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5-in-1 Indian Festivals on January 14th, 2014
14th January is a big day for Indian culture.
There are many different celebrations in different parts of India.
As Praful shares in this post
5-in-1 Indian Festivals on January 14th. 5-in-1 Indian Festivals on January 14th, 2014
Oh yes - there are 5 festivals just on January 14th, 2014! (And if you consider Uttarayana and Makar Sankranti as a separate festival, then it is 6-in-1!)

Let me start with the most popular world festival - Uttarayana, also known as a Kite Festival. The reason this is first in the list is, despite the fact that Western State of India - Gujarat - is most popular for this festival, it is celebrated not only in India but also in some South Asian countries like Pakistan (known as Gudi-bazi or Patang-bazi - Patang means Kite), Vietnam, Afghanistan, Polynesia, New Zealand and even United States (in Long Beach, WA, there is a The World Kite Museum.)
Highly maneuverable single-string paper and bamboo kites are flown from the rooftops while using line friction in an attempt to cut each other's kite lines, either by letting the cutting line loose at high speed or by pulling the line in a fast and repeated manner - as per Wikipedia.
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