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| August 1, 2010 | Women in Punjab celebrate Teej | |
Amritsar: The Hindu festival of 'Teej' was celebrated in traditional spirit at the Khalsa College for Women in Punjab's Amritsar city on Saturday. The campus wore a festive look of a lively village, with the students
attired in colourful and traditional Punjabi dresses. After the scorching heat
of the summer months, 'Tiyan' or Teej is a welcome and much-awaited break for
women of Punjab. Dancers enacted verses called 'bolis', which are a colourful
representation of folk poetry. "The month of Monsoon is full of happiness. During
this month, the married women come to their mother's houses and express their
happiness," said Sonam Kaushal, a student. "We have a tradition that a girl cannot
express her happiness in her husband's house, so they come to their mother's house
to express themselves," she added. Young girls performed various traditional dances
on folk songs to mark the occasion. "We are celebrating the day by performing
our traditional dances, swinging and singing songs from our Punjabi tradition,"
said Harvinder Kaur, another student. "There are many competitions like 'Monsoon
Queen' and Mehndi competition. The girls are participating in these competitions
with a great amount of enthusiasm," she added. The locals here said the festival
is important both culturally and socially. "The importance of the month of Monsoon
in human life is great. It has social importance, cultural importance, and even
it has spiritual and natural importance as well. The month of Monsoon is such
that the clouds come and the nature, forests and the birds-animals also feel happy,"
said Sukhbir Kaur Mahal, Principal of Khalsa College. Teej marks the beginning
of a series of fairs and festivals celebrated throughout the autumn and winter
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