which festivals are celebrated as national festivals ? why ?
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1.Holi:- The spring festival of colors is celebrated with feverish excitement, making it the most camera-worthy spectacle in India. On the day of Holi, people sing songs accompanied by drums, dance after drinking locally made bhang and smear colored powder over each other.
2. Easter:- Easter is celebrated all across India. Easter is the day to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion.Simnel and chocolate cakes are made for the occasion. Easter is celebrated with great fervour in Mumbai, Goa, Pondicherry, Kerala and northeastern states of India.
3.Raksha Bandhan:- Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi is a festival where sisters tie a colourful, decorative thread on the wrists of their brothers and perform pooja for their long life and health.
4. Ganesh Chaturthi :- Ganesh Chaturthi in India is a ten-day festival observed to venerate Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati. Devotees bring home clay Ganesha idols and pray to them every day. Special modaks (a type of Indian sweet) is distributed to believers every day. At the end of the tenth day, the Ganesha idols are immersed in a water body with a grand procession on the streets.
5. Diwali :- Diwali is a ‘festival of lights’, and is celebrated with great fanfare in India and by Indians worldwide. Ayodhya, an ancient city home to Rama, is lit up fabulously during Diwali. Hindus light up their homes, buildings, streets, offices during the 7 day festival period, wear new clothes and decorate their homes with rangoli (coloured powder) and lanterns.
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National Festivals Of India - Republic day, Independence Day, and Gandhi Jayanti.
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We celeberate National festivals because-
They remind us about the sacrifice of the national leaders and freedom fighters.
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