Kite Museum Kite Museum AhmedabadAhmedabad

GujaratGujaratIndiaIndia

Byhttp://www.ahmedabadkiteflyers.org

• January is the time for kite festivals to take place all over India.

• The International Kite Festival, however, is held at Ahmedabad in Gujarat.

• It takes place on January 13th or 14th, to coincide with the festival of Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti.

• Families celebrate this holiday together.

• Traditionally the kites are made from paper.

• But this is not a gentle sport!

• The aim is to fly your kite, cut out the opposition and leave your kite flying.

• Special mixtures of glue and ground glass cover the lines. This helps to cut through an opponents line, sending their kite crashing to the ground.

• This makes the lines so sharp that, carelessly used, they can cut a finger.

• After dark, thousands of kites are fitted with cylindrical paper lamps. These fill the sky like brightly flickering stars.

Address

Kite Museum

Sanskar Kendra Opp. National Institute

of Design, Paldi

Ahmedabad – 380007 Gujarat Indiahttp://www.ahmedabadkiteflyers.org

info@ahmedabadkiteflyers.org