Europe North America Oceania Teeyan (Punjabi: ਤੀਆਂ), also known as Teeyan Da Teohar (trans: the festival of women) or Teej, is a festival celebrated throughout Punjab which is dedicated to the onset of the monsoon[1] and focuses on daughters[2][3] sisters, and mothers.

[4] The festival of Teeyan centers on girls and women getting together in the village green and tying swings to the trees.

The festival gathers momentum in the Teeyan Giddha, which is performed to the singing of traditional Boliyan such as the one below.

Punjabi: ਓੁੱਚੇ ਟਾਹਣੇ ਪੀਂਘ ਪਾ ਦੇ ਜਿਥੇ ਆਪ ਹੁਲਾਰਾ ਆਵੇ[4] Romanization:Uchay tahne peeng pa de jithey aap hulara aavey Translation Hang my swing from a high tree branch where the swing moves by itself In the past, the festival would last for as long as the girls wished ranging from a few days to four weeks.

Brar (2007) writing about his memories of the early twentieth century Punjab, recollects that fairs were organised for the Teeyan festivities.