A slide about the Kite flying Festival held in Pakistan in summers.

1. Basant Festival

2. Outline Description Preparation Celebration Question and Answers

3. Description Bid farewell to the winter and the arrival of spring season. Powerful traditional festival of Pakistan. a kite-flying festival. originated from India and now famous across Pakistan esp. in the Punjab province

5. Preparation Celebrated in March – April, preparation starts 2-3 months before. Music: People play loud music and dance Food: Barbeque at night Clothes: People get new dresses. Esp. girls wear yellow dresses and apply Mehandi (hina) Buy Kites and threads worth thousands of Rupees

7. Celebration Mostly celebration starts at Night after Sunset People come out of their houses, roof tops etc Large Search lights Bhangra Dance – Loud Music Girls mostly contribute to the audience Fireworks Kite flying all night

9. Questions and Answers