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Vaisakh (Punjabi calendar) April: Various festivals in rural Punjab Bull cart races feature in Besakhi fairs Baisakhi is also called Vaisakhi and Besakhi. It is a harvest festival celebrated when the rabi crop is ready for harvesting. The harvesting is started with folk music and dancing such as bhangra [36] which is performed with zeal at ...
The Punjabi Muslims typically observe the Islamic festivals, do not observe Hindu or Sikh religious festivals, and in Pakistan the official holidays recognize only the Islamic festivals. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Punjabi Sikhs and Hindus typically do not observe these, and instead observe historic festivals such as Lohri , Basant and Vaisakhi as seasonal ...
A man celebrating Mela Chiraghan. Mela Chiraghan or Mela Shalimar (Punjabi: میلہ چراغاں; "Festival of Lights") was a three-day annual festival to mark the urs (death anniversary) of the Punjabi poet and Sufi saint Shah Hussain (1538 – 1599) who lived in Lahore in the 16th century.
Pakistan Day is a momentous milestone in the history of Pakistan movement. This event is held to mark the anniversary of Pakistan Resolution passed by the Muslims of South Asia on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park (now Iqbal Park), Lahore. The resolution was presented by A. K. Fazlul Huq.
Mela Chiraghan or Mela Shalamar (Festival of Lights) is a three-day annual festival to mark the urs (death anniversary) of the Punjabi Sufi poet and saint Shah Hussain.It takes place at the shrine of Shah Hussain in Baghbanpura, on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, adjacent to the Shalamar Gardens.
Government of Punjab, Pakistan, under Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar approved the celebrations of Punjab Culture Day at national level. [9] [10] Usman Buzdar described that the purpose to observe the Punjab Culture Day is to highlight different facets of Punjab culture and the land of Punjab is filled with hospitality, love and affection. [11]
The following festivals celebrate elements of Punjabi culture, a region that encompasses areas in both India and Pakistan.While many of the festivals take place in the Punjab region, others take place elsewhere, among the diaspora of Punjabi people.
The festival marks the commencement of the spring season. In the Punjab region (including the Punjab province of Pakistan), Basant Panchami has been a long established tradition of flying kites [12] and holding fairs. This includes the Pothohar Plateau where Basant is celebrated in Ralwalpindi, Pakistan with the flying of kites. [13]