1. Indian Festivals

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3. Festivals in India
• Hindu Festivals
• Muslim Festivals
• Christian Festivals
• Sikh Festivals
• Jain Festivals
• National Festivals
India is considered to be the land of
festivals. And each of the festivals, which
are celebrated here, has a reason or
significance behind its celebration.

5. Hindu Festivals
• In Hindu religion, there is a
tradition of celebrating almost
everything.
• It is a well known fact that India is
a land of fairs and festivals.
• we have hundreds of festivals and
fairs in Hindu Calendar every year.

6. Diwali
• Diwali is regarded as one of the
most important festival of the
Hindu calendar.
• The festival is mainly associated
with lights as it is called the festival
of light.
• The literal meaning of Deepavali in
Sanskrit is 'a row of lamps.'
• Diwali festival is the one Hindu
festival that unites the whole of
India.

8. History of Diwali
• History tells us that the festival is
celebrated mainly for four days
commences on Aswayuja Bahula
Chaturdasi and concludes on
Kartika Shudda Vijiya.
• And each day has a significance
and history behind its celebration.

9. • The first day of the festival Naraka
Chaturdasi marks the killing of the
demon king Naraka by Lord Krishna
and his wife Satyabhama.
• The second day is Amavasya. This
very day Lord Vishnu rescued
Goddess Lakshmi from the prison of
Demon king bali and for that reason
Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped on
the day of Diwali.

10. • The third day is "Kartika Shudda
Padyami." On this day Bali would
come out of Pathala Loka and rule
Bhuloka as per the boon given by
Lord Vishnu. Hence, it is also
known as "Bali Padyami".
• The fourth day is referred to as
"Yama Dvitiya.“ On this day, Lord
Rama returned from exile to
Ayodhya after fourteen years of
exile.

11. When is Diwali
• Normally according to the Hindu
calendar the festival of
Diwali, which is celebration of truth
and light is celebrated on a nation-
wide scale on Amavasya, the 15th
day of the dark fortnight of the
Hindu month of Ashwin
(Aasho), which is usually the month
of October or November every
year.

12. Dussehra
• Dussehra is also called as Navaratri
Pooja or Durga Pooja.
• Navratri, or 'The Festival of Nine
Nights', is celebrated during the
first nine days of the Hindu month
of Ashvin (September-October).
• The festival is dedicated to the
worship of Mother Goddess or
Shakti and her nine forms.

13. History of Durga Puja
• We all celebrate Durga puja but
hardly anyone knows the history or
origin behind the celebration.
• There are various legends
associated with its origin but the
most important and prevalent
among them is the legend of Lord
Rama.

14. • Lord Rama decided to seek
blessings of Godess Durga during
the time of war with Ravan. . For
that puja, which lord Ram was
performing 108 blue lotus were
needed for the worship of Goddess
Durga but Rama could manage
only 107. But without that one
lotus his puja would be incomplete

15. so he was on the verge of laying
one of his eyes that was lotus-
shaped and blue in color at the
Goddess's feet when Goddess
Durga appeared and satisfied with
his devotion, granted her blessing
and eventually he won the battle
against Ravana. The time he
worshipped was Spring season so
from that time onwards Durga puja
is celebrated.

16. • Another legend, which is
associated with the celebration of
Durga puja is the story of the
defeat of the demon
king, Mahishasura at the hands of
Goddess Durga, the incarnation of
Shakti (the power). This demon
was almost invincible because of a
boon granted by Lord Shiva
whereby no male could defeat him.

17. Dussehra Celebration
• The festival is celebrated for nine
days.
• People sow seeds on the first
day, consecrate the planets, watch
the sprouting and worship Goddess
Durga during this festival.
• The last three days are especially
considered most important. The
nine-day is equally divided in
worshiping three goddesses.

19. • The first three days are dedicated
to Goddess Durga.
• The next three days are spent in
worshipping goddess Lakshmi.
• And the last three days are
dedicated to Goddess Saraswati.
• The festival comes to an end on the
tenth day of Vjay Dashmi or
Dussehra, when the idols of the
Goddess Shakti are immersed in
the river. Dussehra, is considered
as an important festival.

20. Ganesh Chaturthi
• Ganesh Chaturthi is the celebration
of the birth of Lord Ganesha.
• Ganeshji is worshipped first on all
auspicious occasions, whether it is
a marriage or a religious function.
• He is regarded as the destroyer of
all problems and obstacles.

21. During the festival
• Larger clay made images are made
by the professional craftsmen and
set up in pandals and pavilions
throughout the country.
• On the day of the festival Hindus
performs pujas at temples and
even in homes.
• Fasting, feasting and distribution of
sweets mainly ladoos are offered
to him.

22. • The idol is kept and offered pujas
for 10 days.
• After 10 days The murti is
submerged on 'Parivartini' i.e. 'Jal
Zilani' Ekadashi. Devotees observe
a waterless fast.
• Five pujas and arti are
offered, together with a boat ride
after each arti before Ganeshji's
'Visarjan' - submergence.

24. Krishna Janmashtami
• Eight days after the full moon of
Shravan, falls the festival of
Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord
Krishna.
• The first day is Krishnashtami or
Gokulashtami.
• The second day is called Kalastami
or more popularly Janmashtami.

25. Birth of Lord Krishna
• Though exact dates cannot be
stated, the period between 3200
and 3100 BC is accepted as the
period in which Lord Krishna lived
on earth.
• It was raining heavily. At midnight a
bright light appeared in the room
of Devki. Vasudev woke up.
• In that light the idol of Vishnu with
four hands appeared.Then the child
was born, Devki's eighth son.

26. Janmashtami Rituals
People observe fast without water on
this day, which is broken at midnight.
At midnight, the Lord's birth
hour, there is a grand worship of lord
Krishna. The lord is bathed with milk
while His Name is chanted 108 times.
Arti is performed and offerings of
flowers are made. He is also installed
in the form of 'Lalji' in a swing and
devotionally offered many sumptuous
food dishes.

28. Makar Sankranti
• mid-winter Hindu festival
• Hindu New Year
• festival is celebrated by taking dips
in the Ganges River
• dip is said to purify the self
• celebrated for 3 days and is more
of a cultural festival
• the main point is that we can see
the day and night same on this day.

30. Pongal
• Another name of Makara Sankrantri
that is celebrated in Tamil Nadu.
• Pongal is regarded as a harvest
festival of South India.
• Pongal is all about thanksgiving to
nature and takes its name from the
Tamil word meaning "to boil" and is
held in the month of Thai.

31. • The festival lasts for three days.
• On the first day known as
Bhogi, people clean out their homes
thoroughly and in the evening, all
unwanted goods are lit in a bonfire.
• The second day is Perum Pongal, the
most important. It is also called
Surya Pongal because people
worship Surya, the Sun God and his
consorts, Chaya and Samgnya.

32. • The third day, Mattu Pongal, is meant
to offer thanks to the cows and
buffaloes, as they are used to plough
the lands. Jallikattu, a violent taming
the bull contest, marks this day.
• On the last day, Kanum Pongal, people
go out to picnic.
• 'Ponga' literally means overflowing
and is named so because of the
tradition of cooking the new rice in
pots until they overflow, which is
symbolic if abundance and prosperity.

33. Ram Navami
• ninth day of the Hindu Lunar year
(March)
• birthday of Rama
• Starts off with prey to the Sun
• perform Kalyanotsavam (marriage
celebration) for images of Rama and
Sita
• end of the day the Rama is taken to a
procession on the street
• Hindus are supposed to fast
• Temples are decorated and readings
of the Ramayana take place

35. Onam
• The festival of Onam portrays the
rich cultural heritage of Kerala, its
golden past, rich traditions and
prosperous present.
• The festival is celebrated for a
period of ten days, starting from
the first day Atham and continuing
till tenth and the biggest day called
Thiru Onam.

36. • Atham - Day One
First day is an important one and is
considered holy and auspicious by
the people of Kerala.
• Chithira - Day Two
On the second day of Onam, people
add to the size of the Pookalam with
different flowers.
• Chodhi - Day Three
Size of the Attha Poo gets further
increased with an addition of design
with different flowers.

37. • Visakam - Day Four
Brisk activities in the market and
households can be witnessed on
the day of Visakam.
• Anizham - Day Five
High point of the day is the grand
boat race event called Vallamkali.
• Thriketa - Day Six
People, who may be staying away
from their homes, start coming to
their homes as the main day
approaches.

38. • Moolam - Day Seven
With just two days left for the
festival now, enthusiasm grips the
state of Kerala.
• Pooradam - Day Eight
The day holds significance in Onam
festivities. Devotees create clay idols
in the shape of small pyramids.
• Uthradam - Day Nine
It is a day prior to Thiruvonam. Some
people begin festivities on a large
scale on this day.

39. • Thiruvonam - Day Ten
The biggest day of all, is the tenth
day called Thiruvon.
• Thiru Onam is a big day. The best
part of the festival is that it is a
secular festival so people from all
community and religion can take
part. There are various morning
rituals.
• Onasadya is the most important and
elaborate lunch after completing the
morning rituals.

40. Onam Legends
• The legend of King Mahabali
• The Legend of Vanishing Boy
• The Legend of Boat Palliodam

41. Muslim Festivals
• There are a number of Muslim
festivals.
• The Muslim festivals do not
correspond to any particular date
or month of the Gregorian
Calendar as they are based on the
Hijra which follows pure lunar
reckoning.

42. • The names of the 12 months that
comprise the Islamic year are as
follows: 1. Muharram
2. Safar
3. Rabi' al-awwal (Rabi' I)
4. Rabi' al-thani (Rabi' II)
5. Jumada al-awwal (Jumada I)
6. Jumada al-thani (Jumada II)
7. Rajab
8. Sha'ban
9. Ramadan
10. Shawwal
11. Dhu al-Qi'dah
12. Dhu al-Hijjah

43. Id-ul-Fitr
• Id Ul Fitr is a festival that marks the
end of the Ramzan period, and
usually falls on a new moon
night, in the month of September
or October.
• Ramzan is the ninth month in the
Muslim calendar. According to
legend, the Holy Koran was
revealed in this month

45. Id-Ul-Zuha or Id-Ul-Adha
• Bakriid or Id-ul-Zuha is one of the
most celebrated festivals among
Muslims all over the world. It is a
day of sacrifice for the Muslims.
• According to legends. It all started
with a dream in which Allah
directed the patriarch Prophet
Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail.
• It was Ibrahim's faith in Allah and
his son's faith in his father that
were on test.

46. Id-e-Milad
• Id-e-Milad is a festival of both
rejoicing and mourning.
• The day commemorates the birth and
also the death anniversary of Prophet
Mohammed.
• It falls on the twelfth day of the third
month Rabi-ul-Awwal of the Muslim
calendar, which is usually in April.
• The word 'barah' signifies the twelve
days of the Prophet's sickness.

48. Muharram
• The first Muslim month is
Muharram and Muharram is
observed on the tenth day of this
month.
• Muharram is a day of mourning as
it commemorates the greatest
tragedy in the history of Islam-the
martyrdom of the Prophet's
grandson Hussain.

49. Jain Festival: Pajushan
• Its the most celebrated festival of
Jains.
• It lasts for four months. It varies
from year to year.
• This is celebrated to ask forgiveness
for the mistakes we have made
knowingly or unknowingly.
• Jaanae anjaanae sey koi galti hui ho
toh mann, vachan, kaya sey
‘micchami dukadam.’

50. Christian Festivals
• India is a land of various religions
and muliple cultures. Alongwith
Hindu, Mulism and National
festivals, Christian festivals are also
celebrated with deity and devotion
in different parts of India.

51. Christmas
• The festival of Christmas celebrates
the birth of Jesus Christ and
conveys his message of love,
tolerance and brotherhood.
• Though Christmas is a primary
festival of the Christian calendar
but still it has a special significance
in everyone's life.

52. History of Christmas
• The first mention of 25th
December as the birth date of
Jesus occurred in 336 A.D.
• The history of Christmas dates back
over 4000 years. Many of the
Christmas traditions were
celebrated centuries before the
Christ child was born.
• Traditions say that it has been
celebrated since the year 98 AD.

53. • In 137 AD the Bishop of Rome ordered
the birthday of the Christ Child
celebrated as a solemn feast.
• In 350 AD another Bishop of
Rome, Julius I, choose 25th December
as the observance of Christmas since
than it is celebrated on this day.
• Fundamentally Christmas celebration
is based on the intertwining of two
ethnic patterns, Roman transition rites
and Germano-Celtic Yule (jiuleis) rites-
feasting and mortuary practice.

54. Good Friday
• Good Friday, anniversary of Jesus'
death on the cross.
• According to the Gospels, Jesus
was put to death on the Friday
before Easter Day.
• Observance include prayer and
meditation at the Stations of the
Cross, a succession of 14
images, usually on wooden
crosses, depicting Christ's
crucifixion and the events leading

55. Easter
• Easter, also known as Pascha , the
Feast of the Resurrection, the
Sunday of the Resurrection or the
Resurrection Day, is the most
important religious feast of the
Christian Calendar.
• Easter celebrates the resurrection
of Jesus, which occurred after his
death by crucifixion.

56. National Festivals
• Gandhi Jayanti
celebrates the birth anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi. . Born on the
2nd of October 1869 at Porbandar
in Gujarat.
• Independence Day
15th August the red-letter day in
the Indian calendar is celebrated as
the Independence Day of India.

57. • After more than two hundred years
of British rule, India finally won
backs its freedom on 15th
August, 1947.
• Republic Day of India
On 26th of January every year India
celebrates its Republic Day. on this
day in 1950 the constitution of
India came into force and India
became a truly sovereign state.

58. Holi
• Celebrated on the day after the full
moon in early March
• Festival to celebrate good harvest
• Spring festival
• Also called the “Festival of Colors”
• Day one = bonfire is lit at night
• Day two = people go around and
throw colored powder and water at
each other
• End with a feasts at a friends house
in the evening

60. History of Holi
• Hiranyakashipu, who consideration
himself since toward invincible and
highest beings; he had receiver of a
great contribution of immortality
reflection.
• He has a youngster Prahlad who is
a big fan of Rama.
• This made him order his sister
Holika to kill that child, but the
spirit inturn killed her. This led to
the celebration of Holi.

61. Raksha Bandhan
• Raksha = protection
• Bandhan = lasting bond
• celebrates the relationship
between brothers and sisters
• Thread-tying ceremony (rakhi)
• sister recognizes the bond between
them
• brother vows to look after her
• Feed each other sweets

63. Rakhi Legends
• The legend of Lord Indra and his
wife Sachi.
• The legend of Alexander’s wife and
King Porus.
• The legend of Rani Karnavati and
Humayun.
• The legend of Hindu Rajputs and
Mughal Rulers.

64. Thank You
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65. Conclusion
I am glad to be an Indian. Of course
everything isn’t shining here. But koi bhi desh
perfect nahi hota, usse perfect banana padta
hai. ( No country is perfect, one needs to make
it perfect)

66. References:
• www.indiagifts.com
• www.indianfestivals.blog.com
• www.mycountry.com
• www.wikipedia.com