Festivals In Pakistan

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Picture Identification Starting Question Festivals in Pakistan

What are these Festivals?

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Eid-ul-Fitar

Defence Day

Basant

Starting Questions
What are your Favorite Festivals? What do you usually do on Festivals? What do you usually eat on dates of Festivals?

Festivals in Pakistan
Shab-e-Barat Eid-ul-Fitar Eid-ul-Azha Eid Milad-un-Nabi Sibi Festival Sindh Horse and Cattle Show Bassant Pakistan Day Mela Chiraghan Shandur Polo Festival Independence Day

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Lok Mela Birthday of Allama Muhammad Iqbal National Industrial Exibition Lahore National Horse and Cattle Show Lahore Christmas and Birth Anniversary of Quaid-a-Azam

Shab-e-Barat
Religious festival celebrated on 14th of Shaaban, the 8th Islamic month. Prayers, fire works, exchange of sweet dishes and visits.

Eid-ul-Fitar
Religious festival celebrating end of fasting month on 1st of Shawwal, the 10th month of Islamic Calendar. Special prayer after sun-rise, exchange of sweet dishes, visits.

Eid-ul-Azha
Religious festival commemorating the great sacrifice offered by Prophet Abraham. Celebrated on 10 Zilhaj, 12th month of Islamic Calendar. Collective prayers after sun set, sacrifice of goats, sheep, cows or camels anddistribution of meat among relatives, friends and poor.

Eid Milad-un-Nabi
Birth Anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (P.B.U.H). on 12th of Rabi-ul-Awwal - the 3rd month of Islamic Calendar.

Bassant
With the advent of spring Basant Festival is celebrated with pomp and show in mid February every year in Lahore. In other words this is the spring festival. Lahore is becoming the main focal point for the celebration of this festival in Pakistan. People traditionally fly kites on the roofs of their buildings. High class Gentry also arrange musical concert with varities of dishes. Sometimes Lahorities on this occasion become emotional and in this state create law and order problems for the

Pakistan Day
23rd March Commemorating the anniversary of Pakistan Resolution passed on March 23, 1940. Military parade at provincial capitals and Islamabad.

Shandur Polo Festival

Traditional polo tournament between the teams of Chitral and Gilgit is being held on the highest polo ground of the world - The Shandur Pass (Chitral district). Allied activities include fold music, folk dances and other competitions. A tent village along Shandur Lake will be set up in cooperation with the local administration.

Independence Day
14th August Meeting, processions, rallies, decorations and illustrations all over the country.

Defence Day of Pakistan

06th Sepetmber Parades and exhibitions of military equipment at Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi. Visits to the war memorials. (No national holiday except Armed Forces)

Lok Mela
1st week of October, for one week Folk Festival held at Islamabad. Folk Music, songs, music contests, folk dances, craftsmen at work, exhibition and sale of handicrafts. The festival presents a unique opportunity to watch the culture and craft of the whole country at one place.

Birthday of Allama Muhammad Iqbal

09th November National Poet

Christmas and Birth Anniversary of Quaid-aAzam

25th December

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