Kalash famous Festival Chilim Jusht concludes
Chitral Times Report
CHITRAL: The spring festival Chilim Jusht or Joshi of Kalash tribes of Bumburate, Rumbur and Birir valleys in the South of Chitral concluded here on the other day amid merry-making and festivities zealously participated by the young Kalash people.
The major events of the final day of the five-day long festival are the taking out procession to the central dancing place and the grand music show in which young boys and girls sing and dance in congregation which lasts for hours.
The processionists were found carrying fresh twigs of walnut in their hands while coming to the central jastakhan (dancing place).
This time thousands of tourists thronged the valleys on the occasion of the festival unlike the past a few years adding colours to the festival.
Another important feature of this festival is the formal announcement of the boys and girls who will enter the matrimonial relations during the year and five such engagements were known to be made in Bumburate valley this year who will formally knot the tie on the occasion of winter festival, chitramas, in the month of December.
Commissioner Malakand Division and KP Tourism department officials and large number of tourists attended the last event in Bumburait. During the festival KPCTA have arranged the tent village to facilitate the tourists.
