Festivals of India
Dec 23, 2015
Festivals of India
Festivals of India
• National festivals of India• Religious festivals of India• Harvest festivals of India
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Religious festivals of India
India is a place where many religions stay together. They celebrate their own festivals through out the country.
Pongal is a Tamil Nadu festival. It is celebrated as New Year in Tamil Nadu. It is a harvest festival.
Harvest festivals of India
Pongal
Religious festivals of IndiaBuddha Purnima
On the occasion of lord Buddha's birthday Buddhists celebrate Buddha Purnima.
Dussehra is a Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil.
Religious festivals of IndiaDussehra
Ram Navami a Hindu festival is celebrated as the birthday of lord Sri Ram.
Religious festivals of IndiaRam Navami
Janmastami is another important festival of Hindus which is the birth day of Lord Krishna.
Religious festivals of IndiaJanmastami
It is a Hindu festival. As part of the celebrations people spray coloured water over each other.
Religious festivals of IndiaHoli
Diwali is a major Hindu holiday, and a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
Religious festivals of IndiaDiwali
Being a secular country we also celebrate festival Id- an important festival of our Muslim brothers. Namaz is performed in the Mosque on this day.
Religious festivals of IndiaId
Christmas is an annual Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on 25th December every year.
Religious festivals of IndiaChristmas
Birth of Jesus Christ
The Durga puja festival starts with Dussehra. Idols of goddess Durga is worshiped every where.
Religious festivals of IndiaDurga Puja
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In India there are three major national festivals. These festivals are celebrated throughout the country. They are• Independence day • Republic Day• Gandhi Jayanti
National festivals of India
India got its independence from the British on 15th of August 1947. From that year 15th August is celebrated as Independence day of India.
National festivals of IndiaIndependence Day
After getting independence from British, India made their own constitution on 29th November 1949. And implemented it on 26th January 1950. After that each year 26th January is celebrated as Republic day
National festivals of IndiaRepublic Day
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi(1869-1948) was a Indian nationalist leader, who lead our country to independence. His birth day is celebrated each year as Gandhi Jayanti.
National festivals of IndiaGandhi Jayanti
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