A festival is defined as an event normally presented by a local community and is focused on some distinct aspect of the community. Amongst religions a festival or a feast is a set of rituals performed in the honour of god or gods. A festival and a feast are interchangeable historically. However at present, feast has also moved into common secular parlance as an equivalent term for any elaborate or large meal. Feast when used for the meaning of a festival generally denotes a religious festival other than an art festival or a film.

Importance of Festivals

Festivals of mostly all the types are celebrated to meet some specific or particular needs.
Festivals are celebrated with great enthusiasm because of which they form a great source of entertainment.
Celebration of festivals offers a sense belonging towards social, geographical or religious groups.
Festivals celebrated in a modern way focus on ethnic or cultural topics and they seem inform people of their respective traditions.
In earlier times, festivals used to be the times when the old people used to transfer knowledge and tell stories to the next generation.

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Muslim Festivals Barah Wafat Haj Id-ul-Fitr or Ramazan Id Id-ul-Zuha or Bakrid Muharram Ramdan		Sikh Festivals Baisakhi Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday Guru Nanak Jayanti Guru Purnima Guru Ravidas Jayanti Guru Tegh Bahadur's Birthday Gurupurab Holla Mohalla Lohri

Christian Festivals Christmas Easter Goa Carnival Good Friday		Buddhist Festivals Buddha Purnima Hemis Gompa Losar Mahavir Jayanti Ullambana

National Festivals Children's Day Gandhi Jayanti Independence Day Republic Day Festival Teacher's Day

Hindu Festivals

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Christmas is the most significant festival that is celebrated with same fun and frolic all over the world. The festive spirit of Christmas is started building up with the arrival winter season. It is celebrated on 25th of December every year. This festival is the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ who was the son of the God and came to the earth for the redemption of Hunan kind expelled from the Paradise. The celebration consists of decorating Charismas Tree, seeking gift and blessing from Santa Clause.

Diwali or Deepawali is the most important festival of Hindus. It is the festival of “Light”. People illuminate their homes at night with garlands of lit candle or oil-lamps with fireworks being a major attraction. Sweets, oil lamps and firecrackers are the indispensable part of Diwali celebration. Traditionally Goddess Lakshmi and God Ganesha are worshipped on this day. It is believed that it was on this day that Rama entered Ayodhya after 14 years of exile. Diwali is also celebrated as Naraka Chaturdashi, the day when the demon of darkness and dirt, Narakasura, was destroyed by Krishna.

Dussehra is a significant festival of Hindus celebrated generally in the month of October. The festival is observed in the month of Ashvin according to the Hindu calendar. It marks the end of 10 continuous day festival also known as "Vijayadashmi". It is celebrated in the memory of the victory of Ram over Ravana and the rescue of his wife Sita from Lanka. The large effigies of the ten-headed Ravana & his brothers Kumbhakarana and son Meghnad is set aflame with a bursting of crackers. Fairs are usually organized on this occasion with lots to eat, buy & enjoy.

Holi is undoubtedly the most exuberant festival among any other celebrated in the country. The enthusiasm, excitement and merry making of this festival have no parallel in comparison to any other festival. Every one is seen smeared in colors. Men, women and children – everyone is seen throwing color to each other on this day. It is a spring festival celebrated on the last day of Phalgun month of Hindu calendar.

Janmashtmi is a sacred festival of Hindus celebrated all over the country. The festival is the celebration of Lord Krishna’s birthday. Krishna is the most popular deity of Hindu religion. According to the tradition he is the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu on the earth. Janmashtmi festival is celebrated on the Ashtmi (eighth day) of Sravana according to the Hindu calendar. Devotees keep fast on this day and lavish rituals are performed all across the country.

Muharram is the festival that expresses distress and grief. This festival is celebrated in the first Muslim month and is taken as martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain. Starting at the first day of Muharram, this day lasts for ten days. According to Muslim culture, it was considered unlawful to fight in the month of Muharram. Moreover, excluding Ramdan, Muharram is considered as the most sacred amongst all months.

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