Lohri

[Niranjana]

Dear All,

Gur Fateh!

Thanks for the kind words.

Simran9, the issues you raise are valid, however, again we are missing the point, Lohri 'itself' doesn't make any discrimination against boys and girls, it's the people who do it, as 'Sony' indicated there are those who actually do it for both boys and girls.

Compare it to the tradition in some families to hold an Akhand Path or similar religious function when a young boy first ties his dastaar (the origins of this tradition are disputable, but that's a different discussion saved for another time)...the same approach could be applied here, what about the girl? (i.e. not often does one see this replicated for girls) Does this make the "Dastaar Bandan" a bad tradition?

Gur Fateh!

[GuruManeyoGranth]

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Lohri is not a Sikh festival although it does seem to be a Panjabi festival celebrating the birth of a child. However, most Panjabis seem to celebrate only the birth of a boy. This is wrong, and Sikhi teaches us that we should treat both boys and girls equally.

However, if "Lohri" is celebrated to welcome both boys and girls into the family, then there seems to be no objection, provided that the celebration opportunity is used for Paath and Keertan in a Gurudwara - any excuse to hold a function in a Gurudwara where can have Satsangat and do Naam Jupnaa :wub: .

Just my 2 cents

Bhul Chuk Maaf,

Waheguru

[buddasingh]

Are people not extremely uncomfortable on continuing to celebrate a holiday which was nothing less than an absolute disgrace?! The word alone should be enough to hang heads in shame. But our lives are so deprived for celebration and ritual that we will adjust and justify this disgrace!

Surely we have enough happiness and to celebrate in our daily lives that we can drop something so historically sexist like a ton of bricks! Continuing to celebrate this day in any form speaks to how sexist the punjabi culture still is. Countering sexism should be very real when rooted in sikhi, not be part of some inferiority complex where it's just part of the punjab and punjabis take the lead of the west.

As a sikh, it's not enough to "cause no harm". You must ACT and be ACTIVE for what is right! To each their own, to me this means NO LOHRI!!

[Karen Kaur]

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i think lohri is stupid overall, sikhi is also about equality and i dont see celebrating a boy coming into this world any more important than a girl coming into this world.

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