Indian Festivals At A Glance
Indian Festivals At A Glance
India is the land of festivals, where people of all faiths coexist. The numerous Indian festivals celebrated in our country are a true reflection of the country’s rich culture and traditions. Many Indian festivals are celebrated every month that gives us an opportunity to rejoice with our families, friends, and society at large. To give an overview of all the popular Indian festivals, their orig…Follow the podcast:
Eid-ul-Fitr
Eid-ul-Fitr is the biggest festival of Muslims. It is celebrated across the world with a lot of fervor, more so because it is celebrated after the holy month of Ramadan, where followers of Islam fast for 30 days where they do not eat or drink during the day, but only eat twice during Sehri, which …
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Good Friday and Easter
Easter is a festival celebrated by Christians all across the world. Even in India, the followers of Christianity celebrated this festival. This day marks the resurrection of Lord Jesus after three days of his crucifixion. According to history, Jesus Christ had a huge followership among people. …
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Baisakhi
Baisakhi or Vaisakhi, the harvest festival, is observed in most of India to mark the start of the new spring season. Baisakhi is particularly significant in Punjab and Haryana due to the large Sikh population, which celebrates the festival with zeal and enthusiasm. The festival became closely asso…
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Ram Navmi
Ram Navami is a Hindu festival, celebrating the birth of Lord Rama. According to mythology, Rama was the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He was born to King Dashratha and Queen Kaushalya in Ayodhya. Lord Rama was born on Navami Tithi during Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. Therefore each year, …
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Hindu Nav Varsh/Gudi Padwa/Ugadi
HIndi New Year is celebrated on the first day of Shukl Paksh ok Chaitr month according to Hindu Calender. It is believed that Lord Brahma created this world on this very day, thus its symbolic to New Beginnings. Hindu Panchang also begins on this day. This New Year is celebrated in various parts …
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Holi
Holi is one of the most vibrantly celebrated festivals of India, celebrated in almost every part of the country, and by Indians belonging to every faith and belief. It is also famous as the “festival of colors” as on this day people get together forgetting all resentments and any bad feeling toward…
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Maha Shiv Ratri
Maha Shivratri is an Indian festival, celebrated annually in honor of Lord Shiva. It is in descending winter season, during the Spring season to be precise. Maha Shivratri, means ‘the great night of Shiva’. According to legend, it is on this night that Lord Shiva appeared and also commemorates th…
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Vasant Panchami
Vasant Panchami is one of the special Indian festivals celebrated. It is commonly called as Shri Panchami or Sarwasati Panchami. The festival of Vasant Panchami takes place in India around the beginning of spring when mustard flowers bloom. The color yellow is associated with the festival which sig…
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Republic Day
26th Of January is celebrated as Republic Day of our India. This Indian Festival is very special because it is celebrated by every Indian. This Indian Festival is a National Festival. Though centuries of freedom Struggle, India got its independence on 15th August 1947, yet getting this freedom wa…
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Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is a major Indian Festival which is celebrated on 14th or 15th January, denoting the moving of Sun in the Makar Rashi. It is celebrated by donating various things like Khichdi, Gajjak, Oil, and money to the needy, and a Maha Snan is also held on this day in the holy Ganges. It is …
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