Festivals in April
Baisakhi:
Held on the first day of
Baisakh month which falls on 13th April according to english calendar.
Baisakhi is another major festival of Himachal Pradesh is celebrated with
great fervor and festivity. It bids a final fairwell to the winter. People
take purifying dips in water at Tattapani. Near Shimla and Rewalsar lake
near Mandi.
Sui
Fair:
Celebrated in Chamba Sui
fair is another exciting and funfield event.
Rali:
In April, Rali with its clay
models is marked in Kangra. Legand has it that the beautiful Rali was married
against her wishes and on the way to her husband's home, she leapt into
a stream.The husband jumped in afterher and trying to save both, Rali's
brother also dived into fast flowing water. All three died. Today, claymodels
are made in every house to mark that day, while unmarried girls pray for
grooms of their choice and the newly wedded ask for happiness and prosperity.
The holi Markandaya
fair is held near Bilaspur and the Rohru Jatar is held in honour
of the deity, Shikhru. This is also the time when fishing and low altitude
trekking raise their winter barriers, while the Spring Festival is
celebrated in Kullu from April 28 to 30.
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