Teej or Haryali Teej is a seasonal festival falling on Sawan Sudi 3 (beginning of August). The rainy season starts gathering momentum near about the said date and trees withered away by the scorching spell of summer put forth tender and green leaves. To celebrate the change of season, the girls eagerly-wait for Teej. It is an occasion for the newly married girls to go back to their parents for celebrating first Teej with their girl friends. On Teej, bevies of young girls attired in their best clothes and wearing new multi-coloured glass bangles start pouring in some open space or a tree-grove near the pond and it takes the form of a fair.( Haalaanki ab johad nirjan ho gye hain aur un ke kinaaare lge ped kaat diye gya hain )Stout swings are hung from the trees for the girls to swing. They swing with agility and sing songs. An example of Teej song is given below: सामण आया हे मां मेरी रंग भरिया रे हे री हरि बरसेंगें मुसळधार, बादल गरज्या हे मां मेरी जोर का री (Sravana has come, oh mother, with colourful and enchanting weather, the God will beless us with torrential rains, as the sky is overcast with thunderous clouds.) Another song: मीठी तो कर दे री मां कोथली जांगा बेबे के देश पपैया रे बोल्या पीपली (Oh mother, add sweets to the gifts to be presented to my sister. I will go to my sister’s home, as the bird papaya, has announced the onset of Sravana.) The humour, pathos and passions contained in these songs are really touching. The in-laws of the girl send gifts(colloqually known as sindhaaraa) of ornaments, clothes and sweets and parents also give gifts (colloqually known as kothly) when married girls go back to their in-laws. हरियाली तीज में सुनिए🌹सावन आया हे मां मेरी रंग भरा #सावन #संगीत #...

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