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Fairs and Festivals
The Gay and vivacious Punjabi's are very fond of fairs and festivals
and almost every fortnight there is a fair or a festival in one part of
the state or the other.
People come to participate in such functions from
far-off places, trudging dusty distances. Many a fair is held in memory
of a saint or a pir, and people from all communities living in a village
participate in it. Men, women and children of all ages, classes and creeds
flock in hundreds and enjoy the numerous fascinating features of the fair
: races, singing, wrestling bouts, acrobatics etc. They play on folk instruments,
such as Vanjli and Algoza. To a lover of culture, a Punjabi fair is an
aesthetic treat. In the life of a Punjabi, fair and festivals are
always an occasion to wear new clothes. Both old and young come out in
their multi-coloured and smartest best. Some enthusiasts colour and brush
up even their cattle and take them along.
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