Gujarati festival
Uttarayan — ઉત્તરાયણ
uttarāyaṇ
January 14–15 · Makar Sankranti, the kite festival
Uttarayan is Gujarat's celebration of Makar Sankranti, famous for rooftop kite-flying. Families gather on terraces from dawn for two days, filling the sky with kites while sharing til-gud sweets and undhiyu — capped by Ahmedabad's well-known International Kite Festival.
Greetings in Gujarati
ઉત્તરાયણની શુભકામનાઓ
uttarāyaṇnī śubhkāmanāo
"Happy Uttarayan!"
universal
કાઇપો છે!
kāipō chhē!
"Kite-cutting victory call!"
playful, shouted when cutting a rival's kite
Customs & traditions
- ✦Flying kites from rooftops through the day
- ✦Sharing til-gud (sesame-jaggery) sweets
- ✦Community kite festivals, including the International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad
Traditional foods
ઊંધિયું
ūndhiyũ
Mixed vegetable winter casserole
તિલ-ગોળની ચીકી
til-gōḻnī chīkī
Sesame-jaggery brittle
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