohri indicates that the bitter cold of winter is coming to an end and happy sunny days are coming.

 

Makarsankranti, also known as Makarsankranti, is celebrated in different parts of the Indian subcontinent and is celebrated on a day in which the sun always rotates on rising days. The festival is a seasonal observance as well as a religious celebration. Despite being extremely popular as Makarsankranti, the festival is primarily a harvest festival and is celebrated all over India, from north, south, and east to west. Makarsankranti is most famous in West India, down south, as the festival Pangal and in the north, it is celebrated as Lohri. Uttarayan, Magi, Khichdi are some other names of the same festival.