Indian Festivals
India is well known for its number of festivals that are being celebrated throughout the year. People of different caste color and creed reside in this country. They follow different religions and speak different languages. Even due to all this there is a unity in diversity. This unity is due to its unique type of culture and civilization. People in India not only celebrate their festivals but they also share it with a person of other religions, which primarily unites them.
We could call India a land of festivals. Every community has its own festivals and added to this are the festivals of other communities, which they celebrate with same zeal and enthusiasm. Thus we could very well say that festivals are celebrated in India throughout the year.
Some of the important festivals that are celebrated throughout India with great zeal and enthusiasm are:
- Bhai Dooj
- Bhogi, Lohri
- Buddha Purnima
- Christmas
- Dhanteras
- Diwali
- Durga Puja
- Dusshera
- Easter
- Gandhi Jayanti
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Gita Jayanti Good Friday
- Govardhan Puja
- Gudi Padwa, Ugadi
- Guru Govind Singh's birthday
- Guru Nanak Jayanti
- Guru Purnima
- Guru Tegh Bahadur birthday
- Hanuman Jayanti
- Holi
- Id ul Zuha (Bakrid)
- Independence Day
- Indian Republic Day
- Kali Puja
- Karwa Chauth
- Krishna Janmashtami
- Lakshmi Puja
- Maha Shivaratri
- Mahavir Jayanti
- Makara Sankranti, Pongal
- Milad-un-Nabi
- Muharram (Islamic New Year)
- Nag Panchami
- Navaratri
- New Year
- Onam
- Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)
- Ramanavami
- Rath Yatra
- Saraswati Puja
- Swami Vivekananda's Birth day
- Teacher's Day
- Vaisakhi
- Varalakshmi Vratham
- Vivekananda Jayanti