Post By : Muhammed Saad.
Basant is celebrated on February 24 by flying colorful kites in the air, from rooftops, from fields, and from any open place they can get to. It is celebrated to ring in the warmer spring weather, and say farewell to the winter. During the past ten years, some aristocrats of Lahore have introduced basant as a local popular festival.
Although Basant is a fun time for the most part, kite flying on the festival of Basant has had it's share of protests and conflicts in the past, due to the rise of accidental deaths that occur on this day from kite flyers falling off roofs, or bicyclists being cut from unseen string as they pass by someone flying a kite.
Some people even have gone as far as to tie glass and metal to their strings as they participate in "kite fights" which ultimately ruined some Basant holidays.
Pakistani government banned kite flying in 2005, and kite flying is prohibited on all other days except on the Basant festival days due to the dangers kite flying normally has in such a congested city of millions like Lahore.
The main truth is that for the majority of law abiding Pakistanis, this is a time for celebration, family, and using strong caution. Most Pakistanis do adhere to safety rules established by the Pakistani police and stay safe during what is supposed to be the most colorful festivals of the year.
Basant is celebrated on February 24 by flying colorful kites in the air, from rooftops, from fields, and from any open place they can get to. It is celebrated to ring in the warmer spring weather, and say farewell to the winter. During the past ten years, some aristocrats of Lahore have introduced basant as a local popular festival.
Although Basant is a fun time for the most part, kite flying on the festival of Basant has had it's share of protests and conflicts in the past, due to the rise of accidental deaths that occur on this day from kite flyers falling off roofs, or bicyclists being cut from unseen string as they pass by someone flying a kite.
Some people even have gone as far as to tie glass and metal to their strings as they participate in "kite fights" which ultimately ruined some Basant holidays.
Pakistani government banned kite flying in 2005, and kite flying is prohibited on all other days except on the Basant festival days due to the dangers kite flying normally has in such a congested city of millions like Lahore.
The main truth is that for the majority of law abiding Pakistanis, this is a time for celebration, family, and using strong caution. Most Pakistanis do adhere to safety rules established by the Pakistani police and stay safe during what is supposed to be the most colorful festivals of the year.
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