Karasjok Idrettsfestival

he Basant or
the Festival of Kite Flying is celebrated with much fanfare and pomp
and show in mid February every year in Lahore. The
kite flying is a favourite pastime of Lahorites who start preparing for
the festivals much in microsoft mcitp advance. 
The main venue for kite flying is the old Lahore, where from dawn to
next dawn (including night) flyers along with their families and
friends flock on the roof tops and organize competitions.The
kite flying even continues during night in the flood lights and the
whole old Lahore is lit up in a scene to be witnessed and not
described. hen one cuts the cord of the other's kite, drum ccvp certification are beaten and
trumpets are blown. And the winner along with his friends and families
dance. Sizzling traditional foods are served and everyone makes merry.
Men wear yellow scarves while the ladies put on Gajras (traditional
bangles made of flowers). 
Yellow is indeed the main colour in this ccna event as it depicts the blossoming spring flowers in the fields of Punjab.
Not to mention that over the years, the Basant Festival has somewhat
become synonymous to Lahore and now coincides with the annual Horse and
Cattle Show which had been forgotten for some reasons in the past.