Significance of Swings in Indian Festivals
Significance of Swings in Indian Festivals Indians love to swing. Tying up swings and swinging in swing mostly by children and women are significantly visible in most of the Indian Festival. In North India Teej also known as 'Festival of Swings' marks the advent of monsoon season. The words Teej, in invokes up the image of swings as people hang beautiful swings in gardens and outside their houses. People follow the age-old tradition of swinging in the rains and perform traditional dance. Not only women but small kids also enjoy the spirit of the festival by swinging. Teej swings are decorated with colored and fragrant flowers. Some swings are also decorated with leharia print fabric to highlight the Rajasthani culture. These swings are either hung in the locality parks or at various gardens where special Teej celebrations take place. In Orissa during Raja Sankranti Festival that comes in June month is a three-day period of Raja, women get their right to rest and merry-making. T...