Question

India is known for its religious festivals .choose one of the festival and describe how it is celebrated

Answer 1

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One of the most significant festivals in Indian culture, Diwali, the festival of lights, sees millions attend firework displays, prayers and celebratory events across the world every autumn.
The festival is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains for a variety of reasons, although the main theme which runs throughout is the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil.
To celebrate, houses are decorated with candles and colourful lights and huge firework displays are held while families feast and share gifts.
Diwali is the five-day festival of lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world. The festival, which coincides with the Hindu New Year, celebrates new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness. The actual day of Diwali is traditionally celebrated on the festival's third day, which this year falls on Thursday, October 23. The festival usually falls between the middle of October and the middle of November, although this is decided upon by the Hindu lunar calendar. While each faith has its own reason to celebrate the festival, one of the most popular stories told is the legend of Lord Rama and Sita returning to their kingdom in North India from exile after defeating the demon king Ravanna in the 15th century BC.
The festival is marked by large firework displays, to remember the celebrations which, according to the legend, took place upon Rama's return as locals set off their own version of fireworks. Those celebrating the festival also light traditional earthen Dias, patterns created on the floor using coloured rice or powder. During Diwali, families and friends share sweets and gifts and there is also a strong belief in giving food and goods to those in need. It is also traditional for homes to be cleaned and new clothes to be worn at the time of the festival.
The celebration however features various rich savoury and sweet dishes, and while eating out is popular, families mostly prepare food at home for when guests arrive to exchange gifts and watch fireworks.Unlike the traditional roast turkey at Christmas, each family celebrating Diwali will more than likely have its own favourite meal for the festival, and the food will most often play a central theme to the celebrations.

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Answer 2

India is the land of colorful festivals, one of which is Holi.

Explanation:

• It is a two-day festival which is celebrated in the month of Phalguna according to Hindu Calendar.
• According to the Hindu mythology, once there was a king name Hiranyakashyap who had a son named Prahalad.
• Prahalad was a true devotee of Lord Vishnu.
• Being a devil king, Hiranyakashyap did not like his son to worship God.
• He tried to stop him by trying to kill him in so many ways.
• One day, his sister Holika came to him and asked to give her permission to burn Prahalad in fire.
• She was blessed with a boon than she can never burn from fire.
• But at the end, Holika died burning and Prahalad was safe.
• Since then, the first day is celebrated as Holika Dahan while the next day is celebrated as the victory of good over evil.

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