Festivals play a significant role in the social life of the people as it a concoction of traditional and contemporary values harnessed by them. Then, may it be the first cheer of the season with a "kaipo che" from one bustling terrace overlooking another during Uttarayan ,a kite flying festival, which is now celebrated at an international level as kitists around the world travel down to Ahmedabad to celebrate International kite flying festival. The exorbitant parties in holi filled with colours of love and harmony or the religious Rath Yatra, a procession taken out from the jagannath temple, the people of Ahmedabad know to live it all. The magnification yet continues with the nine nights of fervor and dance, world's longest dance festival, which captivates the city and restores the mood till the auspicious occasion of Diwali. Another, sight not to be missed is the "Tarnetar fair" held at a few distance from Ahmedabad which yet follows the practice of swayamyar, an old form of conducting marriages. May it be to please lord Krishna or sway to the carols sung for Mary's boy child, the people respect and adorn the vibrancy that every religion has to offer. Ahmedabad is a city that revels in beguilement and celebrates life throughout the year in its own distinctive way. |