Mayfung
mayfung may fung may fang new year festival celebrated december balti people baltistan region pakistan held commemorate end longest night year start balti new year also called losar lit new year balti mayfung traditionally celebrated baltistan also part gilgit chitral tibet china according people celebration festival spare misfortune believe fire defends misfortune protects natural disaster origin traced back bön religion dominant religion region prior buddhism islam festival also believed related losar tibetan new year word mayfung derived two word balti language may mean fire fang phang mean throw play mayfung literally translates play fire throw fireball sky according legend individual set evil fire igniting creating large fire people think festival first celebrated maqpon dynasty came power area th century ruled almost year individual link festival raja abdal khan brutal maneating maqpon monarch th century event people set bonfire mountain plain house rooftop especially young child teenager child frolic dance waving bundle flaming log singing traditional song celebration scatter residual fire mountain slope ditch lighting mayfung woman make special delicacy firework music dancing flying lantern festival food part celebration folk dance like sword dance fire dance performed celebration come close traditional musical performance open ground field fire lighted people dance fly lantern sky may fung according popular belief required keep spirit jinns away people kopolo one oldest game region played various event including mayfung word kopolo derived koa meaning leather polo meaning ball balti language kopolo literally translates game leather ball mayfung festival kopolo game organised regional level festival pakistan festival china