2022
Joshi or Chilimjusht
The people of Kalash have a strong sense of identity and therefore hold a number of festivals all year round in order to parade and promote their way of living amongst all the other tribes present in the northern region of Pakistan. Joshi This is celebrated in May and welcomes the coming of spring in the region, it is hence a spring festival for the people of Kalash. During this time, people wear new clothes, women heavily accessorize, while the girls dance and sing. Houses are decorated, milk is collected from the cattle and even the new-born babies and their mothers are purified in this festival. In short, it is a festival to look out for and attend at least once in your life time
Basant
Last but not the least Basant, also known as the festival of kite flying is a must attend. It is surely a festival in Pakistan celebrated with pomp and show during the February in Lahore, every year. Basant is a kite flying event when people climb to the top of their roofs to do so. The event also arranges a variety of dishes and a musical concert and an evening full of shared laughter and fun.
Shandur Polo Festival
Another one of the famous festivals of Pakistan is a Shandur Polo festival, people keenly await every year. The festival takes place from 7th to 9th July annually on top of Shandur Pass which is around 3,700 meters above the sea level. The event marks rivalry between the two teams of Gilgit and Chitral who face off in a polo match, a match thousands of people come to witness. A few other attractions that the festival offers include folk music, folk dance, mountaineering, trout fishing, hiking trekking and of course, horseback riding! Come around to experience a festival surrounded by the most spectacular view of the snow-laden mountains, alpine flowers, crystal like lakes and stretched of green grass.
Sibi Festival
The advent of the event took place in the 15th century when the tribes in Balochistan decided to meet together in Sibi, annually. The tradition successfully continued through the 17th century and the event takes place today still. However, today the Sibi festival (Mela in local language) occurs not only to further the discussions of the tribes but to develop camel, horse and cattle breeding, as well as promote handicrafts made by the local Balochi men and women. The festival also holds various tournaments and exhibitions. The Sibi mela is one of the festivals of Pakistan which takes place for almost a week in the mid-February when it marks the beginning of spring in the country.
West Bengal celebrates many holidays and festivals. The Bengali proverb “Baro Mase Tero Parbon” (“Thirteen festivals in twelve months”) indicates the abundant of festivity in the state. Durga Puja is solemnized as perhaps the most significant of all celebrations in Bengal.
