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'''Aawat pauni''' ({{lang-pa|ਆਵਤ ਪਾਓੁਣੀ}}) is a traditional Punjabi gathering of peasants and farm workers to harvest crops collectively,<ref name="autogenerated1">''Alop ho riha Punjabi virsa'', Harkesh Singh Kehal, Unistar Book PVT Ltd., {{ISBN|81-7142-869-X}}</ref> and was popular during the harvesting period around [[Vaisakhi]].<br />
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Aawat ({{lang-pa|ਆਵਤ}}) means to "come over" or "to arrive". Before the common use of machinery, farmers harvested their land by inviting friends, relatives<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/2891/17/17_glossary.pdf |format=PDF |title=Glossary |publisher=Shodhganga,inflibnet.ac.in |access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> and workers to harvest the field.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/2891/12/12_chapter%205.pdf |format=PDF |title=Chapter V : Gender and wor : Analysis |publisher=Shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in |access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> The guests would be fellow villagers or from distant places. Although the tradition has waned, it has not completely become extinct.<br />
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The people participating in the '''Aawat pauni''' tradition are given meals three times a day.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> The group is normally in the region of 20 men who work to the tunes of the Punjab dhol (drum). The men sing traditional Punjabi [[Doha (Indian literature)|dohe]] which are a form of folk poetry. It has also become fashionable to play songs from loud speakers.<br />
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The guests are given traditional Punjabi food such as shakar (refined jaggery), gee (butter), [[Karah Parshad|karhah]], [[kheer]], sevian ([[Vermicelli]]), yogurt and milk.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><br />
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Families hold Aawat if they have large landholdings, there has been a death in the family or cultivating cattles have died due to some disease ,flood or any other natural clamity. Aawat is a form of asking for help.<br />
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==Types of Aawat pauni==<br />
* Harvesting<br />
* Putting on a roof over a house<br />
* To showcase already harvested crops to family members and friends.<br />
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==Dohe==<br />
[[File:Dholak.jpg|thumb|Dholak]]<br />
One man will sing a doha. An example is:<br />
<blockquote><br />
''ਕੋਠੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਕੋਠੜੀ, ਉਤੇ ਨਾਰ ਸੁਕਾਵੇ ਕੇਸ''<br><br />
''ਕਿਤੇ ਯਾਰ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦੇ ਗਿਆ ਬਦਲ ਕੇ ਭਰਾਵਾਂ, ਗਭਰੂਆ ਓ ਭੇਸ''<br><br />
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'''Transliteration'''<br />
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<blockquote><br />
''Kothey ute kothrhi, ute nar sukave kes''<br><br />
''kite yaar dikhai de gya badal ke bharava, gabhrua oh bhes''<br><br />
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'''Translation'''<br />
<blockquote><br />
''an extension upon a house, my lover is drying her hair''<br><br />
''somehow my lover has given me a glimpse of her, oh brother, in disguise''<br><br />
</blockquote><br />
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The other men join the singing from the second line and sing 'gabhrua oh bhes' at which point the drum beat picks up and men will also dance freestyle.<ref>Dr Singh, Sadhu (2010) Punjabi Boli Di Virasat.Chetna Prakashan.{{ISBN|817883618-1}}</ref><br />
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