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Pakistan is one of the major Asian
countries known for its festivities
and religious occasions. Most of the
festivals that are celebrated in this
part of the world are annual. However,
all such festivals are some way or
the other dependent upon the Islamic
calendar. Ramadan, the ninth month
of the Islamic calendar is marked
with abstaining from food consumption
for about 29 to 30 days. Soon after
this mourning period is over, the
festival of Eid Ul Fitr takes place.
In another festival by the name of
Eid Ul Adha, animals are sacrificed
in memory of the actions that were
taken by the legendary Prophet Abraham.
The meat is then shared with friends
and other relatives. Both these festivals
do bring along with them public holidays,
much to the relief of the common man.
It will also provide you with the
opportunity to meet your near and
dear ones, share pleasantries and
spend some time together.
Another important festival of Pakistan
is the Eid-e-milad-un-Nabi. It is
the birthday of Prophet Mohammad,
and takes place in the third month
of the Islamic calendar. Muslims are
also known to celebrate the day of
Ashurah, on consecutive 9th and 10th
day of the first month. . This is
in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson,
Husayn bin Ali.
However, the festivals of Pakistan
do not only include Muslim festive
occasions. The festive occasions of
the Sikhs, Hindus and Persians are
also celebrated here. Even the shrine
of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism
is situated at Hassan Abdal in the
Attock district, which is in Pakistan.
The Punjabi festival of Basant, is
immensely popular in this part of
the world. With this festival, the
practice of flying kites begins every
year. Basant, is indeed the most popular
non-Muslim festival of Pakistan. However,
an important characteristic of all
the Pakistani festivals is that they
are associated with a season or two.
Most of the festivals here embrace
the onset of a particular season like
Nauroze embraces the onset of spring.
If you are searching for the specific
festivals of Pakistan, make sure to
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