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Phulaich Fair is held every year in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It is organized in the month of Bhadrapada which witnesses lot of rain. It is associated with the flower watching festival of Ukhyang in the Kinnaur Valley.
It is also known as Phulaich Festival that is associated with the act of remembering the ones who has passed away. Colourful stalls and participants from the nearby areas throng the place during the Festival. The fair is celebrated with great fervour by the locals. The festivities start with villagers going on mountain top and collecting Ladra flowers. Animals are also sacrificed. The relatives offer wine, rice and food to the deceased which are later distributed among the poor. The village people gather to visit the Dhangaspa family house and show their respect by garlanding the family members. People are also seen playing drums and blowing bugles to greet the team that climbed the hill top to collect the Ladra flowers.
History of Phulaich Fair
On the particular day (16th day of the Hindu month of ‘Bhadrapada’), ten Rajputs (Belong to warrior family), went uphill to pick some of the wonderful and impressive flowers.
They had spent the whole day and the next day as well on the beautiful hill of colorful flowers. The batch of Rajputs came back with the assortments of flowers and fragrance. The sweet aroma was really charming. People who were experiencing the smell for the very first time felt giddy and excited. Village dwellers, who visited the forests which were famous for these sweet and aromatic flowers, fell in love with the mesmerizing place and the fragrance of the blooming flowers around. The cosmos around was fascinating and had the power to engross the mind and soul. All the inhabitants dance and celebrate the 18th night with charismatic music beneath the deodar trees. This fastidious festival of Himachal Pradesh continues for a week.
The returns of the villagers were celebrated as Phulaich festival. The varieties and wonders of the flourishing wild flowers are the prime charm and highlight of the festival.
How it is celebrated :
The popular festivals of Himachal Pradesh Phulaich is celebrated in a colorful way as the entire state seems to get immerse into the beauty of flowers. On this occasion people of state remember, pay respect and pray for the souls of the relatives who have lost their lives. Then further on this cultural festivals Himachal Pradesh relatives of the dead one offer rice, food and drink on the brick mounds which are later given to Harijans and distributed amongst poor.
After this ritual, as part of the hilly culture villagers visit the Dhangaspa family house to express respect by offering garlands to the members of the family.
Himachal Pradesh is not only a place of enchanting landscapes and mystifying woods but also colorful festivals. Through the fairs and festivals in Himachal Pradesh, the state upholds and displays to the world its rich tradition, friendly people and amazing splendours. Every month brings about a new celebration time with a wide set of Himachal Pradesh festivals. These serve the needs of social integration not only for economic sustenance but also for cultural survival. Some of these have come down hand in hand with age-old tradition while some others have developed in recent times. Generally the fairs are held at such a time when the people are free from their household engagements. In remote places when winter brings life to a standstill, the fairs, festivals and events brings the fun and frolic. Thus, these festivals and events are inseparable parts of Himachal Pradesh society. Fairs give them an opportunity to purchase and sell needed articles. Traders from far and near join these festivals to display articles like clothes, wool, pashmina, furs, leather, hides and skins, pottery, metal ware, jewellery, ornaments, fruits, vegetables and many other local products. They bring forth the religion, rituals, belief and are abound in folk songs, dance forms and other lucid expressions of the people of Himachal Pradesh. Himachal is a land of Devi and Devtas – land of gods and most of the fairs are of mythological nature. But to keep on rhythm in various walks of life, fairs have occupied predominant role and acquired varied dimensions, such as trade, agricultural, seasonal and fairs connected with festivals etc. There is hardly any village where no fair is held. There is almost continuous succession of fairs.
