India is the land of festivals. On our back seat, we always carry some festival with us. We celebrate many festivals, some are religious festivals and some are national festivals. But today we are going to talk about a Harvest Festival, Makar Sankranti.Today we are going to discuss everything about festival of Makar Sankranti. What does …
Why do we celebrate Lohri? India is a land of festivals, & being an agricultural country, the end of barren winters calls for a celebration.The first harvest of the year is welcomed in different colours across the country, with some parts observing the festival as: Lohri: Celebrated in Punjab & Northern states Pongal: Celebrated in Tamil Nadu …
Karwa Chauth Karwachauth is an auspicious festival for all Hindu married women. It’s a very romantic tradition when a woman fasts from sunrise to moonrise and prays to Lord Shiva & Goddess Parvati for the safety, health & long life of her husband. It’s been celebrated in a lot of Bollywood movies e.g. Dilwale Dulhania …
Bhai Dooj We all know that festival of Rakshabandhan is dedicated to the relationship of Brothe and Sister. There is one more festival which is based on love of brother and sister in Hindu religion, Bhaidooj, celebrated on Dwitiya Tithi of Shukla paksha of Kartik month.Bhaidooj is also known as Yam Dwitiya and Bhai Phota. …
Sikh Diwali Bandi Chhor Diwas Diwali the festival of light and happiness come at Amavasya of Kartik month (at the end of October or beginning of November). Diwali is also known as Dipawali. Dipawali is a Sanskrit word which means ‘row of light’.Diwali is celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs and all other follower of …
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