Which is your favourite festival. write essay on that
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Answer:
My favourite festival is Diwali.
1) Diwali is the festival of lights symbolizing the victory of inner light over the spiritual darkness.
2) It is the five-day festival starting with Dhanteras; on which people clean their houses and shop for gold and other utensils.
3) The festival is mainly for all Hindu communities, but some non-Hindu communities celebrate it too.
4) People worship Goddess Lakshmi on this day, the goddess of wealth and prosperity in our lives.
5) Rangoli decorations with coloured powder, flour and sand are very popular on Diwali, and it is very auspicious for the occasion.
6) People decorate their houses with clay lamps and electronic lightings to welcome the Goddess Lakshmi in their homes.
7) The main day of the festival celebrates Lakshmi Pooja followed by mouth-watering delicacies and festivities of fireworks.
8) This day also marks the spiritual awakening or the ‘nirvana’ of Lord Mahavir, which is one of the most auspicious occasions in Jainism.
9) In Sikhism, people celebrate this festival as the day when their Sixth Sikh Guru, Hargobind Ji had released from imprisonment.
10) Diwali is the festival when families and friends unite together and spread the message of brotherhood, love and unity.
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Answer:
Durga Puja
Explanation:
Durga Puja is also known as Durgoutsav, is the biggest festival of Hindus celebrated for worshipping Goddess Durga. It is a festival of good wins over evil. This festival celebrates the victory of Goddess Durga over the buffalo evil Mahishasura. This festival also represents “Shakti” – the power of women in the Universe. This is a festival of Hindu religion and culture which takes place in Ashwin month. The states such as West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Tripura, Manipur, Jharkhand i.e Hindi, and other East India states are famous for celebrating Durga Puja.
The celebration takes place for ten days by tradition. The last four days of the festival that is Saptami, Ashtami, Navami, and Vijayadashami are celebrated with great enthusiasm and belief. The celebration of Durga Puja depicts the cultural values and customs and reunites family and friends.
As depicted in mythology, Himalaya is the father and Menka is the mother of Goddess Durga. Later for getting married to Lord Shiva the Goddess became “Sati”. It is also depicted that Lord Rama was worshipping Goddess Durga to become powerful and destroy the powerful Ravana.
In mythology, it depicts that three Lords Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu convey Goddess Durga to destroy Mahishasura. She destroyed Mahishasura for protecting the earth from his violence. After this, Goddess Durga defeated Mahishasura on this auspicious day. The war continued for ten days, on the tenth day Goddess Durga defeated Mahishasura. Thereafter, people celebrate the tenth day as Dussehra or Vijayadashmi.Durga Puja (दुर्गा पूजा) celebrations vary depending on the place, customs, and beliefs. This festival is celebrated in many ways in different places in India. Some places it is celebrated for 5 days, some places for 7 days and some places for the full 10 days. Durga puja begins from the sixth day which is “Shashti” and ends on the tenth day which is “Vijayadashami”. It teaches people to fight with evil and come forward with the real victory in life.
People begin this festival by installing many handiwork goddess Durga idols in various pandals. Goddess Durga idols hold various weapons in ten hands and sit over the Lion. She got victory over Mahishasura for weakening the evilness. In Durga puja, people visit the decorated pandals and pray to the goddess. At this festival, people enjoy decorated stages, dance programs, a variety of foods and games.