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Punjabi festival

Teeyan — ਤੀਆਂ

tīāṅ

July–August · the monsoon month of Sawan

Teeyan is the women's festival of the monsoon. Married daughters return to their parents' village, swings (peengh) are hung from trees, and women gather in the open to sing boliyan and dance giddha. Parents send the daughter back with a sandhara — a gift of clothes, sweets and bangles.

Greetings in Punjabi

  • ਤੀਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਵਧਾਈਆਂ

    tīāṅ dīāṅ vadhāīāṅ

    "Happy Teeyan!"

    universal

Customs & traditions

  • ✦Swinging on peenghs hung from trees
  • ✦Giddha dance and boliyan (folk couplets)
  • ✦Married daughters visiting their parents' home
  • ✦Sandhara — gifts sent with the daughter
  • ✦Mehndi and colourful bangles

Traditional foods

  • ਖੀਰ ਪੂੜੇ

    khīr pūṛe

    Rice pudding with sweet fried pancakes — a Sawan favourite

  • ਗੁਲਗੁਲੇ

    gulgule

    Sweet jaggery-wheat fritters

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