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Devoid of some of the age-old cultural traditions, Chandigarh has acquired new ones to its calendar of activities. People of Chandigarh celebrate spring festivals, tree plantation festivals, rose and chrysanthemum shows, dog shows and kite flying. Other religious festivals like Diwali and Holi too are celebrated with as much gaiety and zest in Chandigarh. |  |
Baisakhi | |
Chandigarh celebrates Baisakhi in mid-April every year with great fervour as it marks the first day of the New Year according to the Hindu Vikrami Calendar. Baisakhi also marks the beginning of the harvesting season. |
Mango Festival
The Mango Festival is hosted by Chandigarh every year in the month of June. Different varieties of mangoes are displayed at Chandigarh city's Mango festival. As mango is one of the favourite fruits of India, the festival is a big attraction. At the festival, mango products like juice, squash, jams, pickles and aam papad are also displayed.
| Teej |  |
The Rock Garden of Chandigarh becomes the centre of activity during Teej (the festival of monsoon celebrated by women) celebrated in the month of August every year. Women accessories like bangles, mehendi (a traditional Indian herbal paint for making designs on hands and arms), and other makeup utilities are displayed at the Rock garden during the festival. |
Maha Moorkh Sammelan
On first of April, Chandigarh organizes a humorous, jocular and nonsense poem recitation competition. Aptly christened the Maha Moorkh Sammelan, people take part in this competition to be declared the biggest fool among the lot. The proud winner of the competition then enjoys a donkey ride.
Every Saturday evening, people of Chandigarh enjoy the three-hour Plaza Carnival held at the piazza in Sector 17. The carnival is free for all, and intends to promote local artists from every field. The attractions vary every Saturday and it could be anything from dance, music, and magic show to painting display, sculpture display, acrobatics, or mimicry.
The Rose Garden of Chandigarh is the venue for the three-day Festival of Gardens, which falls in the last week of February. The people of Chandigarh and tourists are encouraged to take a break and take a view at the various kinds of bloomed roses. The other attractions of the festival are classical dances, folk dances, flower shows, crafts display and other exhibitions and competitions.
A flower show is held every year in December in the Terraces Flower Garden in Sector 33 of Chandigarh. The Chrysanthemum Show attracts a lot of visitors as well as participants to Chandigarh.
The Chandigarh Carnival held in the month of November encourages students and children to participate in various types of talent competitions.
Chandigarh hosts the annual event of the Indo-Pak Mushaira that takes place in December. The event brings poets of India and Pakistan on the same stage and is an effort to bring the people of the two countries together.