Chilla
Village
Diwali festival in village Chilla, district Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, India
Diwali festival in village Chilla, district Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, India
Chilla is located in Punjab
Chilla
Chilla
Punjab, India
Coordinates: 30°39′39″N 76°43′25″E / 30.66083°N 76.72361°E / 30.66083; 76.72361
CountryIndia
StatePunjab
DistrictSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district
BlockKharar
Population
 • Total756
Languages
 • GovernmentPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Chilla is a village in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district[1] of Punjab State in India.

Diwali

The village has a unique tradition of celebrating Diwali a day after its actual date. The tradition is believed to have started decades ago when the village peasants used to gather their livestock at a common point in the village. The animals gathered were called chauna (Punjabi:ਚੌਣਾ) in local dialect. On the day of Diwali when people were preparing for worship for the festival, their animals have run away to some unknown place. The men left in search of the animals, while the women decided to wait on their worship for the men to return. The men returned home with animals past midnight; too late to celebrate the festival. Moreover, the villagers perceived that the Diwali day is not good for them their animals left them. Since then, the villagers have celebrated Diwali a day after the usual date.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Population Details of Block - Kharar District - Sas Nagar: 2014-20-15". Esopb.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mohali village celebrates Diwali a day after". Archive.indianexpress.com. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tribune Punjabi » News » ਦੀਵਾਲੀ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੀ ਸਦੀਆਂ ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਪ੍ਰੰਪਰਾ ਨਿਭਾਉਣਗੇ ਚਿੱਲਾ ਵਾਸੀ". Punjabitribuneonline.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "ਅਜੀਤ : ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ / ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਾ ਅਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਨਗਰ - ਇੱਕ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਦੀਵਾਲੀ ਤੋਂ ਅਗਲੇ ਦਿਨ ਮਨਾਈ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਦੀਵਾਲੀ". Beta.ajitjalandhar.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Celebration of Diwali after a day in chilla village mohali". Bhaskar.com. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
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