Kite Flying Fun........:)

Kite flying is fun thing even today, although its been in the world for centuries. Many countries fly the kites as their cultural thing and many has some symbols and celebration attached to it.Well no doubt its fun :-)
In Pakistan, kite flying is often known as Gudi-Bazi or Patang-bazi. Although kite flying is a popular ritual for the celebration of spring festival known as Jashn-e-Baharaan ( Spring Festival) or Basant.

This festival shows many colors but more specifically yellow and green. People start the preparation so many days before the festival. Kite selling business is at its peak when this festival comes. Girls get excited about what they are going to wear in the festival...usually the case ;-). Moms think what is going to be the delicious menu for the night. Men and boys mostly try to buy a perfect kite and the strings to fly a kite. Actually this festival is a competition too. Flying the kite to its highest and cut the rivals kite and when you cut-loose the rival kite that's where the "dhol" comes in the scene. They beat the drum to show that they got one kite and everybody yells" Woh Katta" ( sliced one). The many you slice ,the better it gets. and you win!  Mostly people decorate their roof tops.This vary day the sky fills up with lots of colorful kites, signifies that life should be full of colors. Some kites go higher , some are so low and some are in between. but competing. That's hope! hope to grow , hope to have better tomorrow. These festivals bring families together as they share their happy moments together. 

Post Card showing the sky full of kites (Basant)

Kite selling shop, people are choosing kites for the festival

Girls are cheering for the kite flyers

"Dhol" playing the perfect beat

Post card

Preparing the Big kite over the roof top for the competition

Kites were basically originated from China, where there is perfect material for making the kite. The perfect silk fabric for sail material and bamboo to give it a framework. It was claimed to be the invention of the 5th century BC , Chinese philosopher Mozi and Lu Ban . Before that there were paper kites too in a very small scale, mostly used to deliver messages. After that it was introduced in India, New Zealand, Europe, Japan, Malaysia and so on. Now a days kite flying is fairly enjoyed in every part of the world.There is an exciting photos of the of 23 huge kite festivals all over the world. Recently there was a huge kite flying festival in Ontario . It was a lovely summer event and was great success.The annual World Kite Festival is held in Malaysia this year 2014 allowing kite makes from over 30 countries to showcase their colorful and creative kite designs as well as their incredible flying skills. 

As we grew up, we have been experiencing this great fun event through out our lives. Why not our kids too. So we bought a kite and taught Hani how to fly it and he loved it.   

Kite represent something so beautiful, raised high in the sky where the wind may take it but you are holding it tight to keep it in your hands. Life is such may there be storms and hurdles but you need to hold it tight, keep it on its track:) .

 

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