Monday, 21 April 2014

Bishu Festival in District Sirmour

Dear readers today I am going to introduce you to our local culture which is called BISHU. This fastival is celebrated in different different places in district Sirmour and also it is celebrated in Utterakhand. In Sirmour, Bishu is celebrated in Sharli Village on 14th April, Suinal (Shillai) on 26th April, Kaffota &  Shillai Dhar on 21th April and Jakhna (Mast Bhoj) on 15-16 May. Bishu is a day to give warm welcome to the upcoming year with new dreams and wishes. People offer prayers and request their god to make the coming year lucky for them.Every single married woman praises the god and insists him to give affluence and prosperity to the 
villagers. In Himachal Pradesh, the festival of Bishu is organized at the very first day of Baisakh (mid of April month). At the day of this celebration, villagers invite their relatives and all married women to come and participate in the festival.  This festival has been celebrated in order to show the suppliant of the coming year.
People especially make new clothes for the festival of Bishu. people sings thier local folk songs & harul which discribes the  legendery stories. People purchase ornamented accessories and flowers to decorate their houses beautifully while, use tiny bright lights to lit up their houses in the evening. All the villagers gather in a certain area to start their cultural programs.

 Adults and children sing local folk songs and dance in their traditional style to show their happiness and hopes. Special feasts have been organized and a number of sweet dishes are presented to the attendants. 
Normally, this is a cultural celebration for the villagers. The programs are really interesting and traditional. Villagers participate with full enthusiasm to celebrate this festival for the whole day. 

People aslo used to play Thoda in these fastival. You can see the last year Jakhna Bishu Mela Pics. Villagers took thier respective God's Paalki in Bishu Mela. Bishuis a traditional occasion of villagers organized to greet the New Year with new dreams and hopes. Villagers show their respect towards the god and married daughters are required to pray for the success and prosperity of the villagers. 










Himachal Pradesh is one of those cities where this festival is celebrated with its full colors and efficiently shows the brotherhood and harmony among the people.

Friday, 18 April 2014

My Holi Celebration at Chandigarh

The Chandigarh is beautiful place to celebrate any occasion, so this time I decided to go to Chandigarh and enjoyed the festival.