Maple Bear Canadian Play way & Nursery School, Udham Singh Nagar, Ludhiana celebrates Teej with great fanfare & enthusiasm.
Ludhiana, August 7, 2013: Maple Bear Canadian Play way & Nursery School, Udham Singh Nagar, Ludhiana celebrated its much sought after Teej with great fanfare & enthusiasm.
Teej is an important festival for the girls of Punjab. The sawan month is eagerly awaited by the people of Punjab as different festivals fall at this time period. The festival of Teej brings exuberance and chance to get along each other. Young girls actively participate in events taking place like in Maple Bear. Celebration of Teej began with the Mehandi pasting on the hands of girls. They were very anxious to get their hands painted on their little hands.
Kid Girls participated in rangoli, mehndi, dance, singing, painting etc. Girls like Miss Teej, Teej Queen and Baby Teej were declared .Girls swing on decorated swings called peeng (swings) and adorn their hands and feet with intricate mehndi designs.
Girls who perform giddha on Teej. At school, teachers prepared special Punjabi Teej dishes like Kheer Puri enjoy the lavish feast with the kids. Teachers also sang a very common song sung to welcome the sawan festival of Teej with the kids after a long year. It was: "Teeyan Teej Diyan Bhadon De Muklave Teeyan Teej Diyan”.
Principal of the School Veena Aggarwal thanked parents for sending their kids in beautiful attires for the celebration of TEEJ.