Phool Dei: Uttarakhand's festival of flowers to teach kids environmental conservation

The festival of Phool Dei is celebrated in the Garhwal and Kumaun regions of Uttarakhand every year in the flowering season (March-April) for about a month. 

About Phool Dei Festival:

• The festival of Phool Dei is celebrated in the Garhwal and Kumaun regions of Uttarakhand every year in the flowering season (March-April) for about a month.
• Children, particularly young girls, go into farms, forests and gardens after bathing and collect fresh flowers to offer to the local deities as a welcome gesture for the onset of spring season.
• The local belief is that placing flowers at the doorsteps of houses for the gods will bring prosperity and blessings.
• The groups of children, known as Phoolyari,bring flowers daily to the households and receive money and sweets in return from each family on the last day of spring. 
• This is the month when entire Uttarakhand is covered with a blanket of colourful flowers, mainly from peach, plum, apricot, cherry, almond, and pear and apple trees.