A woman in traditional attire celebrates the Maghe Sankranti Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 15, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
KATHMANDU/DHAKA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Sakrain festival, also known as Ghuri Utsob or Kite festival, is at the end of Poush, the ninth month of the Bengali calendar. Kite flying, fireworks, fire-breathing...People enjoy this festival in various forms. In Kathmandu, Nepal, women in traditional attire also joyfully celebrate this Maghe Sankranti Festival to mark the beginning of the warmer season.
Women in traditional attire celebrate the Maghe Sankranti Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 15, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Nepalese girls in traditional attire are seen in celebrations of Maghe Sankranti festival to mark the beginning of the warmer season in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Jan. 15, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Nepalese girls in traditional attire celebrate Maghe Sankranti festival to mark the beginning of the warmer season in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Jan. 15, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
People fly kites during Sakrain festival in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on Jan. 14, 2022. (Xinhua)
Fireworks show display during Sakrain festival in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on Jan. 14, 2022. (Xinhua)
A man performs fire breathing during Sakrain festival in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on Jan. 14, 2022. (Xinhua)■
