TITLE: Commemorating Sindhi Saqafat 2023.

SUMMARY: Commemorating Sindhi Saqafat 2023.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Sindhi Saqafat, a day of unity and celebration for the people of Pakistan's Sindh province and members of the Sindhi diaspora, is taking place on December 3, 2023; and WHEREAS, The festival, which is also known as Sindhi Cultural Day, provides an opportunity for Sindhi people to showcase their centuries-old culture and to convey a message of peace and love to the world; and WHEREAS, Since first being observed on December 6, 2009, the festival has grown in popularity, and it is now celebrated in every major city of Sindh and in many other areas across the globe; on this occasion, revelers don traditional attire, including printed shawls known as ajrak and caps known as topi,items that are also exchanged as gifts at ceremonies held during the day; and WHEREAS, Sindhi political, social, and religious organizations host a variety of activities throughout Sindhi Saqafat, including poetry and literary readings, musical concerts, theatrical performances, seminars, rallies, debates, and bonfire gatherings called mach kachehri;at the largest assemblies that occur during Sindhi Saqafat, famous Sindhi singers perform well-known tunes such as "Jeay Sindh Jeay-Sindh Wara Jean," the Sindhi national song, as crowds dance jubilantly; and WHEREAS, Sindhi Saqafat is a festive and joyful occasion for the global Sindhi community, whose members share a deep sense of pride in their culture, history, and heritage, and it is indeed fitting to acknowledge the significance of the event for those of Sindhi descent who reside in our state and nation; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate Sindhi Saqafat 2023 and extend sincere best wishes to those throughout the State of Texas who are participating in the observance. Lalani Phelan Guerra Murr Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allison Harless Noble Anch a Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Ashby Harrison Orr Bailes Hayes Ortega Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bernal Herrero Perez Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bonnen Holland Price Bowers Howard Ramos Bryant Hull Raney Buckley Hunter Raymond Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Canales Kacal Schofield Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Cole Kitzman Shine Collier Klick Slawson Cook Kuempel Smith Cortez Lalani Smithee Craddick Lambert Spiller Cunningham Landgraf Stucky Darby Leach Swanson Davis Leo-Wilson Talarico Dean Longoria Tepper DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Thierry Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thimesch Dutton Lozano Thompson of Brazoria Flores Lujan Thompson of Harris Frank Manuel Tinderholt Frazier Martinez Toth Gamez Martinez Fischer Troxclair Garcia Metcalf Turner Gates Meyer VanDeaver Gerdes Meza Vasut Geren Moody Vo Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Walle Goldman Morales of Maverick Wilson Gonz lez of Dallas Morales Shaw Wu Gonz lez of El Paso Morrison Zwiener Goodwin Mu oz, Jr. Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2117 was adopted by the House on May 24, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House