Recently Bangladesh Local Guides Arranged a Photowalk at Sakrain Festival 2020. It was really a different types of Photowalk and I think the most colourful Photowalk. It was really a great experience for me and the other local guides.
Sakrain festival is the traditional festival at old Dhaka people. This festival is known as Poush Sankranti or Ghuri Utshob(Kite Festival). In every year this festival is celebrated on the last day of Bengali month Poush.
For a few centuries, this festival has been celebrated gleefully at Ganderia, Tatibazar, Laxmibazar, Chawkbazar, Lalbagh, and Sutrapur. It is said that this festival since celebrated from the Mughal period. The traditional practice of Bengali people the feast of PitaPulli(cakes) which is made from the new rice on the last day of the Bengali month Poush is very old.
From the winterâs morning, the festival starts with kite flying and this end up by the fireworks at the night dark. Increased tinge of the festival along with the increasing daytime. The rooftop of every house at Old Dhaka became festive all day long by participating young, old and everyoneâs whoâs are live in there. On this day, the residents of Dhaka take the preparation from before by make the paper kite and stick yarnâs reel to fly kites. In the afternoon, Playing the game of Kite on the rooftop of every house is an incredibly frenzy. There are also Baul songs, various type of sound system and Cultural programs. Fireworks and balloons flying game run until midnight.
This time the Sakrain festival celebrated on January 14, 2020.
I celebrated the festival at Tatibazar, Dhaka.
I really enjoyed the festival. It was an amazing experience of my life.
@Sourav_Biswas Thanks for sharing your experience. I also an opportunity to attended this Shakrain Photowalk meet up. That night was amazing & unbelievable.
