They stock up on kites and get food ready two months in advance. Rokkaku kites are bowed using two tension lines and are popular because they fly well without tails and provide a nice shape to carry artwork.
The sizes of the kites vary, and they usually have a four-legged bridle. The goal is to bring down your opponent’s kite by using an abrasive line coated with a. 5 Single Line Kites by Purpose What is a Rokkaku kite Rokkaku is a Japanese word that means that this kite has six corners. "The people wear orange and yellow in their clothing," he said. In Asian countries like India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan kite fighting is a very popular sport. People take their kites to rooftops and let them fly in the evenings, he said. Hameed said kite flying in Pakistan, his native land, is a huge end-of-winter celebration (Basant Mela). The cotton string is coated with powdered glass or a similar abrasive, and is designed to cut the strings of rival kites. In Brazil, similar string is called cerol, and in Chile hilo curado. This is Afzal's first time overseeing the festival's kite fight.įights are scheduled at the top of every hour, beginning at noon, and last about 15 minutes. Manja (or manjha) is an abrasive string used to fly fighter kites in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan.
"The American kites common at beaches are heavier because they are made out of nylon and are more expensive." Back home, you can buy them for a dollar," Afzal said. "Even if the wind is calm, the fight kites will lift and fly. About 200 kites from Pakistan have been ordered, Hameed said.įight kites are made of lightweight paper, said Rizwan Afzal, the event's kite-fight organizer. If you want to try your hand at flying, fight kites will be for sale for $5 to $7. The kites are the stars of the show, of course. Officials in Pakistan banned the practice in 2007 following a string of deaths - with most of the victims being children. The venue, at Fountain Park, provides a lot of wind, which is perfect for the kites." Baby among six people sliced to death by ‘glass-encrusted’ strings during blood-drenched ‘kite fighting’ festival. "Jewelry and clothing will be sold at a bazaar. Kebabs, bread and pita rolls," Hameed said. What kind of foods? Pakistan, Indian foods. We also have people selling very good ethnic food. Omar Hameed, the organization's spokesman, expects as many as 2,000 people will attend. The Pakistan Information and Cultural Organization will present the 13th annual festival this weekend. (In Pakistan and elsewhere, lines are coated with a mixture of crushed glass and glue that tactic is not allowed in this event.) Competitors maneuver their kites to try to cut the strings of other kites. Even those made in fearsome shapes seem too fragile for battle.īut the Kite Flying Festival in Fountain Hills, a re-creation of a springtime celebration in Pakistan and parts of neighboring India, will feature fight kites. Kites aren't what come to mind when you think of fighting.
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