A Village in burhanpur of mp where the birthday is celebrated by cutting fruit, know the story of the village

Last updated:March 19, 2025, 09:30 IST

When the local 18 team talked to Subhash Motekar of the village, he told that today was my birthday, on the occasion of my birthday, the people of the village who brought the watermelon fruit grown in our field and cut it and celebrated the birthday …Read more

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Villagers celebrating birthday by cutting watermelon

BurhanpurAs soon as the name of the birthday comes, you must have seen big events and have seen many big parties. Where cake cutting takes place and many large functions are also organized. Many people are also invited. But Khamni village in Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh is a village where the birthday of the seniors is celebrated by cutting fruits. This tradition has been going on for the last 5 years. The birthday of Subhash Mautkar of the village was also celebrated in a similar manner. He says that it has been tradition for 5 years, which are senior people of the village, we consider it to be cut on whatever is fruit in our fields on their birthday. And so far we have celebrated the birthdays of more than 50 people.

Villagers gave information
When the local 18 team spoke to Subhash Motekar of the village, he told that today was my birthday too. On the occasion of my birthday, the people of the village who brought the watermelon fruit grown in our field and the birthday was celebrated by cutting it. This practice has been going on for the last 5 years, whenever a village senior is a birthday, whatever seasonal fruits grow in our fields, we celebrate them and celebrate their birthdays. We have put this tradition to prevent wasteful expenses and which are still discharging today. In 5 years, we have celebrated the birthdays of more than 50 people.

Celebrate birthdays with seasonal fruits
The elders of the village say that the farmers who apply melon and papaya in their fields like melon and papaya, whenever a birthday comes from a partner, then cut the same fruit and celebrate the birthday. Talking about the cake today, a cake of 500 to 1000 rupees comes. But this fruit is available for 30 to ₹ 40 and everyone also eats and becomes happy. The fruit grown in our field is very tasty. Therefore, everyone also enjoys it. That’s why we are celebrating birthdays in this way.