THE BASANT
is the festival of kites. It is celebrated all over Pakistan. It comes off
towards the end of January, when the winter is passing into the spring.
Kite-merchants and dealers in string display their merchandise with great
pride. They have a roaring business for several days. At last, on the Basant
day, the young and the old begin to fly their kites long before sunrise. They
hold contests and make a held of noise, whenever a kite is cut off. They fasten
thorny branches of trees to long bamboo, sticks “to Loot” the cut off kites or
their strings. The confectioners decorate their shops and sell lots of sweets
from morning till evening. At some places, balloons, earthen pots and earth
toys are sold in large numbers. It is a day of great rejoicing, and it leaves
many happy memories behind.
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