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PASSAGE 4
Read the following parange carefully,
Jananny es an important month in most parts of India as we celebrate a good harvent. In North Ina
rebrate Lohni and Makara Sankranti in the west Uttarayan. In Tamil Nadu, it is Pongal and there
Biha in the east. All over the country, there is joy and happiness as people gather together to celem
good mes
In the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Delhi and Jammu, the harvest
of Lohni is observed in January, on a day when the month (according to regional calendar) in whe
winter solstice takes place ends. It marks the end
of winter and the harvest of the rabi crops. The
s celebrated by lighuing bonfires around which people gather and toss sesame seeds, peanuts, suteile son
pulled rice into the fire. Everyone sings folk songs and do the Bhangra dance,
Celebrated as Bihu in Assam, it is a set of three festivals celebrated in a year, coinciding with three de
phases of farming. Bohag (mid April), Kaati (mid October) and Magha (mid January). Bohag Bihu is the
popular of the three marking the beginning of the harvest season, whde Magha Bihu or Bhogali Bihu ma
its end. After the harvest, the people get together as a community in temporarily erected houses made
thatch and dry plantation leaves know as Bhela ghar or Meji Ghar for an overnight celebration with single
danang and feast. Early the next morning, a fire is lit with these materials. Traditional Assamese sweet
Laru and Pitha are made and greetings are exchanged among the people of the community.
In the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and many others, the harvest festival is celebrated as Masa
Sankranti, marking the transition of the sun into the zodiac path of the Capricorn or Makar. Besides
exchange of sweets and prayers, the festival is marked by kite-flying. The tradition is so famous, especially
Gujarat, that it is now an annual fixture for kite enthusiasts and has come to be known as the Internation
Kite Festival. The International Kite Festival is celebrated every year around January 14 at Ahmedabad
On the basis of the reading of the passage, answer any eight questions in brief: (18 = 8 mar
(Source: The Times of Ind.
1. How is the festival of Lohri celebrated in north India?
2. What does this festival mark in the northern states of India?
3. How is the harvest festival celebrated in Assam?
4. Which is the most popular festival in Assam?
5. What does Bohag Bihu mark?
6. What do the people of Assam do after the harvest?
7. How is the harvest festival celebrated in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan?
8. How can you say that the tradition of kite-flying is very popular in Gujarat?
9. When is the International Kite Festival celebrated and where?
Answers
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Answer:
1. The festival is celebrated by lighting bonfires around which people gather and toss sesame seeds, peanuts and pulled rice into the fire.
Everyone sings folk songs and do the Bhangra dance.
2. It marks the end of winter and harvest of Rabi crops.
3. It is celebrated as Bihu in Assam.
4. Bohag Bihu is the most popular festival in Assam.
5. It marks the beginning of harvest season.
6. After the harvest, the people get together as a community in temporarily erected houses made
thatch and dry plantation leaves know as Bhela ghar or Meji Ghar for an overnight celebration with single dining and feast. Early the next morning, a fire is lit with these materials. Traditional Assamese sweet Laru and Pitha are made and greetings are exchanged among the people of the community
7. In the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and many others, the harvest festival is celebrated as Masa
Sankranti, marking the transition of the sun into the zodiac path of the Capricorn or Makar. Besides
exchange of sweets and prayers, the festival is marked by kite-flying.
8. The tradition is so famous, especially
Gujarat, that it is now an annual fixture for kite enthusiasts and has come to be known as the Internation
Kite Festival.
9. The International Kite Festival is celebrated every year around January 14 at Ahmedabad.
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