Festivals and Holidays of India :: essays research papers fc

There are some(prenominal) holi daytimes and festivals inIndia. In my report I will explain what the holidays of Holi,Diwali, Dussera, and Basanto commemorate. I will givedetails about their dates and customs.****************************** Holi The Firefete The Hindu Fire Festival, called Holi or Basaat iscelebrated in India on the fifteenth day of the Light Half ofthe Moon, in the Hindu month of Phalguna (March). Holi is a flinch festival for Hindus. It is celebrated before themonsoon, the great rainstorms which come each year. Holi isa joyous holiday and is celebrated by Hindus of all ages.Boys and girls squirt water supply pistols, sometimes large pumpsfilled with saffron or red-colored water. The Hindus favorite colours are red, crimson and saffron. In Bengal, the Holifestival is associated with the life of Krishna, a Hindu god. InBengal the colored powders are used without the water, forthe fun. Before indulging in a feast in honor of Holi, thechildren change out of their un contaminating clothes that are coveredin red and put on fresh, clean garments. It is customary toexchange gifts in honor of this spring festival.****************************** Diwali The Festivalof Lights The Hindu New Year, Diwali, is celebrated on thelast night of autumn, in October or November. It is a holidaywhich is celebrated throughout India. It comes at the block ofthe monsoon rains, when the weather is nice and mild, andlasts for five days. For this holiday, daughters return to theirparents homes, houses are cleared, walls are embellish withde home runs drawn in white rice flour water and thusly colored.Business account books are closed and new ones are undefended ceremoniously, new clothes are worn and friends areentertained. Before the festival, peculiar(a) food is prepared tobe offered in the Hindu temples. In supply and in honorof this festival of vagues clay saucers are filled with leaf mustard oiland floating cotton wicks, giving a soft, glowing light to theho mes. These lights are called chirags, and are placed on thewindow sills and rooftops of houses along the roads, and onthe banks of rivers and streams. Women and girls who live inthe sacred city of Banares, take their chirags to the banks ofthe Ganges River. They gently light them and put them in theriver to float along the water. They hope for their clay boatsto float to the other side with the wicks still lit. If they remainlit, it is a sign of good luck. The reason for the lights is todirect Lakshmi goddess of prosperity to every home.