essay on Basant Panchami in English
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Basant Panchami marks the end of the winter season. In this festival the kids are taught to write their first words according to the Hindu Custom. People usually wear yellow garments in this festival. Goddess of knowledge, Devi Saraswati is worshipped all over the country. Yellow sweets are consumed within the families. Everyone enjoy the festival with great fun and enthusiasm.
basant panchami is celebrated across various regions in india by different methods some worship the idol some make a bonfire some go to various religious places and etc
in basant panchami basant means spring and panchami means fifth dayMany Indian schools or colleges celebrate the Basant Panchami festival with enthusiasm. Goddess Saraswati is a symbol of learning, arts, and music, so educational institutions arrange prayers and poojas, they worship books and instruments. Dance and music teachers celebrate it with their students and new joinees start their dance or music studies on Basant Panchami.
Some people also celebrate the Basant Panchami as a day when goddess Parvati approached the Kama to wake up Lord Shiva from long yogic meditation. This day is also called as Vasant Panchami and observed in Maharashtra and parts of Gujarat.
People mainly from Punjab celebrate the day as Basant Festival of kites. Children and adults buy “Patang” and “Dor”, some make from scratch. They fly kites in the open sky, some compete to fly it highest, some compete to cut each other “Patang Dor”. Even Punjabi Muslim from Pakistan flies kites from home rooftops during this season. Kite festival is also shown in many Bollywood movies.