January 31, 2009

Aaye " BASANT" - Paala Urant

"Aaye Basant Pala Urant" meaning Basant ( festival) has come ; Severe Cold Vanishes"

Schools and colleges are celebrating Basant with students donning colourful yellow dresses.Young children are flying kites. More kites are bought by those small children who cannot fly them . Dor ( cord) is selling from Rs.50 to Rs. 1500 per charkhi( brought from places like Delhi and Bareilly ).

HAPPY BASANT-- HAPPY KITE FLYING--may you defeat your opponent in the " PECHAA" and then may you yell " Ayee Bo! AAye Bo!c, Woh Kataa!"

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Just to wish you all a very Happy Basant....bo kata, bo kata.....

I remember my young days when flying kites on the roof top in Lahore......
To my knowledge, for the last 2/3 years Basant is banned there due to some deaths connected with Basant......but before that it was a big Mela in Lahore with kite flying competitions and parties etc....