Diwali
Diwali is celebrated all over Punjab in the month of October-November, the exact date being determined as per the lunar calendar. It is celebrated to rejoice the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhaya, after fourteen years of exile. On this day, every home in Punjab is lighted either with candles or with diyas.
Lohri
Lohri is an extremely popular Punjabi agricultural winter festival celebrated throughout Punjab and in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Jammu. Celebrate Lohri festival on January 13, 2015 and send Lohri SMS, Lohri Messages, Lohri Gifts and Lohri Greetings to your dear ones.
Holi
Holi is a two day festival that also celebrates the victory of good over evil, as well as the abundance of the spring harvest season. It's commonly referred to as the "Festival of Colors". People exuberantly throw colored powder and water all over each other, have parties, and dance under water sprinklers. Bhang(a paste made from cannabis plants) is also traditionally consumed during the celebrations. Holi is a very carefree festival that's great fun to participate in if you don’t mind getting wet and dirty.
Baisakhi
Baisakhi is a North Indian harvest festival, for it is the day when the reaping of the rabi (winter crop) begins. The jubilation at a bountiful harvest becomes the reason for celebration. It is one of the most popular and colourful festivals of Punjab, with fairs held at various places. Dancing men and women, on the day of Baisakhi, emerge singing and dancing from the surrounding villages carrying a portion of the first harvest of wheat.
Gurpurab
Punjab is a land of high devotion and theism. Sikh Gurus are highly revered across the state. It is in the honor and respect of their gurus only that Punjabis observe Gurpurab every year. Gurupurabs seek to celebrate either the birthday or the martyrdom of the Sikh Gurus. Though there are a number of guru purabs observed in Punjab.
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is the festival in which a sister ties the silk thread, called 'rakhi’, on her brother's wrist. In return, he promises to protect her from all the evils. The festival mark celebrates the love between a brother and sister duo. Brothers also give sweets and other gifts to their sisters, on this day. Rakhi symbolizes eternal protection of the sister by the brother.
Karwa Chauth
Karwa Chauth is the fast undertaken by the Punjabi women, in the month of October-November. The festival is celebrated by women to pray for the long life of their husband. The Moon God is prayed to, on this day.
Dussehra
Dussehra is widely celebrated in all parts of Punjab, just like any other state of India. It marks the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana, thereby symbolizing the eternal victory of Good over Evil.
