Is there “Kite Festival” in any other country than India?
Kite flying is popular in many Asian countries, where it often takes the form of ‘kite fighting’, in which participants try to snag each other’s kites or cut other kites down.[34] Fighter kites are usually small, flat, flattened diamond-shaped kites made of paper and bamboo. Tails are not used on fighter kites so that agility and maneuverability are not compromised. In Afghanistan, kite flying is the most popular game of Asia, and is known in Dari as Gudiparan Bazi. Some kite fighters pass their strings through a mixture of ground glass powder and glue. The resulting strings are very abrasive and can sever the competitor’s strings more easily. The abrasive strings can also injure people. During the Taliban rule in Afghanistan, kite flying was banned, among various other recreations. In Vietnam, kites are flown without tails. Instead small flutes are attached allowing the wind to “hum” a musical tune. There are other forms of sound-making kites. In Bali, large bows are attached to the f
