Kalasha winter festival
\n PESHAWAR
\nThe Kalasha winter festival – Chawmoss \u2013 is being celebrated with religious zeal and zest as the children collected twigs and branches of pine trees and made bonfire to participate in the high flame and smoke competitions on Friday.
\nBegan on December 7 and to be continued till 22th of the current month, the phase of bonfire competitions in the Chawmoss festival completed in which a number of children participated.
\nThe children gathered at their sacred place, collected twigs and branches of pine trees and made bonfire to show skills in making high flames and smoke.
\nMaking high flames and smoke is meant to welcome peace, prosperity, minerals, green grass and love among the people of the indigenous tribe in the ensuing winter and spring seasons.
\nThe children while holding green leaves and branches of trees also sang songs and performed chorus to enjoy the festival.
\nLocal and foreign tourists have also come to the valley to see and enjoy the unique culture, traditions and religious rites.
\nThe officials of Tourism Department have issued directives to the quarters concerned to provide every facility to the locals and foreign tourists, who had come for Chawmoss festival.
\nThe provincial government is providing foolproof security, lighting and transportation to the tourists and local residents so they could celebrate the event in a befitting manner.
\nThe Kalasha winter festival \u201cChawmoss\u201d is the biggest festival of the year. As winter starts around mid-December, the Chawmoss festival begins.
\nThe festival is celebrated for the divine, the living and dead relatives, crops and the goats to be safeguarded, while the community, the village and the valley are purified prior to the coming year. Sighting a fox is a good omen and great efforts are made in this regard.
\nAt dusk, torch-lit processions are taken out from all the nearby villages. The processions then culminate at the \u201cCharsue\u201d, which is the main customary dancing place. Most of the festivities are indoors where the local wine is handed around as the dance gathers momentum. It is carried out till late in the night round the bonfire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kalasha winter festival PESHAWAR The Kalasha winter festival – Chawmoss \u2013 is being celebrated with religious zeal and zest as the children collected twigs and branches of pine trees and made bonfire to participate in the high flame and smoke competitions on Friday. Began on December 7 and to be continued till 22th of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-232117","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n