Sindh Culture Day being celebrated across province

KARACHI: Sindh Culture Day is being celebrated on Sunday with zeal and zest across the province and elsewhere in the country.

Sindhi Cultural Day is celebrated worldwide on the first Sunday of December. On this occasion people wear attires, Ajrak (traditional block printed shawl) and Sindhi Topi, musical programs and rallies are held in many cities to mark the day with zeal.

On this occasion, various cultural, government, and non-government organizations organized seminars, rallies and conferences to highlight the centuries-old culture of Sindh valley.

Donning cultural dresses with Sindhi topi and ajrak, the traditional block printed shawls to spotlight the centuries-old rich culture of Sindh.

A large number of people including political workers, leaders, NGOs, students, laborers, villagers, associations, and workers purchased the traditional Topi and Ajrak to mark the day.

As the demand for Topi and Ajrak was soaring, the shopkeepers also raised the prices.

The main ceremony of the Sindhi Cultural Day will be held outside Press Club, where rallies of different political, national parties and civil society will gather.