Joshi festival
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Joshi festival is a springtime celebration of fertility, renewal, and communal joy observed by the Kalash people of Pakistan’s Chitral region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joshi festival canonical | 3 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kalash festival
ⓘ
festival ⓘ spring festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Joshi
ⓘ
Zhoshi festival ⓘ |
| approximateStartTime | May ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agricultural cycle
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Birir Valley
ⓘ
Bumburet Valley ⓘ Rumbur Valley ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
celebrates the fertility of fields and livestock
ⓘ
marks the arrival of spring ⓘ reinforces Kalash communal identity ⓘ |
| duration | several days ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kalash people ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
feasting
ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ social gatherings ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Kalash intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| includesActivity |
offering of milk and dairy products
ⓘ
rituals to bless crops and herds ⓘ singing of folk songs ⓘ traditional dancing ⓘ wearing of traditional Kalash dress ⓘ |
| location |
Chitral District
ⓘ
Hindu Kush ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu Kush region
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
communal joy
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ renewal ⓘ |
| participant |
Kalash people
ⓘ
surface form:
Kalash children
Kalash men ⓘ Kalash people ⓘ
surface form:
Kalash women
|
| religion |
Kalash people
ⓘ
surface form:
Kalash religion
|
| season | spring ⓘ |
| tourismImpact |
attracts domestic tourists
ⓘ
attracts international tourists ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.