Teeyan
| Teeyan (Punjab/Haryana) | |
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| Official name | Teeyan Teej dyan |
| Also called | Teej |
| Observed by | Women |
| Type | Monsoon festival/seasonal |
| Observances | Monsoon |
| Begins | Shraavana |
| Date | July/August |
Teeyan (Punjabi: ਤੀਆਂ) is the Punjabi name of the festival of Teej which is celebrated in Punjab and Haryana (where it is also called Haryali teej) which is dedicated to the onset of the monsoon and focuses on daughters and sisters.
The festival is celebrated during the monsoon season from the third day of the lunar month of Sawan on the bright half, up to the full moon of sawan, by women. Married women go to their maternal house to participate in the festivities. In the past, it was traditional for women to spend the whole month of Sawan with their parents.
Whether or not a married woman goes to her parents, brothers take a gift set to their sisters called a 'sandhara'. A sandhara includes a Punjabi Suit/sari, laddoo, bangles, mehndi (henna) and a swing.
Boondi laddoo
Bangles
Mehndi
Punjabi suit
Sari
Swing
The festival of teeyan centres on girls and women getting together in the village green and tying swings to the trees. The festival gathers momentum in the teeyan Gidha.
Traditional bolyan which are sung to dance Gidha include:
ਓੁੱਚੇ ਟਾਹਣੇ ਪੀਂਘ ਪਾ ਦੇ
ਜਿਥੇ ਆਪ ਹੁਲਾਰਾ ਆਵੇ
Uchay tahne peeng pa de
jithey aap hulara aavey
Translation
Hang my swing from a high tree branch
where the swing moves by itself
The main focus of the teeyan is dancing Giddha. In the past, the festival would last for as long as the girls wishes ranging from a few days to four weeks. Girls would gather to dance Giddha everday. The festival would close by the women performing the closing dance called 'bhallho'. Bhallo or ballo is performed by the women standing in two rows and dancing. This tradition of women getting together in villages has now become extinct.
Woman celebrating teeyan
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Teeyan Gidha
The food traditionally associated with teeyan is:
Punjab da halwa
Malpura sweet-dish
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