Basant kite flying is that time of the year when India and Indians everywhere come alive in a riot of vivacious colors to herald spring. As India is a country of various cultures there are several varied festivals to celebrate the arrival of spring in the different parts of the country.
Mainly, most festivals have a spiritual fervor to it and are symbolic of victory of good over evil. The people celebrate the Basant Kite Flying Festival with great pomp and show. The celebration takes place in the spring season. The beauty of the nature in the spring season adds to the festival. It is a celebration of the starting of the season that is celebrated by flying colorful kites in the sky.The kites are of different size and shapes, some of them also carry special messages that are written to God.
Basant Kite Flying Festival
Basant Kite flying festival is the major and most colorful event of this festival. The sky is covered with different colorful fighter kites. The kites are of medium size normally from 1 feet to 4 feet across and made of paper on a frame of bamboo strips. Preparation for this festival start several days earlier and people spend a lot of money on the kites.
New clothes are purchased for this festival and several delicious dishes prepared for this particular occasion. 'Yellow' is the color of the festival and so it dominates everywhere i.e. in the kites, in the clothes, chiefly in the clothes of ladies, as ladies make a lot of preparation for this particular occasion. There are kites in the sky not only in daytime but also in night. People use searchlights in the night to fly the kites. All the family members gather at one single place, many times on the rooftops, and celebrate this festival.