Gul Hammad Farooqi
Chitral
The annual colorful religious festival of Kalash tribe ‘Ochawo’ concluded in Bumborat valley of Kalash.
The Ochal festival was started at Rubmor valley at day time where minority member of Provincial assembly Wazir Zada kalash, Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner Alamgir Khan and other attended the festival. On the arrival of DC Chitral Kalash people presented them colorful cloak as traditional gift of community.
The people of Kalash tribe often celebrate this festival in the middle of the year after harvesting wheat crop. During this festival, the people of Kalash valleys prepare different dairy foods and distribute it among people even in Muslim community too and offer prayers.
A girl from Kalash tribe, Armeena said while talking to this scribe that boys play drumbeats and women dance and singing religious songs on beating of drum in groups.
