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Ginani - Crop harvesting festival preparations by Burusho of Hunza
  • Manage No PI00004839
    Country Pakistan
    Year 2014-06-21
    ICH Domain Social practices, rituals, festive events, Knowledge and practices about nature and the universe, Traditional craft skills, Others
Description I come from a small village called Danyore. It lies across the river Gilgit in the outskirts of the regional Capital of Gilgit-Baltistan. My forefathers migrated to Danyor from Ali Abad Hunza and we are ethnically known as Burusho of Hunza. I feel very happy to share some aspects of our intangible heritage through photos I took on different occasions. I do not have all the photos with me as I live in Islamabad these days because I work at Lok Virsa, which works towards preservation, documentation and promotion of both tangible and intangible heritage of Pakistan. I am very glad I am sharing whatever photo collection I have. I will share photo about a spring festival we celebrate in Hunza and birth rituals. Hunza is a mountainous valley located in Gilgit Baltistan region of Pakistan. It is situated in extreme Northern part of Pakistan that borders China. Photos shared are showing festival of Ginani and facial care give to new born. Ginani is annual crop harvesting festival celebrated in valleys of Hunza and Nagar. General date being 21 June, that coincides with the longest day of the year. Baby's facial hair are removed with wheat dough and later a mask of a stone powder made with mothers milk is applied on baby's face. It is believed babies grow to have a glowing skin and less facial hair. Facial hair are usually removed between second week of birth until first few months.
Photographer Munira Shaheen
Place Hunza, Gilgit Baltistan region of Pakistan File Size 595KB
Definition 2048 X 1536 File Format JPG
Copyright Munira Shaheen, ICHCAP Copyright

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