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GK QUESTION#459

Lohri, a widely celebrated festival in North India, is primarily linked to:

  1. ASugarcane harvestingCorrect answer
  2. BWheat harvesting
  3. CTea harvesting
  4. DMonsoon onset
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A. Sugarcane harvesting

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Sugarcane harvesting. Lohri is a popular festival in North India, especially Punjab, celebrated primarily to mark the harvest of sugarcane and rabi crops. Observed in mid-January, it also coincides with the end of winter and the onset of longer days.

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