Kotdwar:pkgnews24.com, The famous Bal Lok festival of Uttarakhand, Phuldei is being celebrated with great pomp. This festival holds special significance for the Uttarakhandi society. Starting from Chait Sankranti i.e. Phool Sankranti, children pour flowers on the doorsteps of homes throughout this month, this is called Phool Sangrat in Garhwal and Phooldei festival in Kumaon.
On the solstice of Chaitra month, when the snow starts melting from the high hills of Uttarakhand, after passing the difficult days of winter, along with the feeling of warmth, the days of happiness also start coming. In the mountains of Uttarakhand, the red flowers of Buransh begin to be covered, then the festival of Phuldei is celebrated for the prosperity of the whole area. This festival is usually a festival of teenage girls and young children.
Young children of the village wake up early in the morning and sing songs by worshiping the door frame of all the people of the village. Children pray for the happiness of the family by singing phuldei, chamma dei…jatukai dela, utukai sahi… Brought Phyoli flowers in a basket of bamboo and rigal / Mustard flowers, Buransh flowers, any other flower is blooming in the village, people come to the doorpost before waking up.
The arrival of the Hindu New Year is considered to be from the month of Chaitra. In the month of Chaitra, after the flower Sangrat or Phuldei, newlyweds start coming to their maternal home in Uttarakhand and the married ones are unable to come to their maternal home. In her in-laws’ house, brother, father or other relatives take Pahari dishes like Arsa, urad dumplings, dumplings and swala for the daughter. Which is a message of happiness in Uttarakhand.
Acharya Pandit Anish Khantwal explains that from the first day of Chaitra month in Uttarakhand, Phuldei, a festival that brings prosperity of all human life along with the prosperity of the earth in spring, is celebrated in Uttarakhand since ancient times. There were three crop rotations in Uttarakhand. In the month of Chaitra, even after harvesting the crop, making hill dishes from new grains and feeding them to the family and relatives has been a practice. Now the festivals of the state are becoming extinct.