Uchal festival
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Uchal festival is a traditional harvest celebration of the Kalash people in Pakistan’s Chitral region, marked by music, dance, and rituals honoring their deities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uchal festival canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kalash festival
ⓘ
festival ⓘ harvest festival ⓘ |
| approximateTime | August ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
harvesting of barley
ⓘ
harvesting of wheat ⓘ pastoral life ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Kalash people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of Kalash identity
ⓘ
preservation of Kalash oral traditions ⓘ |
| danceStyle | traditional Kalash group dances ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kalash people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
dance
ⓘ
feasting ⓘ music ⓘ processions ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
choral singing
ⓘ
circle dances ⓘ offerings of dairy products ⓘ offerings of newly harvested grain ⓘ traditional Kalash costumes ⓘ traditional Kalash headgear ⓘ |
| hasRitualSpace |
Kalash sacred sites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
village dancing ground ⓘ |
| honors |
Kalash deities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
nature spirits ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Kalasha language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Chitral District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
harvest celebration
ⓘ
thanksgiving for crops ⓘ |
| musicStyle | traditional Kalash music ⓘ |
| partOf | Kalash ritual calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Hindu Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Chawmos festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joshi festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Kalash religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
prayers for future prosperity
ⓘ
thanksgiving to deities for good harvest ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community cohesion
ⓘ
inter-village interaction ⓘ youth socialization ⓘ |
| tourismAspect |
attracts domestic tourists
ⓘ
attracts international tourists ⓘ |
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