After Makar Sankranti in India, colorful kites are seen in the sky for about a month. Regarding kite, people think that it originated from India. But this is wrong. Today we will tell you where the kite was first invented. Kites are very craze in many countries including India. In North India, especially after Makar Sankranti, a world of colorful kites is visible in the sky. Whereas in the capital Delhi, people fly kites a lot on 15th August. But have you ever wondered where the kite first originated and for what purpose it was used? Today we will tell you where the kite was first made.
Invention of the Kite
Let us tell you that the kite was invented in China. According to the information, its history is about 2000 years old. It is believed that the first kite was made in the third century BC. Actually the kite was created by a Chinese philosopher Huang Theg. It was he who first built it in the Shandong region, which is known as the “Kite House” Is also called. Although earlier kites were flat and rectangular, they were made from silk, bamboo and other materials. Apart from this, it is claimed in some places that kites were used as fishing tools made of natural materials like leaves and reeds in Malaysia, Indonesia and the South Pacific region.
How in India The kite reached
Now the question is how the kite reached India. Let us tell you that the credit for bringing kites to the Indian subcontinent is given to Chinese travelers Fa Hen and Huan Song. These travelers had brought kites to India by making them out of tissue paper and bamboo structures. However, according to our Puranas, kite flying is considered ancient in India. Tulsidas has mentioned it in Ram Charit Manas in this way that Lord Ram flew a kite along with his brothers on the day of Makar Sankranti.
The kite reached Europe quite late
Kite reached Europe after a long time. According to the information, when European explorer Marco Polo returned from China around the 13th century, he told about Chinese kites in Europe. After which the craze for kite flying spread throughout Europe between the 14th and 15th centuries. Kites have also been mentioned by Vasco da Gama, Giovanni Della Porta and William Shakespeare.
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