GB's Rainbow Kite Flying on Sun; 16 Jan 2010 at Juhu Beach
GayBombay is happy to announce what is always one of our most popular events - GB's Rainbow Kite Flying! Day, Date and Time: Sunday 16th January 2011 from 3:30 pm till sundown Venue: Juhu Beach, Mumbai. Contribution: Participation in this event is free. The event is sponsored by GayBombay. On Sunday 16th January at Juhu Beach, from 3:30 pm till sundown. We'll supply the beautiful rainbow kites, you come and get them up! This is always the first big event we have to kick off the year, and it is always a blast. Its one event that always gets lots of guys - and we're particularly happy that this is one event that gets a lot of the girls too (we're less happy about the fact that they always fly their kites better than we do, and cut ours too - but lets see if they do that this year!) It has something to do with the weather, which is always nice now, and also to do with being out in the open - most of our events always happen indoors and in private, so there's something so liberating about being in the open among all the friends and families on Juhu Beach, just another bunch of friends and family which is just the way it should be. It also has to do with the fact that there's no agenda other than having fun. Yes, the kites are a queer pride statement, but really no one gets it or cares (its always cool to see some foreigners doing a double take then they see it and realise it really is the gay rainbow flag). All that matters is that the kites are beautiful (we always have people wanting to buy them) and eye catching and that its WONDERFUL seeing them go up. So it all promises to be another great event, so make sure you don't miss. Just come to Juhu and help us go fly a kite! For the general convenience, We will not be flying kites on the main Juhu stretch near the Shivaji statue because it's too crowded now. We're going to move further down to that patch down the lane near Tulip Star Hotel. We shall be setting up a blue, medium-sized, camping tent on the beach, so please look out for it. We will get some manja firkis (spools of kite flying thread), but please also bring your own since the more we have, the more kites we can get up. For those who want background explanation on the kite flying: Its January and in Gujarat and Maharashtra that means just one thing: its time to start flying kites again! At this time of the year the breezes are strong and the weather is pleasant enough for people to spend all day flying kites from their rooftops. Go to Bhuleshwar, one of the older districts in Bombay on Sunday, and you'll find the streets full of kite shops below and the skies full of kites overhead. In particular people fly kites on Makar Sankranti in Maharashtra and Utraan in Gujarat. This year Makar Sankranti falls on the 15th of January and as always GB will do its kite flying on a close Sunday, this time the Sunday after, on the 16th of January We're sure you'll want to come, so see you there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This event is organised by: www.gaybombay.org. Right of admission reserved.
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