Baisakhi Mela

Baisakhi Mela or Baisakhi Fair is one of the most colourful aspects of Baisakhi celebrations in the state of Punjab. One can find vivid and vibrant colours of life in rural Punjab in such fairs. Happy with the harvest and the ensuing prosperity, men and women dress themselves in their fanciest clothes and participate in the Baisakhi fair with joy and gusto. Various activities have been incorporated in Baisakhi fairs to give people a chance to let their hair loose and enjoy the spirit of life and inner freedom.

Baisakhi Fairs are extremely popular amongst the people of Punjab. People come with their family and friends to participate in fairs from far off places. Most fascinating features of Baisakhi Mela are bhangra and gidda performances. Other activities that enthrall people are races, wrestling bouts, singing and acrobatics. Performance of folk instruments, such as vanjli and algoza is also quite popular.

More colours are added to Baisakhi Fairs by the numerous stalls selling bangles, toys, local handicrafts and other trinkets of domestic use. Food stalls are also a major crowd-puller in a Baisakhi Mela.

Baisakhi is an ancient festival dating back to the 17th century, also marks the beginning of a new solar year and harvest season. It is one of the most significant holidays in the Sikh calendar, commemorating the establishment of the Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib in 1699 by the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh.

To mark the celebrations, devotees, irrespective of Sikh religion, throng at Gurdawara. The celebrations start when devotees with flowers and offerings in their hands, proceed towards the Gurdawaras and temples before dawn.

Every year, a large number of Sikh Yatrees (pilgrims) arrive in Hasan Abdal, which is located 60 kilometers in the west of Islamabad, and mark the festival with great zeal and zest.

According to Sikh historians, in 1521, the founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak arrived in Hasan Abdal; sat under the shade of a tree, and started singing Kitran as his devotees gathered around him.

At first, he got severe opposition from a local saint, Shah Wali Qandhari, but it was his charismatic personality that his rival also converted to Sikhism. The Panja Sahib Gurdawara is believed to be built on the spot where the Guru stayed .It also contains a sacred rock that has the handprint of Guru Nanak.

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Basant festival (mela) in Lahore

Basant Mela is not only a kite-flying event but also a cultural festival consisting of traditional food, colourful dresses and bangles, and dancing and music.Yellow is the main colour of this festival as it depicts the blossoming spring flowers and the yellow mustard fields of Punjab (a province of Pakistan of which Lahore is the capital). The men wear yellow scarves and the ladies wear yellow, red, and golden clothes and put on bangles (gajras) made of fresh flowers.

The sky above Lahore is filled with colourful kites of various shapes and sizes. The people participate in kite-flying competitions and are familiar with the usual Basant vocabulary such as ‘Bo kata, Door, Pecha, Patang, Manja, and Guddi’.

This is a festival of colours, lights, and traditional food. Special dishes are prepared in huge pots called deig, and this food is served free in the shops and restaurants along the sides of the road. The festival is an important part of the city’s culture, and the people of Lahore take pride in Basant. There are other cities in which Basant is also celebrated, such as Faisalabad, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Jehlum, and Rawalpindi.  But it is Lahore which made the festival so popular, not only in Pakistan but all over the world.

Lahore became very festive and noisy and the sky filled with colourful kites. There was music and dance everywhere and the aroma of traditional food was intoxicating. Amir heard shouts of ‘Bo Kata! Bo Kata!’ and ran with his friends to watch the kites fighting in the sky, some falling to the ground after losing the battle. It was February, and the beautiful kites up in the sky heralded the coming of a new spring but now i dont know when it time back again its the culture of Lahoreis i have observed that if the govt will provide the best place for this festival then we can real enjoy and the tourism will more increase in the other side police should take the action against those who violet the rules its not just in Pakistan but all over the world 

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