Lohri
Lohri is held on January 13. Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh. This event in the second decade of the month January is annual. 
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Observed a night before Makar Sankranti, Lohri is celebrated by those in North India as a traditional winter folk festival or as a popular harvest festival of farmers. It commemorates the passing of the Winter Solstice and looks forward to longer days as the sun journeys towards the northern hemisphere. It marks the end of winter Lohri is said to be on the last truly cold day of the season, after which every day will get longer and warmer easing into Spring. It is not to be confused with Holi, which marks the end of Spring and beginning of Summer or Basant Panchmi which marks the beginning of Spring.
Foods like gajak, even puffed rice and items like popcorn are thrown into the bonfire that symbolises Agni, the God of Fire. It is believed that these offerings are thrown in the sparkling flames to effectively impress the gods and thus seek blessings for yourself and family.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
National Youth Day in India on January 12
Makar Sankranti in India on January 14
International Kite Festival in Gujarat, India on January 14
Army Day in India on January 15
Thai Pongal, Tamil harvest festival in India on January 15
Jallikattu in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu on January 15 (is a traditional spectacle in which a bull, such as the Pulikulam or Kangayam breeds, is released into a crowd of people, and multiple human participants attempt to grab the large hump on the bull's back with both arms and hang on to it while the bull attempts to escape);
National Undhiyu Day in Gujarat, India on January 16