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  2. Shakrain - Wikipedia

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    Shakrain Festival (Bengali: সাকরাইন; also known as Kite Festival and Ghuri Utsob) is an annual Bengali celebration in Dhaka, Bangladesh, observed with the flying of kites. [1] The celebration is uniquely celebrated by the Bengali Muslim Dhakaiya community based on Old Dhaka .

  3. List of kite festivals - Wikipedia

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    Berkeley Kite Festival: North America: United States: South-Western United States: Berkeley, California: Cesar Chavez park Berkeley Marina: 1986 September Bristol International Kite Festival: 30,000 Europe: England: North Somerset: Bristol: Ashton Court estate: 1989 January 14-15 International Kite Festival India [5] 500,000 Asia: India ...

  4. International Kite Festival in Gujarat – Uttarayan - Wikipedia

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    Here are the most popular kite festivals of the world: [20] Japan Kite Festival in Uchinada, Ishikawa [21] China Kite Festival called Weifang International Kite Festival [22] Jakarta Kite Festival in Pangandaran [23] Washington D.C. International Kite Festival, formerly called Smithsonian Kite Festival, and now known as the Blossom Kite ...

  5. Old Dhaka - Wikipedia

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    Shakrain is a festival of kite in Old Dhaka. It marks the end of Poush, the first month of winter in Bangladesh. [38] It also involves rooftop parties, fire-breathing, and fireworks. [39] Bongshal Pond is Tanti Bazaar is a community pool and gathering spot. [40] Chaand Raat (the night before eid) is celebrated here with fireworks and Adda ...

  6. List of festivals in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Shakrain kite festival, Dhaka. Shakrain — in Dhaka at the end of the Poush of the Bengali calendar. [45] Jatiya Pitha Utsab — National Pitha (Cake) Festival. [46] Charak — 3-day-long festival in Pabna starting on the last day of the Bangla month of Chaitra. [47] Joy Bangla Concert — annual concert to mark the 7 March Speech of Sheikh ...

  7. Kite-flying festival marks year since Taliban’s Afghanistan ...

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    Actor and model Hasib Mohammad, 23, who was showing children how to fly kites at the festival, said he wanted to give people “a taste of Afghan culture, because the way Afghanistan has been ...

  8. Vasant Panchami - Wikipedia

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    A kite flying at Basant Panchami event. At least since the 19th century, kite flying on Basant has been a popular event in north India well as in the region around Lahore, Pakistan. Kite flying is also traditional in west India on Uttarayan, in Mathura on Viskwakarma Puja and in south India. [18]

  9. Basant (festival) - Wikipedia

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    Basant is a spring time kite flying event during the Basant Panchami festival in the Punjab. [1] According to the Punjabi calendar it is held on the fifth day of lunar month of Magha (in late January or early February) marking the start of spring .