Parents day
Parents day is celebrated in the Stars’land grammar school every year. It provides an opportunity for the children to express their best wishes and appreciation for parents and respect their efforts in bringing them up. parents day provides a chance to recognize and promote parenting as a central vocation for our communities and families. It is an occasion to make an statement about what should be our priorities to promote our society. It is a chance to create a positive tradition based on the realities of life. As it is a fact that role of a parent is vital in looking after the children, therefore requires investment,focus’and commitment.
Parents in the Stars’land school needed to know more about their responsibilities as parents. Apart of other occasions parents are invited once to the school to participate in the parents day program. The well educated community leaders’ and retired teachers in the village are also invited in the program. The program starts with different items performed by the school children. Parents realize that how much improvement has been brought in the students’ learning process.
The leaders of the community make parents feel their responsibility by their speeches in the last session of the program. The parents are send the video records of the program. In this way change is observed in the Booni region. More people are interested to educate their children in the public schools. Majority of the parents are involved in the agree culture sector and have not been able to improve their life style. The parents day program brings awareness among the parents and every year parents participate in the program and make commitment to help their children and cooperate the school for the better future of their new generation.
Students in the Stars’land school perform on the occasion in the presence of their parents and feel proud. The students start the program with welcoming speech by one of the school students. The first item is Hamd( praising Good and the prophet Muhammad)Mili Naghma (the national songs)Urdu song, and the Qawali usually about the issues of students. Talk show and hard talk is presented by the students. In the end of the first session a stage show is played on the stage and it is the most interesting part of it.
In the second session the principal high light the achievements and issues about schooling and educated people address the parents and try to convince them to know about their responsibilities and how to fulfill them.
Preparations for the program starts earlier. When the children are prepared to do what is needed. Not only parents attend the program. The majority of attendees usually are the community members. parents day in the stars’ land is a great event and is celebrated with great pump and show.
We have observed great achievements from such programs. Students with week performance in the exam achieve confidence by participating in different activities and feel that they also have extra qualities and boost up as a well behaved student. Students help the school staff to manage the program and learn how to organize such programs. The students learn how to deal with parents and the participants that improves their social skills.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
parents' day November 2010
Parents day
Parents day is celebrated in the Stars’land grammar school every year. It provides an opportunity for the children to express their best wishes and appreciation for parents and respect their efforts in bringing them up. parents day provides a chance to recognize and promote parenting as a central vocation for our communities and families. It is an occasion to make an statement about what should be our priorities to promote our society. It is a chance to create a positive tradition based on the realities of life. As it is a fact that role of a parent is vital in looking after the children, therefore requires investment,focus’and commitment.
Parents in the Stars’land school needed to know more about their responsibilities as parents. Apart of other occasions parents are invited once to the school to participate in the parents day program. The well educated community leaders’ and retired teachers in the village are also invited in the program. The program starts with different items performed by the school children. Parents realize that how much improvement has been brought in the students’ learning process.
The leaders of the community make parents feel their responsibility by their speeches in the last session of the program. The parents are send the video records of the program. In this way change is observed in the Booni region. More people are interested to educate their children in the public schools. Majority of the parents are involved in the agree culture sector and have not been able to improve their life style. The parents day program brings awareness among the parents and every year parents participate in the program and make commitment to help their children and cooperate the school for the better future of their new generation.
Students in the Stars’land school perform on the occasion in the presence of their parents and feel proud. The students start the program with welcoming speech by one of the school students. The first item is Hamd( praising Good and the prophet Muhammad)Mili Naghma (the national songs)Urdu song, and the Qawali usually about the issues of students. Talk show and hard talk is presented by the students. In the end of the first session a stage show is played on the stage and it is the most interesting part of it.
In the second session the principal high light the achievements and issues about schooling and educated people address the parents and try to convince them to know about their responsibilities and how to fulfill them.
Preparations for the program starts earlier. When the children are prepared to do what is needed. Not only parents attend the program. The majority of attendees usually are the community members. parents day in the stars’ land is a great event and is celebrated with great pump and show.
We have observed great achievements from such programs. Students with week performance in the exam achieve confidence by participating in different activities and feel that they also have extra qualities and boost up as a well behaved student. Students help the school staff to manage the program and learn how to organize such programs. The students learn how to deal with parents and the participants that improves their social skills.
Parents day is celebrated in the Stars’land grammar school every year. It provides an opportunity for the children to express their best wishes and appreciation for parents and respect their efforts in bringing them up. parents day provides a chance to recognize and promote parenting as a central vocation for our communities and families. It is an occasion to make an statement about what should be our priorities to promote our society. It is a chance to create a positive tradition based on the realities of life. As it is a fact that role of a parent is vital in looking after the children, therefore requires investment,focus’and commitment.
Parents in the Stars’land school needed to know more about their responsibilities as parents. Apart of other occasions parents are invited once to the school to participate in the parents day program. The well educated community leaders’ and retired teachers in the village are also invited in the program. The program starts with different items performed by the school children. Parents realize that how much improvement has been brought in the students’ learning process.
The leaders of the community make parents feel their responsibility by their speeches in the last session of the program. The parents are send the video records of the program. In this way change is observed in the Booni region. More people are interested to educate their children in the public schools. Majority of the parents are involved in the agree culture sector and have not been able to improve their life style. The parents day program brings awareness among the parents and every year parents participate in the program and make commitment to help their children and cooperate the school for the better future of their new generation.
Students in the Stars’land school perform on the occasion in the presence of their parents and feel proud. The students start the program with welcoming speech by one of the school students. The first item is Hamd( praising Good and the prophet Muhammad)Mili Naghma (the national songs)Urdu song, and the Qawali usually about the issues of students. Talk show and hard talk is presented by the students. In the end of the first session a stage show is played on the stage and it is the most interesting part of it.
In the second session the principal high light the achievements and issues about schooling and educated people address the parents and try to convince them to know about their responsibilities and how to fulfill them.
Preparations for the program starts earlier. When the children are prepared to do what is needed. Not only parents attend the program. The majority of attendees usually are the community members. parents day in the stars’ land is a great event and is celebrated with great pump and show.
We have observed great achievements from such programs. Students with week performance in the exam achieve confidence by participating in different activities and feel that they also have extra qualities and boost up as a well behaved student. Students help the school staff to manage the program and learn how to organize such programs. The students learn how to deal with parents and the participants that improves their social skills.
parents' day november 2010
Parents day
Parents day is celebrated in the Stars’land grammar school every year. It provides an opportunity for the children to express their best wishes and appreciation for parents and respect their efforts in bringing them up. parents day provides a chance to recognize and promote parenting as a central vocation for our communities and families. It is an occasion to make an statement about what should be our priorities to promote our society. It is a chance to create a positive tradition based on the realities of life. As it is a fact that role of a parent is vital in looking after the children, therefore requires investment,focus’and commitment.
Parents in the Stars’land school needed to know more about their responsibilities as parents. Apart of other occasions parents are invited once to the school to participate in the parents day program. The well educated community leaders’ and retired teachers in the village are also invited in the program. The program starts with different items performed by the school children. Parents realize that how much improvement has been brought in the students’ learning process.
The leaders of the community make parents feel their responsibility by their speeches in the last session of the program. The parents are send the video records of the program. In this way change is observed in the Booni region. More people are interested to educate their children in the public schools. Majority of the parents are involved in the agree culture sector and have not been able to improve their life style. The parents day program brings awareness among the parents and every year parents participate in the program and make commitment to help their children and cooperate the school for the better future of their new generation.
Students in the Stars’land school perform on the occasion in the presence of their parents and feel proud. The students start the program with welcoming speech by one of the school students. The first item is Hamd( praising Good and the prophet Muhammad)Mili Naghma (the national songs)Urdu song, and the Qawali usually about the issues of students. Talk show and hard talk is presented by the students. In the end of the first session a stage show is played on the stage and it is the most interesting part of it.
In the second session the principal high light the achievements and issues about schooling and educated people address the parents and try to convince them to know about their responsibilities and how to fulfill them.
Preparations for the program starts earlier. When the children are prepared to do what is needed. Not only parents attend the program. The majority of attendees usually are the community members. parents day in the stars’ land is a great event and is celebrated with great pump and show.
We have observed great achievements from such programs. Students with week performance in the exam achieve confidence by participating in different activities and feel that they also have extra qualities and boost up as a well behaved student. Students help the school staff to manage the program and learn how to organize such programs. The students learn how to deal with parents and the participants that improves their social skills.
Parents day is celebrated in the Stars’land grammar school every year. It provides an opportunity for the children to express their best wishes and appreciation for parents and respect their efforts in bringing them up. parents day provides a chance to recognize and promote parenting as a central vocation for our communities and families. It is an occasion to make an statement about what should be our priorities to promote our society. It is a chance to create a positive tradition based on the realities of life. As it is a fact that role of a parent is vital in looking after the children, therefore requires investment,focus’and commitment.
Parents in the Stars’land school needed to know more about their responsibilities as parents. Apart of other occasions parents are invited once to the school to participate in the parents day program. The well educated community leaders’ and retired teachers in the village are also invited in the program. The program starts with different items performed by the school children. Parents realize that how much improvement has been brought in the students’ learning process.
The leaders of the community make parents feel their responsibility by their speeches in the last session of the program. The parents are send the video records of the program. In this way change is observed in the Booni region. More people are interested to educate their children in the public schools. Majority of the parents are involved in the agree culture sector and have not been able to improve their life style. The parents day program brings awareness among the parents and every year parents participate in the program and make commitment to help their children and cooperate the school for the better future of their new generation.
Students in the Stars’land school perform on the occasion in the presence of their parents and feel proud. The students start the program with welcoming speech by one of the school students. The first item is Hamd( praising Good and the prophet Muhammad)Mili Naghma (the national songs)Urdu song, and the Qawali usually about the issues of students. Talk show and hard talk is presented by the students. In the end of the first session a stage show is played on the stage and it is the most interesting part of it.
In the second session the principal high light the achievements and issues about schooling and educated people address the parents and try to convince them to know about their responsibilities and how to fulfill them.
Preparations for the program starts earlier. When the children are prepared to do what is needed. Not only parents attend the program. The majority of attendees usually are the community members. parents day in the stars’ land is a great event and is celebrated with great pump and show.
We have observed great achievements from such programs. Students with week performance in the exam achieve confidence by participating in different activities and feel that they also have extra qualities and boost up as a well behaved student. Students help the school staff to manage the program and learn how to organize such programs. The students learn how to deal with parents and the participants that improves their social skills.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
parents' day 2010
Parents day
Parents day is celebrated in the Stars’land grammar school every year. It provides an opportunity for the children to express their best wishes and appreciation for parents and respect their efforts in bringing them up. parents day provides a chance to recognize and promote parenting as a central vocation for our communities and families. It is an occasion to make an statement about what should be our priorities to promote our society. It is a chance to create a positive tradition based on the realities of life. As it is a fact that role of a parent is vital in looking after the children, therefore requires investment,focus’and commitment.
Parents in the Stars’land school needed to know more about their responsibilities as parents. Apart of other occasions parents are invited once to the school to participate in the parents day program. The well educated community leaders’ and retired teachers in the village are also invited in the program. The program starts with different items performed by the school children. Parents realize that how much improvement has been brought in the students’ learning process.
The leaders of the community make parents feel their responsibility by their speeches in the last session of the program. The parents are send the video records of the program. In this way change is observed in the Booni region. More people are interested to educate their children in the public schools. Majority of the parents are involved in the agree culture sector and have not been able to improve their life style. The parents day program brings awareness among the parents and every year parents participate in the program and make commitment to help their children and cooperate the school for the better future of their new generation.
Students in the Stars’land school perform on the occasion in the presence of their parents and feel proud. The students start the program with welcoming speech by one of the school students. The first item is Hamd( praising Good and the prophet Muhammad)Mili Naghma (the national songs)Urdu song, and the Qawali usually about the issues of students. Talk show and hard talk is presented by the students. In the end of the first session a stage show is played on the stage and it is the most interesting part of it.
In the second session the principal high light the achievements and issues about schooling and educated people address the parents and try to convince them to know about their responsibilities and how to fulfill them.
Preparations for the program starts earlier. When the children are prepared to do what is needed. Not only parents attend the program. The majority of attendees usually are the community members. parents day in the stars’ land is a great event and is celebrated with great pump and show.
We have observed great achievements from such programs. Students with week performance in the exam achieve confidence by participating in different activities and feel that they also have extra qualities and boost up as a well behaved student. Students help the school staff to manage the program and learn how to organize such programs. The students learn how to deal with parents and the participants that improves their social skills.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Situation afterwords the glaciers burst in the Booni Zoom mountan
Dear All
Hello’
Since the day when the glaciers broke first time in 28 July 2010’ most people in the Booni village have lost the test of life. Many families have been deprived from each and every thing. There is no water for drinking and irrigation for the whole Booni village. We have lost the crops due to the non availability of irrigation water’ and the apple fruits got damaged and no buyer came up to chitral as the roads are broken as well. women children and aged people in Booni are taken to the tents to sleep in the nights’ due to the unexpected situation of flood .The schools are closed due to the thread of flood.Booni village is in complete risk. There is shortage of cooking oils and ghee. The prices have increased at least up to hundred percent. People in the Booni village are depressed and seem uneasy to face the difficulties awaiting.
The threads of flash flood and the circumstances have effected the schooling of the children.Stars’land Grammar School has been providing quality education to the economically lower class of the community. Now only this class of the community has been suffered. As we do not expect any sort of help from any source in the country, therefore we expect once again the international community to help us directly to come out from this circle. Stars’ land school has send carpets to uk to be solved and you can help the students in the Stars’land school to buy them. Apart of that you make contribution and send us through the charity Jam established in Scotland. Our website is www.jam.org.pk
Thanks
Muzafar Hussain
Principal Stars’land Grammar School Booni Chitral Northern Pakistan
Hello’
Since the day when the glaciers broke first time in 28 July 2010’ most people in the Booni village have lost the test of life. Many families have been deprived from each and every thing. There is no water for drinking and irrigation for the whole Booni village. We have lost the crops due to the non availability of irrigation water’ and the apple fruits got damaged and no buyer came up to chitral as the roads are broken as well. women children and aged people in Booni are taken to the tents to sleep in the nights’ due to the unexpected situation of flood .The schools are closed due to the thread of flood.Booni village is in complete risk. There is shortage of cooking oils and ghee. The prices have increased at least up to hundred percent. People in the Booni village are depressed and seem uneasy to face the difficulties awaiting.
The threads of flash flood and the circumstances have effected the schooling of the children.Stars’land Grammar School has been providing quality education to the economically lower class of the community. Now only this class of the community has been suffered. As we do not expect any sort of help from any source in the country, therefore we expect once again the international community to help us directly to come out from this circle. Stars’ land school has send carpets to uk to be solved and you can help the students in the Stars’land school to buy them. Apart of that you make contribution and send us through the charity Jam established in Scotland. Our website is www.jam.org.pk
Thanks
Muzafar Hussain
Principal Stars’land Grammar School Booni Chitral Northern Pakistan
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Booni Zoom Glaciers burst out
Booni Zoom Glaciers Burst out 
The gigantic water resource in the Booni zoom mountain had been the only way to provide fresh and clean water to the Booni village, burst out twice in ten days. First time when it came , was the late afternoon of July 28.The flood had damaged the village in both side of the stream. Since than life already had been difficult for Booni people. The second time the glacier burst out in nearly the mid night of 8th of August 2010 when every body was asleep in the village. A horrific and terrifying sound wake up all.It was the dreadful sound of the out burst of the glacier.
The flash flood hit the village with full strength and it took few minutes to destroy the water supply lines, electric lines and swept away two main bridges apart of other small bridges, which were connecting both sides of the village. A big bridge, over mastuj river, which was recently build for the college students is destroyed. The flood damaged roads, houses, orchards and agricultural fields. The maiz,Rice and different crops are left dried due to the non availability of irrigation water. The green orchards and overhanging gardens of different fruits are made deserts. The flood stricken people are grieved and disappointed and suffer in trauma. Now is the season of apples and People of Booni used to get a good amount of money by sailing their apple fruits and dried apricots. Usually women’s duty is to collect the apples and apricots ,dry them and keep for sale or to be eaten in the winter. It is a good diet and way to keep the children happy and healthy, now the apples gardens were buried under the flood and the families left for the Gahly ground to take shelter in the hot sun of August, where except tents nothing has been provided to them. Thousands of Booni inhabitants have got shelter in the Gahly ground, as it has become a complete thread for the whole Booni village. The flood is continue since than, and if once it breaks the weak points, will destroy the whole village, that would be the real disaster. The wheat crops were ready to be harvested; the heavy rain has delayed the process, and now these are damaged as well. The flood had started earlier and already destroyed the canals, in the result rice crops and vegetables farms are dried. No vegetable is available in any one’s farm. Due to the break down of roads between chitral and Booni there is a shortage of every thing in the Booni Bazar,and even if it is available in the bazaar, people can not buy them as they have no money. life has become quite difficult for Booni people. . Due to the break down of roads the apples and dried apricots can not be sell and the apple fruits in Booni are getting spoild,as they can not be kept for longer. Majority of people have left for other places due to the emergency situation prevailed in Booni.from children to adults in Booni can be seen bringing water from miles away.
Schooling
Many children reading in the Stars’land Grammar School can not come to school, as they have lost their houses, and others can not cross the stream. All the schools Including Stars’ land Grammar school in the Booni village are closed for unknown time due to the over hanging thread of a sudden burst of glaciers in the Booni Gol.Parents already delay payment of tuition fee. Now it has become more difficult for them to pay the tuition fee for their children as they have faced an irrecoverable damage. The negative effect has been observed in the Stars’land School. Not a single rupee has been received in the school in this month. Due to the difficulties facing by the Booni People the Stars’land Grammar School authority has considered six months relief for its students and charge no any tuition fee which is equivalent to three hundred thousand rupees for six months. This would be possible if we could get support from philanthropists around the world. For further information please contact us. We can provide videos and images of the realities. To help us please visit our School website>www.jam.org.pk
Muzafar Hussain
Principal Stars’land Grammar School Booni
Booni’Chitral’Pakistan
The gigantic water resource in the Booni zoom mountain had been the only way to provide fresh and clean water to the Booni village, burst out twice in ten days. First time when it came , was the late afternoon of July 28.The flood had damaged the village in both side of the stream. Since than life already had been difficult for Booni people. The second time the glacier burst out in nearly the mid night of 8th of August 2010 when every body was asleep in the village. A horrific and terrifying sound wake up all.It was the dreadful sound of the out burst of the glacier.
The flash flood hit the village with full strength and it took few minutes to destroy the water supply lines, electric lines and swept away two main bridges apart of other small bridges, which were connecting both sides of the village. A big bridge, over mastuj river, which was recently build for the college students is destroyed. The flood damaged roads, houses, orchards and agricultural fields. The maiz,Rice and different crops are left dried due to the non availability of irrigation water. The green orchards and overhanging gardens of different fruits are made deserts. The flood stricken people are grieved and disappointed and suffer in trauma. Now is the season of apples and People of Booni used to get a good amount of money by sailing their apple fruits and dried apricots. Usually women’s duty is to collect the apples and apricots ,dry them and keep for sale or to be eaten in the winter. It is a good diet and way to keep the children happy and healthy, now the apples gardens were buried under the flood and the families left for the Gahly ground to take shelter in the hot sun of August, where except tents nothing has been provided to them. Thousands of Booni inhabitants have got shelter in the Gahly ground, as it has become a complete thread for the whole Booni village. The flood is continue since than, and if once it breaks the weak points, will destroy the whole village, that would be the real disaster. The wheat crops were ready to be harvested; the heavy rain has delayed the process, and now these are damaged as well. The flood had started earlier and already destroyed the canals, in the result rice crops and vegetables farms are dried. No vegetable is available in any one’s farm. Due to the break down of roads between chitral and Booni there is a shortage of every thing in the Booni Bazar,and even if it is available in the bazaar, people can not buy them as they have no money. life has become quite difficult for Booni people. . Due to the break down of roads the apples and dried apricots can not be sell and the apple fruits in Booni are getting spoild,as they can not be kept for longer. Majority of people have left for other places due to the emergency situation prevailed in Booni.from children to adults in Booni can be seen bringing water from miles away.
Schooling
Many children reading in the Stars’land Grammar School can not come to school, as they have lost their houses, and others can not cross the stream. All the schools Including Stars’ land Grammar school in the Booni village are closed for unknown time due to the over hanging thread of a sudden burst of glaciers in the Booni Gol.Parents already delay payment of tuition fee. Now it has become more difficult for them to pay the tuition fee for their children as they have faced an irrecoverable damage. The negative effect has been observed in the Stars’land School. Not a single rupee has been received in the school in this month. Due to the difficulties facing by the Booni People the Stars’land Grammar School authority has considered six months relief for its students and charge no any tuition fee which is equivalent to three hundred thousand rupees for six months. This would be possible if we could get support from philanthropists around the world. For further information please contact us. We can provide videos and images of the realities. To help us please visit our School website>www.jam.org.pk
Muzafar Hussain
Principal Stars’land Grammar School Booni
Booni’Chitral’Pakistan
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
NOWROOZ MUBAREK
Naurooz Celebrated in Chitral Pakistan
Naurooz, the spring equinox festival, was celebrated in northern Chitral and Lotkoh valley of the Chitral district on March 21st, marking the commencement of spring with trees putting forward fresh shoots and blossom. In Chitral, it is a time of the year when the newly sprouted blade of grasses and flowers fills the air with aroma and the land with motley colours immediately after receding of the white sheet of snow. For people, then this particular time is the right season to celebrate.
Naurooz in the beginning of New Year is a refresher of commitment of the locals to practice noble deeds for the broader community welfare, adopting the tradition of hard work in their professional life. Besides, it is time when one evaluates one’s achievements in life. Thus numerous time-honoured values, such as self-evaluation, self-discipline, creativity, truthfulness, happiness progressiveness and plenitude emanate from Naurooz.
The important socio-religious aspect of Naurooz is that it always encourages the social bonds by bringing together the community, promoting passion for charity and ensuring that the more needy members of the community are not overlooked. These are some of the guiding principles keep in mind whilst celebrating Naurooz.
Chitral has a tradition of more than thousands year of celebrating Naurooz, which was introduced into the valley from Central Asia. A few days before the festival, a wave of exultation passes through the rank and file most visibly amongst the younger. Purchases of new cloth, footwear and other items are made for every body in the family.
A traditional mass ‘spring cleanliness’ campaign has historically been associated with Naurooz in northern Chitral, when women and young people in remote rural regions start cleaning their houses, bedding, utensils, linen and furniture in addition to repairing, painting and whitewashing the traditional Chitrali houses.
On the morning of Naurooz, prayers for the welfare and prosperity are offered. Traditional cuisine, famously shoshp, a special Chitral confectionery is served with walnut oil poured in the middle. Without this traditional sweet, Naurooz is less likely to be considered formalized. Families exchange a variety of dishes and personally visit each others.
“The happiness on Naurooz is intended to make us happy throughout the year”, says Ms Nazhat, a school student from village Booni. Women go on picnic to the nearby lush green pastures and play flute, play games and have leisure time. The philosophy of Naurooz is to promote happy feelings amongst people in the beginning of the year.
There are ranges of traditional sports e.g. free style polo to be played for the first time after a long discontinuation of the sport in winter. This year polo was played at Booni polo ground. In addition, hide and seek is another favorite sports of the youngsters. Adult enjoy fighting each other with snowballs.
Still another practice related to Naurooz is that groups of energetic young people in villages go to the roof with particular flowers, which they deliver to the family through the opening on the centre of Chitrali house as souvenir. They sing special songs for the occasion. In return the families pay them either in cash or kind, with which they arrange a night party and keep vigilant night, laughing, telling folk stories and other entertainment.
Meanwhile, regular night musical programmes also feature as important component of Naurooz. One of such programme was arranged in PTDC Booni through the support of Anjuman-e-Taraqi Khowar (a society for the promotion of Khowar culture). To begin with, as many as 15 poets presented their poems which followed a mega musical concert to be continued until late night through the participation of expert folksingers and folkdancers.
Naurooz, the spring equinox festival, was celebrated in northern Chitral and Lotkoh valley of the Chitral district on March 21st, marking the commencement of spring with trees putting forward fresh shoots and blossom. In Chitral, it is a time of the year when the newly sprouted blade of grasses and flowers fills the air with aroma and the land with motley colours immediately after receding of the white sheet of snow. For people, then this particular time is the right season to celebrate.
Naurooz in the beginning of New Year is a refresher of commitment of the locals to practice noble deeds for the broader community welfare, adopting the tradition of hard work in their professional life. Besides, it is time when one evaluates one’s achievements in life. Thus numerous time-honoured values, such as self-evaluation, self-discipline, creativity, truthfulness, happiness progressiveness and plenitude emanate from Naurooz.
The important socio-religious aspect of Naurooz is that it always encourages the social bonds by bringing together the community, promoting passion for charity and ensuring that the more needy members of the community are not overlooked. These are some of the guiding principles keep in mind whilst celebrating Naurooz.
Chitral has a tradition of more than thousands year of celebrating Naurooz, which was introduced into the valley from Central Asia. A few days before the festival, a wave of exultation passes through the rank and file most visibly amongst the younger. Purchases of new cloth, footwear and other items are made for every body in the family.
A traditional mass ‘spring cleanliness’ campaign has historically been associated with Naurooz in northern Chitral, when women and young people in remote rural regions start cleaning their houses, bedding, utensils, linen and furniture in addition to repairing, painting and whitewashing the traditional Chitrali houses.
On the morning of Naurooz, prayers for the welfare and prosperity are offered. Traditional cuisine, famously shoshp, a special Chitral confectionery is served with walnut oil poured in the middle. Without this traditional sweet, Naurooz is less likely to be considered formalized. Families exchange a variety of dishes and personally visit each others.
“The happiness on Naurooz is intended to make us happy throughout the year”, says Ms Nazhat, a school student from village Booni. Women go on picnic to the nearby lush green pastures and play flute, play games and have leisure time. The philosophy of Naurooz is to promote happy feelings amongst people in the beginning of the year.
There are ranges of traditional sports e.g. free style polo to be played for the first time after a long discontinuation of the sport in winter. This year polo was played at Booni polo ground. In addition, hide and seek is another favorite sports of the youngsters. Adult enjoy fighting each other with snowballs.
Still another practice related to Naurooz is that groups of energetic young people in villages go to the roof with particular flowers, which they deliver to the family through the opening on the centre of Chitrali house as souvenir. They sing special songs for the occasion. In return the families pay them either in cash or kind, with which they arrange a night party and keep vigilant night, laughing, telling folk stories and other entertainment.
Meanwhile, regular night musical programmes also feature as important component of Naurooz. One of such programme was arranged in PTDC Booni through the support of Anjuman-e-Taraqi Khowar (a society for the promotion of Khowar culture). To begin with, as many as 15 poets presented their poems which followed a mega musical concert to be continued until late night through the participation of expert folksingers and folkdancers.
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