Jashn-e-Baharan is one of the most awaited events in Pakistan. Jashn-e-Baharan is the celebration of spring and is held at the start of the spring season.
Though the event is celebrated all over Pakistan but Lahore the capital of Punjab is the central hub of all these activities. The event is celebrated all over Pakistan but Lahore the capital of Punjab is the central hub of all these activities.
Kite Flying is now banned but still the people of Lahore still celebrate Jashn-e-Baharan with the same excitement.
Jashn-e-Baharan festivals are organized in parks which include various activities like Bhangra on the beat of Dhol, fountain shows, concerts, magic shows for children etc. A wide variety of the traditional food of Pakistan is also sold in the festivities of Jashn-e-Baharan.Jashn-e-Baharan is one of the most awaited events in Pakistan. Jashn-e-Baharan is the celebration of spring and is held at the start of the spring season. Many people from around the world travel to Pakistan to attend this wonderful display excitement of spring. Events are organized all over Pakistan to express the joy of this traditional even of Jashn-e-Baharan. Jashn-e-Baharan is mainly the event of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Punjab as the name suggest is endowed with five rivers and rich soil. Agriculture has remained on the prominent means of living of this province of Pakistan and Jashn-e-Baharan is the celebration of the ripened crops in the spring season.
Though the event is celebrated all over Pakistan but Lahore the capital of Punjab is the central hub of all these activities. A number of people from all over the world and from Pakistan travel to Lahore for enjoying the festivities of spring. As spring denotes colors so does its celebration. Jashn-e-Baharan is an event full of colors with yellow and green being the most prominent ones.
Kite flying which is now banned by the Government of Pakistan was the major part of the celebrations. Mornings of Jashn-e-Baharan used to be filled with numerous beautifully colored kites and the nights of Jashn-e-Baharan never looked like nights, with the sky covered with white kites all over. Kite flying matches used to be held with people dancing on the beat of Dhol. At the end of the festive the biggest kite flying competition used to be held with people flying huge kites sometimes as huge as 6 feet or more. But due to the ignorance of some people who used the banned strings, the Government of Pakistan banned kite flying on the whole.
Though the Kite Flying is banned but still the people of Lahore have not lost hope. Lahoris still celebrate Jashn-e-Baharan with the same excitement. At the start of the spring, Jashn-e-Baharan festivals are organized in parks which include various activities like Bhangra on the beat of Dhol, fountain shows, concerts, magic shows for children etc. A wide variety of the traditional food of Pakistan is also sold in the festivities of Jashn-e-Baharan. Several family bonding games are also played on the event.
Stalls selling bangles and other jewelry are set up. Girls of different ages buy colorful bangles and wear them to celebrate Jashn-e-Baharan. Girls wear white suits with chunri dupattas or yellow basanti suits and look beautifully elegant. Boys wear the traditional Shalwar Kameez mostly in yellow and white with khussas on Jashn-e-Baharan.
This year the celebrations of Jashn-e-Baharan are on its peak too with schools, colleges and universities organizing Jashn-e-Baharan. Several other events open to general public will also be held this year mainly in Lahore, Kasur and many other cities.
So do not miss the celebrations and keep an eye on the internet to catch the most awaited celebrations of Jashn-e-Baharan.
