Festives of India

Festivals of India!

As India is united with many traditions & Customs, they have their own Festivals as well which are fully Traditional , Enjoyable , Gathering , having Values , with some Ethics & Moral Values.

Each region has it's festival with Identity with respect to the seasons of India. Saome festivals are done for Gods victory over evil, some are to welcome the season, some are to gather people together, some are to wealth , some are for brotherhood. Any reason it may be and any religion it may be, but all Indians Celebrate it together as one with irrespective of their religion , status and age.

Dussera:

It is the festival of godess Kanaka Durga which is very famous in Maharastra state and also in Calcutta.

 Christmas is the festival done on the eve of Birthday of Lord Jesus Crist. It is also one of the famous festival that is celebrated.

 Diwali:

Diwali is considered as the festival of lights. It is celebrated on Oct 11th on the occasion of God's victory over Evil. On this day houses are decorated with glorious lights and sweets & special foods are made. On this day people worship to Godess Lakshmi who is known as Godess of Wealth.

People wore new cloths n worship to god. In the night whole nation will celebrate this festival by firing different types of crackers into sky together with family , friends and neighbours.On Diwali, night becomes day with the lights. This simbolises the victory of light over the dark.

 Vinayaka Chaturthi:

 Vinayaka chaturthi is the festival of lord Ganesh who has an Elephant head. he is considered as elephant god and also as God of Knowledge.
 On this day people worship the Idol of lord Ganesh in their homes. They prepare various favorite dishes to god. In India it's the passion of making large street Ganesh Idol's as a competition. The very huge Laddu prasadam of that street Ganesh is very popular. Feeling that buying of that laddu will make and keep family safe & happy many people come for buying it in auction.
 After worshipping it in the 9th day they take that idol in a bid truck for merging it in water wich is called Ganga. As he is also called as Ganga putra which means son of river Ganga.

Festival of Colours: 

In India Holi is known as the festival of colours.It is celebrated in the streets of houses among all people, friends and relatives inorder to kill the jealous, darkness and unhappiness in oneself towards other. This festival is mostly celebrated by youth. It is celebrated irrespective of age, gender , status. Every one sprinkels the colours and colour water on everyone to make them colourful as well as their life also. It's celebration includes millions of lights shining on housetops , outside doors and windows , around temples and other buildings in the communities and countries where it is observed.

Festival of Harvest:

Makara Sankranti is termed as the festival of harvest since it is celebrated in almost all parts of India & Nepal by the farmers as a reason of them getting the yeild of their crops. At the time of this festival the sun enters into the zodaic sign of Makara Rashi (Capricon). It indicates the arival of Spring season in India. On this festival all relatives gather at a place n celebrate it with all kinds of foods , worshipping , Dances , Camp Fires. It is also known as Kits festival for kids, were all gather in an open place and flys Kites with Competition to others. On this festival competitions for animals like Bull racing & Cock Fighting also conducted in villages as a tradition.

Ramzan:

Ramzan is the festival of muslims celebrated world wide. In India, in Hyderabad celebration of Ramzan is very famous. Makka masid is the famous mosque in Hyderabad in India.On that day every muslim Men goes to mosque and worship the god by wishing all their people. this festival is also celebrated for brotherhood. after coming from mosque they invite their love ones , friends , relatives and neighbours to their house for lunch. They serve food for them with Love & Effection.They make special dish known as Haleem which is eaten after their fasting till the date of ramzan.Hyderabadi Haleem is world wide famous which is fond of many

Krishnashtami:

Krishnashtami is the Birthday of lord krihna. It is celebrated at every temple in India. Infront of every house they make the footprints of little krishna with rice powder or rangoli. The main event of Krishnashtami is "Vooti". It means hitting of a hanging pot with a stick. The pot is filled with Buttermilk, Money ,Ghee e.t.c.,