People Across Pakistan Are Celebrating Basant And It’ll Make You Wish Punjab Officially Unbanned It

By Kashaf | 19 Feb, 2018

The Basant Kite Festival of Punjab has been a historic springtime kite flying event for centuries in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. However, in recent years, there has been a ban on kite flying in Punjab due to use of dangerous, life-threatening substances in the strings, as well as many accidents.

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source: pakistantoday.com.pk

The Basant Festival was held in Quetta this weekend and was so honestly breathtaking. The word ‘Bokaata’ from a famous song by Fariha Parvez was sung in the streets and heard everywhere during the festival.

In Shantinagar children were seen on rooftops flying kites with energy.

source: Faran Rafi

The streets were streaked with different colors as children gathered to celebrate the Spring Festival.

source: Faran Rafi

These pictures will definitely make you miss how Basant used to be celebrated back in the day.

source: Faran Rafi

Apart from that, the citizens of Karachi celebrated Basant with the second annual kite festival in DHA.

source: arabnews.com

Even though Basant is banned, this kite festival was to get children out of the house and remind them of cultural traditions.

source: arabnews.com

There was also a Basant Festival arranged on the rooftop of the Quetta Press Club (QPC) that was attended by many journalists from the city.

source: Basant International/ Youtube

Adults of all ages took part of the fun holiday!

 

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What did you guys think about Basant in Quetta?


cover image source: Faran Rafi

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