Chilla is a village in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district[1] of Punjab State in India.

The village has a unique tradition of celebrating Diwali a day after its actual date.

On the day of Diwali when people were preparing for worship for the festival, their animals have run away to some unknown place.

The men returned home with animals past midnight; too late to celebrate the festival.

Moreover, the villagers perceived that the Diwali day is not good for them their animals left them.