President Murmu extends Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Magh Bihu greetings

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday extended greetings for Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, and Magh Bihu, asserting that the festivals are symbols of India’s rich agricultural traditions and national unity. President Murmu also expressed gratitude to nature and thanked the farmer benefactors.

“Heartfelt greetings to all Indians living in the country and abroad on the occasion of Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, and Magh Bihu. These festivals are symbols of India’s rich agricultural traditions and national unity. On this occasion, we also express our gratitude towards nature. Through these festivals, we convey our thanks to the farmer benefactors. My best wishes are that these festivals bring happiness and prosperity into everyone’s lives,” the ‘X’ post said.

देश-विदेश में रहने वाले सभी भारतीयों को लोहड़ी, मकर संक्रांति, पोंगल और माघ बिहु की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। ये पर्व भारत की समृद्ध कृषि परंपराओं तथा राष्ट्रीय एकता के प्रतीक हैं। इस अवसर पर हम प्रकृति के प्रति कृतज्ञता भी व्यक्त करते हैं। इन त्योहारों के माध्यम से हम अन्नदाता किसानों…

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah also extended wishes on Lohri and prayed for the happiness and prosperity of the citizens “Heartfelt greetings on the festival of ‘Lohri’, a symbol of enthusiasm, zeal, and new energy. May this festival be a means of happiness and prosperity for all”, the X post said.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also extended wishes on Lohri, calling it a festival of joy and celebration that brings boundless happiness and prosperity to citizens.

“Heartiest greetings to all of you on the occasion of Lohri. On this auspicious occasion of Lohri, heartfelt congratulations to everyone. May this festival of joy and celebration bring boundless happiness and prosperity into your lives,” Kharge wrote on ‘X’.

Magh Bihu, a major harvest festival of Assam, marks the end of the harvest season in Magh and is celebrated with community feasts. Along with Lohri, Pongal, Sankranti, and Uttarayan, it represents the diverse ways harvest festivals are celebrated across India.

Lohri celebrations, particularly in northern India, are marked by bonfires, traditional foods, and folk songs, adding warmth and joy to the festive season. (ANI)