{"id":21477,"date":"2022-05-14T17:23:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T12:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofkp.org\/en\/?p=21477"},"modified":"2022-05-14T17:23:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T12:23:38","slug":"chilam-josh-annual-festival-begins-in-chitral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofkp.org\/en\/chilam-josh-annual-festival-begins-in-chitral\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilam Josh annual festival begins in Chitral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21479 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/voiceofkp.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/kalaash.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"273\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Kashmala Yousafzai<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The annual festival of Kailash Valley, Chilam Josh, was inaugurated in Chitral today, May 14, which will will continue till May 16. The Chilam Josh festival is celebrated by the Kailash community to celebrate the end of winter and the arrival of spring. This festival is considered as a harbinger of happiness in the three valleys of Kailash, Bamburit, Barir and Rimbor, in the month of May, when summer begins and flowers bosom.<\/p>\n<p>Goat&#8217;s milk is collected at the festival and people wear new clothes while traditional dance parties are also held in every village. The festivities will take place on May 14 in Barre, on May 15 in Rimbor and the final closing ceremony will be on May 16 in Bamburit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kashmala Yousafzai The annual festival of Kailash Valley, Chilam Josh, was inaugurated in Chitral today, May 14, which will will continue till May 16. The Chilam Josh festival is celebrated by the Kailash community to celebrate the end of winter and the arrival of spring. 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