Since many festivals are celebrated in
Punjab throughout the year. The most awaited one is Basant. This festival is
the biggest and most popular festival. It is also known as JASH-E-BAHARA held
in the month of February. According
to the Punjabi calendar it is held on the fifth day of lunar month of Magha.
This festival is usually the kite festival celebrated in the onset of spring
season. Kite flying competitions are held. People fly kites. The sky is
literally filled with kites of beautiful colors and different sizes and shapes.
The kites are flown with the help of
strings known as ‘strings’. This string is a special thread with cut glass
embedded within which serves to cut the thread of competitor kites more
effectively. Women, men even children enjoy this festival. Women mostly are
seen wearing bright yellow dresses.
People move to their rooftops and enjoy
flying kites and give competition to each other. This festival gained much
popularity but from past few years it has been banned because of some accidents
and injuries.
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