What is Kite Flying? - Definition

Kite-Flying is a popular game. It is played in the autumn season. This season is fit for kite-flying, for it is neither much cold nor much hot. The harvesting season is over, and people have plenty of time at their disposal. Boys are very fond of kite-flying. Even grow-up men take part in it. The kite-flying season lasts two months.

The kite is made of a square piece of paper. The paper is white or colored. there are two sticks pasted on this paper. One stick is straight and the other is curved. The straight stick is placed diagonally. The curved stick is placed nearly at the top of the straight stick, its ends touching two corners of the paper. The straight stick is tied with a piece of thread at two points just below its ends. This thread is joined to a long thread wound on a reel.

The kite-flier holds the reel with his hands. He needs a helper for flying the kite. The helper catches the kite with his hand and goes to a long distance. He throws the kite up, and the flier pulls the thread. The kite rises and flies in the direction of the prevailing wind. The flier loosens the thread on the real as the kite flies. The kite can be flown if there is a wind. It cannot be flown in the absence of the wind.

Kite Matches

Kite matches are very interesting. One flier tries to cut the thread of another flier with his thread. The thread is sharpened with powdered glass mixed with the paste. When one's thread is cut, the kite falls down. It is seized by a boy: The owner falls down to the ground. It is broken and seized by other boys. When there are kite matches, boys are seen waiting to seize the falling kite and the thread. They shout at the flier to loosen his thread profusely so that they may get a long piece of thread.

Conclusion

Kite-flying is interesting, but harmful if carried to excess. It should be played moderately in the evening at a safe place. It should not be played in the hot sun or on the roof of the houses.

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