Indian festival and events

Indian festival

India is well known throughout the world as a country of traditional and cultural celebrations because it is a country of polytheism and multiculturalism. In India, one can enjoy festivals every month. It is a secular country full of variations in religion, language, culture and caste, it is always full of people in fairs and festivals. People associated with every religion have their own cultural and traditional festivals. Some festivals are celebrated by people of all religions throughout the nation. They celebrate each festival in a different way according to the important history, customs and belief behind them. Each festival has its own history, mythology and special significance to celebrate. People of India living abroad celebrate the festivities of India with great enthusiasm and passion.

 India is a country which is an example of unity in diversity because Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian and Jain etc. religions reside together here. Some festivals are celebrated at the national level while some are celebrated at the regional level. The celebrations are classified into different classes according to the method and religion.

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Hindu festival

A lot of cultural and traditional festivals are celebrated by people of Hindu religion all over the world. Hinduism is considered as the oldest organized religion in the whole world as well as it is counted as the third largest religion in the world. Every Hindu festival has its own special method of offering, offering Ganga water to the gods and goddess, fasting, bathing with Ganga water in the early morning, donating, listening to Katha, home, aarti etc. many things through which the worship is performed. All people of Hindu religion celebrate their festival together, regardless of caste, age, and gender.

The dates of Hindu festivals are decided according to the dates of the Hindu calendar, the lunar calendar which depends on the movement of the sun and moon throughout the year. Some Hindu festivals are celebrated in the form of historical mythology, some to change the seasons and some to keep the environment clean. Some festivals are celebrated by people of a particular sect or in the Indian subcontinent.

There are many beliefs in Hinduism due to many ancient and sacred religious texts (Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata, and Ramayana, Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda) etc. Hindu goddesses. In Hinduism, the day of birth and death of deities is also celebrated with great enthusiasm such as dancing, songs etc.

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Muslim festival

All the people of the Muslim religion celebrate their Islamic festivals all over the world with full enthusiasm. He has many religious festivals which he celebrates with full passion and dedication according to his Islamic calendar. Some of the important Islamic festivals are Ramadan (Ramadan), Eid-e-Milad, Muharram, Bakrid, etc. which they celebrate in a special way by praying in mosques, feasting and greeting each other.

They decorate their houses with colorful lights and other things at night and celebrate with each other all night. Some Islamic festivals have been declared as national holidays during which holidays are held in educational institutions, government offices and other working places. Around the 7th decade, Islam was established by Muhammad Sahab, which has become the second major religion in the whole world. Islam has five important pillars such as "honeyah (trust), salaah (prayer), zakah (charity), roja (fast) and haz (pilgrimage)".

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Sikh festival

As India is seen as a multi-religious, cultural, and traditional country, it is also known for unity in diversity. People of Sikh religion have many different rituals, which they celebrate with full fervor and fun. He remembers the lives of his ten Sikh Gurus and the lessons they were taught. Some Hindu festivals are celebrated by Sikhs for different reasons.

The method of worshiping at all the festivities in Sikhism is guided in the holy book called "Gurugranth Sahib", which was first compiled by the Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak and later edited by the Sikh Guru, Guru Arjuna. did. The Guru Granth of Sikhism places deities among the people and when celebrating any Sikh festival, they place it in a palanquin and carry it out with the public procession (procession). They perform Gurubani songs, sacred songs, read sacred books and perform religious songs to connect with God and celebrate their celebrations.

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Jain festival

The people of Jainism celebrate many customs and religious rituals as a festival. Their customs relate to idol worship in various ways and the festival relates to the life events of the Tirthankaras who were involved in the purification of the soul. Their customs are divided into two parts Karya and Kriya. According to Jaina Svetambara, there are six mandatory duties which are called essentials which are "Chaturvishanti-stav: praising tirthankaras, kayotsaraga: meditation, pratikraman: atonement of past evil deeds, pratyakhana: renunciation of anything, time: Peace and meditation, vandan: honoring the gurus to be self-reliant ".

According to Jain Digambar there are six duties which are “Dana: Dan, Devpuja: Worshiping Tirthankaras, Guru Upasthi: Respecting the Gurus to become self-contained, Abstinence: Overcoming oneself by various rules, Swadhyaya: Reading religious texts, Tapa: Tapasya, which is the basic ritual of the Jains.

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Christian Feast

India is a land of different cultures and ethnicities due to celebrating colorful festivals by people of different religions. People of Christianity celebrate festivals like Christmas, Easter, Good Friday, etc. with fun-filled activities and great enthusiasm. People of other religions also celebrate Christmas, which is a sign of unity in diversity in India.

There are many famous places in India where Christian festivals are celebrated like Goa where the oldest and beautiful church exists. They feast, pray and a procession is taken out during their celebrations.

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Buddhist festival

People of Buddhism celebrate well by connecting with their Lord Buddha and the Bodhisattva. It is believed that the Buddhist ceremony was first started by Lord Buddha and advised his devotees to keep in touch with each other to strengthen their bond. They have their own customs and beliefs to celebrate historical festivals. They worship historical objects to celebrate their festival.

Their celebration becomes more religious, spiritual and intellectual which is not obliged to serve any community.