Kalash Chilim jusht (Zoshi) festival 2025 | Watch full vlog

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In this vibrant vlog, join me as I take you inside the heart of the Kalash Zoshi Festival, one of the most colorful and culturally rich events celebrated by the Kalasha people in the valleys of Chitral, Pakistan. 🌼✨
The Zoshi festival, also known as Joshi or Chilimjusht, marks the arrival of spring with traditional songs, dances, and beautiful rituals that showcase the unique heritage of the Kalash community. From stunning embroidered dresses to lively group dances and sacred ceremonies, this vlog captures it all!
Last week, so I didn't spend like 50 days of the festival.
Oh, really?
Yes.
I would like to say that I am feeling very good because there are very few people here
and there is a good place for the locals here.
Hello, good morning guys.
This is your friend Yanis Kallaj.
How are you all?
I am bringing this vlog after a long time.
So today is our Yoshi Festival.
This is not the same Yoshi Festival that has just passed.
After that, there is a small one, which we call Retroba's Yoshi,
which means the Mulberry Festival.
So this is the same festival, like Yoshi Festival,
but we get a little relief in this.
This is a part of the festival.
I hope you will enjoy this vlog.
Now it is time to wake up.
I will get ready and meet you after I get ready.
Hello, how are you?
I am good.
How are you?
I am good.
How are you?
I am good.
How are you?
I am good.
This is Yoshi Festival.
Yoshi Mubarak.
I will introduce him.
He is Mr. Antoine from Switzerland.
He has been here for 20 days.
Yes, 20 days since tomorrow.
How was your experience so far in Kallaj Valley?
Very good.
It has been 4 years I wanted to come here.
I am very interested in the culture locally,
the religion, the ceremonies,
and as well the beautiful valleys, mountains.
It reminds me of Switzerland.
Actually, he is from Switzerland.
You are staying with us,
so what will you suggest other foreigners or travelers
where they should stay in Kallaj Valley?
Where they should stay?
The best Kallaj Valley is Rumbur.
I am studying Kallaj,
so sometimes I say Kallaj names.
Rumbur.
Yes, Rumbur is the Kallaj name of Rumbur.
What about this guest house?
This guest house is fantastic.
You are really inside the family.
It is not like a hostel.
You are in a relationship with local people,
with true people who know about the place.
You are not just a client.
You are a friend.
Yes, exactly.
We are now going to the festival,
so let's come with us and enjoy the festival.
Let's go.
Now we are having some chara.
Do you like this?
Yes, I like it.
It is like apricot tea from Switzerland.
Yes.
We have two kinds of alcohol here.
One is red wine made from grapes,
and the other is chara,
which is made from apricot and mulberry.
Which one do you like more?
It is hard to say.
Sometimes I like one,
chara, sometimes I like that.
Sometimes I like to eat chicken,
sometimes I like to eat something else.
Yes, I understand.
It depends on mood.
So it means you like both.
Yes.
Me too.
Cheers.
Very beautiful.
Now I am at the dancing place.
You can look at me.
The festival has started,
but you will see that there are very few people,
especially the tourists,
you will see very few of them.
So I will show you later,
and I will also share the religious rituals with you.
My name is Suneria.
I am a student.
I would like to say that I am very happy
because there are very few people,
and there is enough space for the locals.
Because there are not many people here,
it is fun,
there are very few people,
but there are not many locals,
so it is a little boring,
but it is okay.
I have said this in some videos,
in some interviews,
that if you take an interview
with children,
do not take it about this religion,
because they do not have much information
about this religion.
Take an interview with the elders,
and take permission to take pictures,
and also respect the women in front of us.
What are your future plans?
In the future,
I want to do my own business,
but in the beginning,
I would like to become a doctor.
Doctor? Very good.
You become a doctor and serve our people,
our community,
what else can be better than this?
Yes, of course.
We do not have many doctors here,
so this is a good thing.
I would like to say to all of my Pakistanis,
that come here, enjoy,
promote our religion,
but in a positive way,
because some people try to promote it
in a negative way,
which is not good.
There is a lot of positivity here,
if it looks negative,
everything is perfect,
nothing happens in this world.
There will be some negativity,
but there is a lot of positivity.
So try to promote it.
Thank you so much for your time.
Thank you so much.
What's your name?
My name is Lucia.
So tell me about the festival.
Are you enjoying?
Yes, actually I was here,
in Kuwait,
last week,
so I didn't spend
the three days of the festival.
Oh, really?
Yes.
It's really different,
I've never seen a festival like this.
Yes, it's very obvious.
I'm travelling
in Pakistan now.
We've been already one month
in Pakistan, and I will be
in two months.
Wow, that's
three months is quite enough.
Yes, I mean,
because in Spanish we have
90 days of freedom.
So I will spend
my whole time.
How do you find Pakistan?
Especially the people,
are they all together?
Yes, actually this is my second
time in Pakistan.
I came here two years ago.
Two years ago?
I came, I visited
Lahore and Karachi.
First time?
And then second time,
in this one month,
I've been in Karachi again,
Lahore,
Bhutan,
Islamabad,
Diyan,
in Chitra, in
Kailash, and
Skardu.
So, which one is your favourite place
in Pakistan?
So far, this place,
because it's beautiful.
Thank you so much.
The nature is really nice.
For me, it's similar to Skardu.
But the culture
is different.
I've never been in contact
with a culture
like this.
It's completely different.
I've been
with
Muslims,
Buddhists,
I've been in Southeast Asia,
but a culture
with this kind of religion,
I didn't expect
that it's still
nowadays.
You haven't seen
any social media about Kalash
because you just directly
came here and then you came.
So, why I know Kalash
is, I mean, there's not
many information on the internet
about Pakistan in general.
In English, there's more,
but in Spanish,
not many.
So, I read a blog
in Spanish
where it was made for
places that are
safe for women,
solo travelers in Pakistan.
And they were mentioning
Kalash.
And I came here just because
in this blog was saying
that it was safe for Kalash.
Sorry.
But I didn't read
much about Kalash.
I knew that it was another culture.
But I didn't
read a lot because I wanted
to experience it myself.
So, would you
refer any other tourists that
should come to visit Kalash people once?
Yes, it's something
that you should do if you come
to Pakistan.
But also, I have to say
that if they come,
they need to be really respectful.
The people
and some of the culture
let them
only
come here
to really experience the culture
without
being disrespectful.
So, the
other question is
if you use social media by chance,
if my audience wants to follow
you, if you want to
get your social media account,
then tell me if you want.
Yes, actually, I will post
about my trip to Pakistan.
So, if you
want to follow me, my account,
I will put her
social media
account. You should follow her, okay?
