| Basant | |
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| Official name | Basant Panchami |
| Observed by | Punjabis |
| Liturgical color | Yellow |
| Observances | Kite flying. Eating sweet dishes. Decorating homes with yellow flowers. |
| Date | Magha Shukla Panchami |
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Basant is a spring time kite flying event during the Basant Panchami festival in the Punjab.[1] According to the Punjabi calendar it is held on the fifth day of lunar month of Magha (in late January or early February) marking the start of spring.
- ^ "Chapter iii". Punjabrevenue.nic.in. 1930. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2014.