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Title: The International Kite Festival


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The International Kite Festival
  • Pictures from the Kite Museum, Ahmedabad

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  • January is the time for kite festivals to take
    place all over India.

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  • The International Kite Festival, however, is held
    at Ahmedabad in Gujarat.

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  • It takes place on January 13th or 14th, to
    coincide with the festival of Uttarayan or Makar
    Sankranti.

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  • Families celebrate this holiday together.

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  • Traditionally the kites are made from paper.
  • But this is not a gentle sport!

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  • The aim is to fly your kite, cut out the
    opposition and leave your kite flying.

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  • Special mixtures of glue and ground glass cover
    the lines. This helps to cut through an opponents
    line, sending their kite crashing to the ground.

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  • This makes the lines so sharp that, carelessly
    used, they can cut a finger.

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  • After dark, thousands of kites are fitted with
    cylindrical paper lamps. These fill the sky like
    brightly flickering stars.
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