Igas 2022: Holiday declared on this date
In Uttarakhand, on November 4, there will be a holiday of the folk festival Igas. After the announcement of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the government issued a holiday order on Tuesday, November 4. Recently, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had tweeted in Garhwali dialect. In the tweet, he wrote that that to promote state culture, there will be a holiday on Igas. Now the government has issued a holiday order on the day of Igas Bagwal.
According to the order issued by Secretary-in-charge Vinod Kumar Suman, all government, non-government offices, educational institutions, establishments as well as banks and treasuries will remain closed on November 4. It is worth noting that 11 days after Diwali, the folk festival Igas-Bagwal is celebrated in the state. The aim of the government is that everyone should celebrate this festival with great pomp and the yonger generation should connect with this festival.
What is Igas festival
There is a tradition of celebrating Bagwal (Igas) in Uttarakhand. It is believed that news of Lord Ram returning to Ayodhya reached the hills 11 days late hence the festival is celebrated 11 days after Diwali.
