Festivals of India

Festivals of India

The major famous festival all over the country are Republic Day, Deepavali, Dussehra, Maha shivratri, Ganesh Chaturthi, Independence Day, Durga Puja, Pongal, Holi, Onam, Navratri, Gudi Padwa, Eid, Christmas, Ramadan, etc

January month: New year, Makar Sakranti, Pongal, Basant Panchami, Maha Shivratri;

March month: Holi, Mewar, Ramadan;

April month: Baisakhi, Bihu;

May month: Thrissur Pooram, Buddha Jayanti, Eid Ul Fitr;

June month: Ratha Yatra, Hemis ;

Augest month: Rakshabandhan, Janmashtmi, Independence Day, Onam, Ganesh Chaturthi;

October month: Navratri, Durga Puja, Dussehra;

November month: Diwali, Gurupurab;

December month: Christmas;

Festivals of India is divided into two major categories, namely National festivals and Regional Festivals. Other divisions are namely seasonal festivals, local festivals, State government festivals. Each group of peoples has various local festivals which makes their unique identity among other group.

National holidays:

Republic Day (26th January)

Independence Day (15 August)

Gandhi Jayanti (2 October)

Regional Festivals:

Hindu Festivals : Deepavali, Ganesh or Vinayaka Chaturthi, Maha Sivarathri, Holi, Bhogi or Lohri, Pongal or Sankranthi or Makar Sankranti or Magh Bihu or Maghi, Saraswati Puja or Vasant Panchami, Raksha Bandhan, Navaratri, Durga Puja or Dussehra, Vishu, Rama Navami,  Mahalaya, Devotthan Ekadashi, Nuakhai, Ugadi or Puthandu or Gudhi Padwa, Rath Jatra, Bonalu, Dhulivandan, Maharishi Parashurama Jayanti or Akshaya Tritiya, Krishna Janmashtami, Guga-Navami or Naga Panchami, Raja Parba, Kumara Purnima, Hanuman Jayanti, Bathukamma, Hartalika Teej, Vishwakarma Puja, Jagaddhatri Puja, Chhath Puja, Onam, Bhai Duj, Ratha Saptami.

Christian Festivals: Good Friday, Christmas, Easter Sunday,  Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, All Saints Day, Feast of Pentecost,  Feast of Holy Family, St. Thomas the Apostle, Feast of the Blessed Virgin, Feast of St. Francis Xavier, All Souls Day, Feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta, Boxing Day,

Islamic Festivals: Eid ul-Fitr, Birthday of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Eid al-Adha, Mawlid, Alvida, Shab-e-Barat, Day of Ashura, Eid-e-Ghadeer,

Buddhist Festivals: Bizu, Buddha Purnima, Losar, Dhammachakra Pravartan Day.

Sikh Festivals: Guru Nanak Gurpurab, Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Guru Gobind Singh Ji Gurpurab, Vaisakhi.

Jain Festivals: Paryushan, Mahavir Janma Kalyanak.

State Festivals: Birthday day of any leaders, Death day of any leaders, hazard incident day, Achievement day, etc. under particular state.

District Festivals: Famous temple function, cultural event, etc. of local district celebrating with thousands of peoples.

Local place Festivals: Cultural, spiritual, regional festival among few hundred of peoples.

Festivals:

Peoples mostly like and love to celebrate festivals and functions. Festival shows Culture and relationship of peoples. Many festivals have Historical story but celebrating with scientific reasons behind.

These festivals make relatives / families / friends to join, have relax from job or work, make to wear new cloths, share varieties of food and snakes, connect with culture, create unity among society.

India is one of country with huge festival functions which reflect their culture, habitat, attitude, lifestyle, traditions, etc. India gives national holidays to only few festivals. State and district government provide local holidays according to festivals important. 

Date of many festivals will not depend on English Calendar. Indian peoples follow many calendars according to religions and language based. Example: Hindus follow Vedic period calendars.

Each function celebrates with unique song, music, special foods and way of methods. Indian make their house clean and decorates during major local festivals. Sweats play major role in celebration.

Economically, festival creates huge changes with sales and service field. It makes many industries such as crackers, pot maker, flower makers, statue manufacture, textiles, circus, kids play items, sweats, television special shows, movie release, travels, etc. It also gives job opportunity to many peoples. Markets and town shopping complex rush on before function days.

It may bring financial suffer to family budget but most of them don’t care about expense of celebration. The budget includes dress, cooking product items, sweats, gifts, foods, shopping, guest to house, travel, extra trip, play station, entertainment places, etc. Indian families separately budget for festivals. Special budget allocated to children and older family members and invited guest.

Many migrate from his working job city or temporary living town to native places during festival days. Indian invites their relatives and friends for festivals and shares their happiness. Transport department, tourist department and police department increases their service to satisfy peoples.

Sharing wishes is common habits among human and Indian also follows that. Indian, get blessing from older members of families and pray to God during festivals mornings. 

India is a Union of States and Union Territories Each state was formed on the basis of languages and culture of the people living in a specific region. All major religions of the world such as Hinduism Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity and Islam are practiced in several states of the Indian Union. Yet all these states are part of single sovereignty. They celebrate festivals with unity with other religion friends, brothers and sister. In spite of hundreds of languages that are being spoken in India, the people are united under single state called the Republic of India. This clearly exhibits unity in diversity.

Even Atheism celebrates religion festivals with full heart pleasant. Many peoples like to participate cultural events and functions of others festival. Festivals make happy to not only for celebrating members but also to participated, noticing peoples. Due to festivals, even non celebrating peoples get holiday from job, school, college, etc. which make them relax and spend time as their wish.  Institutes such as government / private schools, college, company, industries will organize function with dance, song, music, drama, etc. which to shows their concept of festivals, happiness and proud on that festivals.

Indian peoples have high energetic to welcome all festival to celebrate. Even many peoples wait and expect for the day where festival occur. Get together of relations and friends occur in festivals maintain wealthy sociality in India.

People mood of celebration cannot be express using few normal literal words. The emotion, feeling and pleasant on every mind is better than any other days. The festival day is maximum guarantee of joy full day. Many fun events, unforgettable moments and refresh of relationship happen in single day with unpredictable incidents.