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{{Infobox holiday<br />
|holiday_name = Teeyan (Southern Punjab: Malwa, Puadh and Bagar tract)<br />
|official_name = Teeyan Teej diyan<br />
|image = File:Giddha dance Teeyan Punjab Teej India 3.jpg<br />
|caption=Giddha dance Teeyan Punjab<br />
|type = Punjabi cultural<br />
|longtype = Religious/Monsoon festival/seasonal<br />
|nickname = Teej<br />
|observedby = Women<br />
|begins = Third [[Day]] of [[Shraavana]]<br />
|ends = [[Shraavana]] [[Full Moon]]<br />
|date = July/August<br />
|observances = Monsoon<br />
}}<br />
'''Teeyan''' ({{lang-pa|ਤੀਆਂ}}) is the regional name of the festival of [[Teej]] which is celebrated throughout [[Punjab]] which is dedicated to the onset of the [[monsoon]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=C_lvAAAAMAAJ&dq=teeyan+punjab&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=onset+ Good Earth Punjab Travel Guide (2006)]</ref> and focuses on daughters<ref name="teeyandamela.com">http://www.teeyandamela.com/</ref><ref>Savino, Natalie (03 09 2013) Leader: New cultural group Koonj-The Flock bringing migrants together for fun, theatre and dance [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north/new-cultural-group-koonjthe-flock-bringing-migrants-together-for-fun-theatre-and-dance/story-fnglenug-1226707632938]</ref> and sisters.<br />
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==Celebration==<br />
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]](about 13 days), by women. Married women go to their maternal house to participate in the festivities.<ref name="autogenerated1">Alop Ho Raha Punjabi Virsa: Harkesh Singh KehalUnistar Books PVT Ltd {{ISBN|81-7142-869-X}}</ref> In the past, it was traditional for women to spend the whole month of [[Sawan]] with their parents.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>Rainuka Dagar (2002) Identifying and Controlling Female Foeticide and Infanticide in Punjab [https://books.google.com/books?id=1QfaAAAAMAAJ&dq=teej+punjab&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=precaution]</ref><br />
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==Gifts==<br />
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]], [[bangle]]s, [[mehndi]] (henna) and a swing.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> <br />
<gallery><br />
File:Boondi laddoo.JPG|Boondi laddoo<br />
File:"Bangles..jpg|Bangles<br />
File:Mehandi.jpg|[[Mehandi]]<br />
File:Shalwar kameez Colours.jpg|Punjabi suit<br />
File:Columpio.jpg|Swing<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Gidha and swings==<br />
[[File:Peengh.jpg|thumb|Peengh]]<br />
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.<br />
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Traditional bolyan which are sung to dance Gidha include:<br />
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[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]:<br />
<blockquote><br />
''ਓੁੱਚੇ ਟਾਹਣੇ ਪੀਂਘ ਪਾ ਦੇ''<br><br />
''ਜਿਥੇ ਆਪ ਹੁਲਾਰਾ ਆਵੇ''<br><ref name="autogenerated1"/><br />
</blockquote><br />
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<blockquote><br />
''Uchay tahne peeng pa de''<br><br />
''jithey aap hulara aavey''<br><br />
</blockquote><br />
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Translation<br />
<blockquote><br />
''Hang my swing from a high tree branch ''<br><br />
''where the swing moves by itself ''<br><br />
</blockquote><br />
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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]] every day. 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.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=h_wpAAAAYAAJ&dq=teej+punjab&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=ballo Yash Kohli The Women of Punjab 1983]</ref> This tradition of women getting together in villages has now become extinct.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=UUdYFH9skIkC&pg=PA326&lpg=PA326&dq=popularity+of+teeyan&source=bl&ots=LKibvdpUFv&sig=0SyZfAw_HTTtYLO1K3qV7rbMX8k&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IaTnUp_CD8ad7QaBlYD4BQ&ved=0CFcQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=popularity%20of%20teeyan&f=false East of Indus: My memories of old Punjab: Gurnam Singh Sidhu Brar]</ref><br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Haryali Teej.jpg|Woman celebrating teeyan<br />
File:Gidha.jpg|Gidha<br />
File:Giddha dance Teeyan Punjab Teej India 2.jpg|Giddha dance Teeyan Punjab <br />
File:Teean 1.jpg|Teeyan Gidha<br />
File:Giddha dance Teeyan Punjab Teej India.jpg|Giddha dance Teeyan Punjab Teej India<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Food==<br />
The food traditionally associated with teeyan is:<br />
* kheer (rice boiled in milk)<ref name="autogenerated1"/><br />
* gur porhay (fried bread)<ref name="autogenerated1"/><br />
* [[halwa]]<br />
* [[malpua]] (spelled malpura)<br />
* Gulgullay ({{lang-pa|ਗੁਲਗੁਲੇ}}) which are made from jaggery syrup mixed with wheat flour and then made into balls, and then fried<ref name="autogenerated2"/><br />
* Mandey ({{lang-pa|ਮੰਡੇ}}) are made of wheat floor but the dough is thin. The flat mandey bread is not rolled out using a rolling pin but stretched with the hands and then placed on the back of both hands before being put on the griddle to bake.<ref name="autogenerated2">Alop ho riha Punjabi virsa - bhag dooja by Harkesh Singh Kehal Unistar Book PVT Ltd {{ISBN|978-93-5017-532-3}}</ref><br />
<gallery><br />
File:Punjab Da Halwa.jpg|Punjab da halwa<br />
File:Malpua- Indian sweet-dish.JPG|Malpura sweet-dish<br />
File:MalPua.JPG|Malpura<br />
File:Gulgula.jpg|Gulgule<br />
File:Kheer.jpg|Kheer<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Observance==<br />
Punjabis consider teeyan as a seasonal festival. Although the teeyan gatherings are not as common in the villages in Punjab, the festival is observed on a low-key scale, especially in schools and colleges.<br />
Government sponsored teeyan festivals are observed at pre-selected sites.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120826/spectrum/main1.htm] The Tribune 26 08 2012:Amar Nath Wadehra & Randeep Wadehra</ref> Festivals are held in Surrey, and Brampton in [[Canada]]<ref name="teeyandamela.com"/> and in other countries outside of India such as in [[Southall]]<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/08/08/ealing_teeyan_feature.shtml Ramaa Sharma (15 08 2008) Happy Clapping BBC London]</ref><ref>[http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/teeyan-festival-at-southall-library-5924445 Teeyan Festival at Southall Library (04 07 2013)]</ref> and [[Smethwick]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5YCx7UsFW0 Charanjit Kaur Sapra Tia in West Smethwick Park]</ref> in the United Kingdom. Festivals are also organised in [[Melbourne]] [[Australia]].<ref>[http://singh.com.au/teeyan-melbourne-diyan-18th-july-2015/ Teeyan Melbourne diyan 2015]</ref> and in Singapore.<br />
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==Religion==<br />
In [[Haryana]] and [[Rajasthan]], [[Hindu]] women fast on the day of [[Teej]] as the festival is dedicated to Goddess [[Parvati]].<ref>Narula, S.S (1991) Aspects of Punjabi Culture. Punjabi University, Patiala. {{oclc|263147472}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{Punjab, India}}<br />
{{Punjabi fairs and festivals}}<br />
{{Punjabi festivals}}<br />
{{Commons category|Teeyan}}<br />
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