Basant Lahore occupies an important part of the culture of the city. Observed during the advent of spring, the Basant festival is a very colorful festival and people of all age participate with a lot of gaiety and enthusiasm.
Basant Lahore is an important event in the city that takes place every year between of the months of January and February. The people of Lahore celebrate Basant as a festival that indicates the advent of spring. The main attraction of this Basant festival includes kite flying. This festival of Lahore is participated by the young and the old alike.
Flying kites is a major part of the festival of Basant. This interesting inaugural act of the festival is performed in the walled, old part of the Lahore city.
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Important historical buildings like the Lahore Fort and the Badshahi Mosque lie at close proximity to this quarter of the city. During this time, most of the palatial buildings of Lahore open their large doors to allow nightlong parties.
The festival of Basant in Lahore involves a lot of merry making as people indulge in revelry and merriment. To welcome the ushering in of spring, people drape themselves with glamorous and colorful clothes. The celebrities of Lahore perform also take active part in the Basant festival of Lahore.
People of Lahore, who stay abroad, visit their home city at this point of the year to partake in the festivities. Tourists from near and far also make it a point to be present in Lahore during the Basant Festival.
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