Question

why people fly kites in the festival of basant panchmi?

Answer 1

as basant panchmi was a festival of kite so people fly kites

Answer 2

Basant panchmi is a kite festival celebrated in punjab. It is celebrated to mark the beginning of the spring season, so to add more colorfulness to the pleasant weather, people celebrate this festival by flying various colorful kites. And they also keep kite flying competitions.
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