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Lal Loi is the Sindhi name for the festival of Lohri.〔() Jhuelel Mandir〕〔() Sindhi Rasoi〕 Prior to the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Lal Loi was celebrated in some parts of Sindh. On the day of Lal Loi children brought wood sticks from their grand parents and aunties and lit a fire burning the sticks in the night with people enjoying, dancing and playing around the fire. Sindhis believe that the focus of Lal Loi should be on getting rid of old belongings and cleansing the mind in readiness of the festival of Tirmoor which is observed the day after Lal Loi by all Sindhis. Tirmoor is the Sindhi name for Makar Sankranti.〔() J P Vaswani: Destination Happiness〕 For Sindhis, Makar Sankranti means worshipping Lord Sun and flying kites.〔(Nidhin Singhi Times of Indis 13 01 2012 )〕 According to some, not all Sindhis observe Lal Loi 〔(Nidhin Singhi Times of Indis 13 01 2012 )〕 and the festival may have been observed by people of Upper Sindh where historically there has been inward migration from Punjab.〔(Amil Sindhis )〕〔(All about Sindhis (Sindhi-Punjabis) )〕〔Kumar, P. Pratap (2014) Contemporary Hinduism()〕 〔http://historyofpakistan.kamranweb.com/sindh/history-of-sindh.html〕 〔http://prosody.beckman.illinois.edu/jscole/objects/pubs-sindhi/1_Cole_Sindhi.pdf〕 There are also linguitic similarities between the northern area of Sindh with the Punjab region.〔Schimme, Annemarie (1974) Sindhi Literature, Volume 9, Parts 1-2 ()〕 It is however difficult to establish where Lal Loi was celebrated in Sindh or if it is observed there now. However, the Sindhis community in India celebrate Lal Loi annually where festivals are organised in places such as Indore where the festival is organised by the Sindu Sabha,〔() Hindustan Times: 12 01 2014〕 Mumbai and Udaipur.〔() Udaipur Times, Gaurav Bhandari 13 01 2013〕 In places where Sindhis and Punjabis live in the same city, joint Lal Loi/Lohri festivals are organised.〔() Merinews: Dr Lalit Kishore 08 01 2014〕 ==See also== * Makar Sankranti * Pongal * Ahir * Bhogali Bihu * Sankranti * Winter Solstice * Lohri 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lal Loi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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