ABOUT PEOPLE
Gujarat is a centre of cultural activities and diverse traditions of different ethnic and religious communities.’Kaapyo Chhey’ and ‘Utarayan-an annual kite-flying day on 14 January’ are among the popular festivals of the city.The nine nights of Navratri are celebrated with people performing Garba-the folk dance of Gujarat. Other festivals include deepavali Holi,Eid ul-Fitr and Christmas. During the Muslim holy month of Muharram the procession of Taija and annual procession of rath yatra.
CULTURE OF GUJRAT
Gujarat has a unique distinction of having a legendary origin of her folk dance forms. The most popular and known folk dances of Gujarat are Garba, Garbi, Rasaka, Tippani, Padhar-Nritya, Dangi-Nritya etc. Most of these dances have a circle of Mandala as the basic Choreographic pattern.
