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| Basant | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Basant Panchami |
| Observed by | Punjabis |
| Liturgical color | Yellow |
| Observances | Kite flying. Eating sweet dishes. Decorating homes with yellow flowers. |
| Date | Magha Shukla Panchami |
Basant is a spring time kite flying event during the Basant Panchami festival in the Punjab.[1] It falls on Basant, also called Basant Panchami. 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.
- ^ "Chapter iii". Punjabrevenue.nic.in. 1930. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2014.