Festivals of India - Podar International School

FESTIVALS OF INDIA

Don’t we get bored by doing the same work every day? Yes, we do need a change

from our routine. Sometimes we need change and need to have fun. A festival is an

occasion of enjoyment and celebration. It brings gaiety and mirth thereby

strengthening our bond of relationship and friendship.

India is a multi-lingual and multi-racial country which has a variety of festivals.

Some important festivals of India are Dussehra, Diwali, Holi, Shivratri, , Baisakhi,

Republic Day and the list goes on. Indian festivals are known to attract the world

due to their harmony, variety, color and excitement.

We must have seen that we get a number of holidays in our school and we owe all

these to our fascinating festivals with an interesting story. These festivals punctate

the seasons throughout the year. In these festivals we all are together, celebrating

festivals with each other no matter of what the cast, color, economic growth we

have. During these festivals, the whole India becomes a loving family be it be the

loved ones or the enemy and celebrate together with love.

It is said that there are only seven days in a week, but there are at least nine

festivals in a week in India. All these festivals and fairs are observed with great

enthusiasm and abandon. They are related with mythical heroes and heroines, gods

and goddesses, change of seasons harvesting and national events.

In diversity we find unity. This is a peculiar nature of India just because there are

people to various religions, various kinds of festivals, each denoting the religious

faith of wide variety of people.

ANKITA CHOWDHURY – X D

My Favourite Festivals

India is a land of festivals. Indians celebrate various festivals throughout the year. A

festival is an occasion of enjoyment and celebration, of strengthening relationship

and friendship.

Every festival has a social, religious and mythological value. They teach a moral

lesson to the people and unite them. People irrespective of any religion, come and

celebrate these festivals together.

My favourite festivals are Durga Puja and Janmastami. I have read that Goddess

Durga killed Mahisasura and saved the people from the clutches of a great demon.

Festivals are days of fun and sharing happiness. It is our sacred duty to celebrate

these festivals

Advik Panda

ClassIV B

Festival- Unity in Diversity

The greatness of a culture can be found in

its festivals. India is aland of diverse culture and

different religions.Every corner of the country is abuzz with

some or theother festive preparations. Every community celebrates different

festivals in a unique way. It is celebrated by everyone; be it rich or poor,

young or old. All the people, irrespective of their social positioncelebrate festivals with

great zeal and enthusiasm.The traditions of different festivals date back to

the dawn of human civilization. Festivals can be national or regional. Festival make

everyone fell united with a sense of togetherness.They teach a moral lesson to

people and unite them.They also teach them how to forget their enmity

narrowness, and bitterness.The major festival are BasantaPanchami,Makar,

Janmashtami, Navami, Akshya Tritiya, Holi and others to name only a few.

These festivals are observed by the Hindus but there are other festivals also such as

Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha and Muharramobserved by the Muslims. The Christmas

Day and New Year’sDay are observed by the Christians and the Guru Nanak

Jayanti is observed by the Sikhs or Punjabis.Every festival has a social, religious

and mythological value.This festival also teaches us how to fight evil and

falsehood and establish truth.It is our sacred duty to celebrate these festivals

with a sense of purity and sanctity. We should keep it free from

communalism and nasty politics.

Shishir Gujarey – X D

DIWALI

A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community

and focuses on some characteristic aspect of that community

and its religion or cultures. Festivals are like glue in our life that

keeps us attached to relationships in society.When we are

together as a family, friends, and society it creates a sense of unity.

Unity is the most powerful weapon to fight with any obstacle in life.

When the family is connected on festivals it’s most precious

and joyful time. That’s why I think festivals are important in our life.

Among the various festivals that India celebrates Diwali marks as one of the

most popular of them all. Diwali is the most spectacular festival of India,

which is celebrated through the varied cultures of the country with vigour and

enthusiasm, irrespective of different religions and societies. Autumn marks

the arrival of this festival and the preparation for the same begins much in advance

with people decorating their houses and exchanging gifts.

Also known as the festival of lights, this festival is celebrated by

decorating the houses with lights, clay lamps, and candles.

Kush Gocher

III E

Le festival

Il y a différents festivals célèbre en Inde. Laissez- moi vous donner un aperçu de mon festival

favori:

C’est le Holi - le festival des couleurs. Il est célébré au mois de Mars. Il y a une petite histoire

derrière ce festival. Dans cette histoire, il y a un roi égoïste nomme Himanyakshap qui veut que

tout le monde l’adore. Malheureusement, son propre fils, Prahlad, est un dévot du Dieu Naranya.

Le roi décide de le tuer pour donner une leçon au peuple. Il demande à sa sœur d’emmener son

fils dans le feu éblouissant car sa sœur Holika a reçu le don de ne pas être bruler par le feu.

Malheureusement, son intention étant négatif, elle brûle dans le feu et Prahlad en sort intact. Cela

signifie la victoire de la foie sur le mal. Ce festival est célébré en grand pompe à travers le pays

entier. C’est pourquoi je l’aime beaucoup !!

Gauri Menon

VIII A

UNITED

Do we stay silent?

Or raise our voice?

Do we give in?

Or make our choices?

This is our chance.

This is our threat.

This is our choice.

And we’re not finished yet.

We stand together

And await the light

This is our chance

This is our fight.

Here we’re standing,

United and strong.

We’re not giving this up.

We’re not moving on.

DIVYANSHI SHISHUDIA

VIA

Fête de noël

Noël estune fête importante en France. C'estune fête religieusebiensûr,

puisquetraditionnellement la France est un pays catholique, maisc'estaussiune fête

familiale : Le 25 décembreest un jour fériéquand tout estfermé.

Il y a beaucoup de traditions de Noël en France, qui sont plus oumoinsrespectéesselon les

régions et les préférencespersonnelles. La Provence en particulier a beaucoup de

traditions comme les treize desserts, le grossouper, etcetera. En Alsace, beaucoup de

maisonssontrichementdécorées pour Noël, etil y a beaucoup de marchés de

Noël.Cependant, dans la plupart de la France, les traditions sontcomparables à celles des

Etats-Unis.

Un Chant de Noël Français

Vive le Vent

Vive le vent, vive le vent, vive le vent d'hiver Qui s'enva, sifflant, soufflant

Dans les grandssapinsverts, Oh ! Vive le temps, vive le temps,

vive le temps d'hiver Qui rappelle aux vieuxenfants

Leurs souvenirs d'hier !

Sur le long chemin Tout blanc de neige blanche Un vieux monsieur s'avance Avec sacannedans la main

Et tout là-haut le vent Qui siffledans les branches

Luisouffle la romance qu'ilchantait petit enfant .

Arjun Bewli

VII D

HOLI - A Festival of Colours

Holi is my favourite festival as it involves beautiful colours.

We get to play with water guns, water balloons and many

other water toys. One thing that I don’t like about Holi is

that the colours used might be inorganic colours or

harmful. These days we cannot trust companies

manufacturing colours as we don’t know what materials

are used to make them, so we need to be very careful

while using them to avoid any damage.

Next Year, I am planning to celebrate Holi at Adlabs

Imagica with my family. I also want to suggest that we

should enjoy every Festival but we must make sure to play

safe and not to harm anyone.

Be Safe and Enjoy every Festival

ABHIRAKSH KEASARWANI

V B

MY DREAM HOUSE

I love my dream house,

Which is free of houseflies and mouse.

I have a garden which has trees,

It’s only for birds and me.

The house has a big room,

Which doesn’t need any broom.

It contains a big T.V.

Which shows only movie.

I have a pet,

Whose name is not decided yet.

I love my dream house,

Which is free of houseflies

and mouse.

ShreyaShinde

VI B

RELIGIOUS TOURISM

India is a land of often bewildering diversity. It is a jigsaw puzzle of people

of every faith and religion, living together to create a unique and colourful

mosaic. There is a festival for every reason and for every season. Many

festivals celebrate the various harvests; commemorate great historical

figures and events, while many express devotion to the deities of different

religions.

Religious tourism is the fastest growth area in tourism industry. Indians

love celebrating. Every little occasion form the harvesting of crops,

welcoming the spring or rain, to seeing the full moon lends itself of joyous

celebrations splashed with colours, music, folk’s dances and songs. Even

the birthdays of divine beings are celebrated thus. The homes are neatly

decorated, new dresses are worn for every occasion, prayers offered to

Gods, and lot of sweets and goodies are cooked. Most of these festivals

are common to most part of India however they may be known by

different names in different parts of the country. Different cultures also

mean that different rituals are followed. This celebration of the festivals in

our custom always attracts the pilgrims or devotees.

-KINKINI DUTTA

(PRT Teacher)

Il y a beaucoup de festivals en Inde. En effet, l’Inde est également

connue comme le pays des festivals. Chaque état a ses propres festivals

comme le Pongal in Tamil Nadu, le Baisakhi au Punjab et le Makrant

Sankrati en Gujarat. Il y a aussi des festivals célébré à travers le pays. Un

de ces festivals est le Holi, le festival des couleurs, du bonheur et

beaucoup plus. Ce festival signifie la victoire du bien sur le mal, l’arrivée

du printemps, et pour beaucoup un jour de fête pour rencontrer les

autres.

Le deuxième festival le plus célébré est le Diwali. Ce festival est base sur

le retour du Seigneur Rama à Ayodha après avoir vaincu le demon

Ravana. Les gens célèbrent son retour en allumant des rangées de

lampes en argile et en faisant des sucreries indiennes.

Akul Menon

VIII A

IMPORTANCE OF FESTIVALS IN OUR LIFE

The effects of festivals are very wholesome for an individual and

for the society. They relieve us from monotony of life. Festivals

create an environment of cultural harmony. Festivals teach us to

forget our enmity and embrace one another in a bond of love.

Moral; ethical, social values of life mix up with entertainment

through festivals.

It is the duty of the affluent to make the poor, shareholders of

festivals. In the name of festival money should not be misused,

as India is a country who is still struggling to eradicate the poverty

and uplift the below poverty line dwellers.

Khushiyan manane k liye bahano ki jarurat nhi hoti,

Har khushian molhai, koi badi ya choti nhi hoti,

Simat jayegi zindagi chandlamho mein,

Saare bhed bhau bhoolkar sang khushiya manao

Har ghadi anmol nhi hoti

Milkar manaye hum sare tyohar aapas mein

aise

Jaise dhagon mein piroya hua moti.

Amber Alam

Festivals

Festival is a celebration of life. These celebrations bring peace and joy to the humanity, and

break the monotony of life. India is very rightly classified as a country of festivals. True to

this belief, India has scores and scores of festivals, unlike any other country of the world.

This is because of the diverse cultures that exist in this subcontinent. All these different

cultures and religions get tied together in bonds of love with these invisible threads of

celebrations. Each section of the society has the right to celebrate as per their own customs

and at the same time everyone has the choice to join in all celebrations. In India, festivals

are many because we adopt and imbibe almost everything like nature, colour, friendship,

worship and harvest. There are festivals of different hues meant for the celebration of

achievements or occasions. We celebrate national festivals like Republic day, Independence

day and Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd of October every year the day India gave birth to a

philosopher, guide, and politician, i.e. Mahatma Gandhi. After these come the religious

festivals of all the religions that co-exist in India. The Hindus have their Dussehra and

Diwali, the Muslims have Eid, and the Christians have Christmas. It is undoubtedly very true

that most of our festivals revolve around an entity called God who cannot be seen by any

human being in physical appearance. But God is the ultimate creator of all nature and life

that we all see all around us. He prevails in every item that exists in our environment. Let us

not forget that we are living, growing, prospering and dying with and without his gifts of

nature. Hence, majority of festivals focus around the ultimate called God.In conclusion,

festivals are part of one’s custom, culture and tradition. They are there for us to celebrate.

It helps us forget our routine. It gives us some momentary, mental and physical relaxation

and thus frees us from die shackles of monotonous work. It is a celebration, entertainment

or series of performances of a certain kind, often held periodically.

Venkat Nanduri

X D

Are we doing justice to education / students or are we on the right track?

Education today has become a mere rat race wherein we are just churning

kids to get a degree in order to get a job. Eventually, we are missing out on

the true meaning of education.

I was appalled at reading this excerpt but at the same time could not agree more

with the point being made.

We are technologically achieving greater heights but what about moral values and

ethics. The gap is day by day increasing hence, even after having so much

advancement we are still being victims to crimes. We must not forget that we are

not just supposed to get a degree but understand the value of it.

Each one of us should try and make a difference in whatever little way we can. We

have seen great minds achieve great success without falling prey to the rat race

because they followed what they believed in and not what society thinks is normal.

Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg being the examples of recent times. Sometimes, it

is a small idea or a simple deed which leads to a big change. So we as a society

need to build future leaders with great minds and not just youth having degree but

not having the vision of what they want.

Even from the movie “3 idiots” they had beautifully taught us that do not run after

marks understand the meaning and the essence of every lesson being taught and

apply in your day to day life. One is certain to not only gain good marks but achieve

success in its truest form.

Neelam Kumar (PRT Teacher)

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