Indias Festivals

Objectives:
Gathering of family members & friends
Moreover, other than festival seasons, you
cannot enjoy few of the food items
Happiness for the poor people too. In
general, there will be always poverty in
their life, except in these festival days,
whereon one can see smile on their faces




Diwali
Most well known festival in India
Festival of lights
Lakshmi Puja- openings of new business,
people buy gold and other valuable things
Celebrated for five days in the month of
Oct/Nov
Childrens celebrate this festival with
Fireworks

Makar Sankranti
(Kite Festival)
Mid-winter Hindu festival
Hindu New Year
Festival is celebrated by taking dips in the
Ganga River
Dip is said to purify the self


Holi
Celebrated in early March
Festival to celebrate good harvest
Spring festival
Also called the Festival of Colors
Day one = bonfire is lit at night
Day two = people go around and throw colored
powder and water at each other


Raksha Bandhan
Raksha = protection
Bandhan = lasting bond
celebrates the relationship between
brothers and sisters
Thread-tying ceremony (rakhi)
Feed each other sweets


Janmashtami
Celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna
Begin the festival by fasting on the previous day
Followed by a night-long vigil commemorating the birth
At midnight, the deity of the Krishna is bathed, placed in
a cradle and worshipped
the early morning, ladies draw patterns of little children's
feet outside the house with rice-flour paste, walking
towards the house
symbolizes the entry of the infant Krishna into his foster-home

Human pyramid to reach the pot, Dahi-Handi, and break it
Ganesha
Annual festival in honor of Ganesh
Celebrated for ten days
Day 1 = idol placed on platform and decorated
For ten days Ganesh is worshipped
Ends when the idol of Ganesh is immersed into
river, sea or lakes
One of the most popular festival in Mumbai

Navratri
Nine days of dance
The Navarathri festival or "Nine Nights
festival"
Navaratri represents a celebration of the
Goddess Amba
Celebrated differently throughout India by
men and women by playing garba in night
Usually with song, dance and merriment






Colorful dancing
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