that with taking up sport the following for it will grow in city kite flying is ancient that goes back 2000 years if taken seriously kite flying can really open up a world of right now the city has only one team but it s such an amazing sport that it s matter of time before it a rage says srinivas signing off why fly kites during sankranthiflying kites sankranthi actually does have any religious significance flying kites on which the transition of the sun into the zodiacal sign of or capricorn it is believed that the people receive the benefits of exposure when sun moves in uttarayana six month period that follows the festival the sun s rays medicinal for the body in healing the or the common cold cough that might be the body over the season of winter and are believed heal and the common cold prevalent in winter did you knowkites were used in american civil war to deliver letters newspapers the first powered aircraft were large box kites with fitted to them kite flying was banned in japan in 1760 because too many people preferred to fly kites than work in late 1800 national the official us weather forecasting agency used kites measure conditions