Chilla is a village in

Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district Mohali district, officially known as Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district or SAS Nagar district, is one of the twenty three districts of Punjab, a state in north-west India. It was formed in April 2006''SAS Nagar to become a district'': Retrie ...

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State in

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Diwali

The village has a unique tradition of celebrating

Diwali Diwali (), also called Deepavali (IAST: ''Dīpāvalī'') or Deepawali (IAST: ''Dīpāwalī''), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual v ...

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 Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

: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.

Gallery

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References

Villages in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district {{Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district