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India could well be called the land of festivals. The amalgamation of difference cultures, languages and religions ensures that there is a festival being celebrated in some part of India almost every week. One of the more popular festivals which are celebrated all over Gujarat is Navratri. It is one the most colourful festival of Gujarat. In Gujarat, people eagerly wait for the 9 nights (Navratri) when they worship goddess Durga/Amba Mata through the traditional dance, Garba.
Navratri is one of the holy festivals of Hinduism. Navratri festival is observed twice a year, once in the month of Chaitra (March-April) and then in Aswayuja (September-October). It lasts for nine days in honour of the nine manifestations of Durga. During Navratri devotees of Durga observe a fast, Brahmins are fed and prayers are offered for the protection of health and property. Navratri begins on the first day of Aswayuja. People worship the mother goddess and her numerous manifestations during the festival. The three aspects – Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati are worshipped during Navratri, portraying destructive, protective, and knowledge giving roles respectively. Navratri is closely followed by the Sharad Purnima, the full moon night in the Ashvin month; when under the moonlight people partake ‘prasad’ (food as a religious offering) of rice and milk. Durga/Amba Mata or the destructive face of the divine mother is worshipped during the first three nights. On the succeeding three nights, her protective face of Lakshmi and on the last three nights, her knowledge face or Saraswati are worshipped.
The most popular dances of Gujarat during Navratri are the Rasa and Garba which are performed both by men and women. The leader of the group sings the first line of the song while the rest repeat it in chorus; the beat being produced by clapping hands or striking sticks in unison.
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Brainly.inWhat is your question?India is a land of fasts and festivals. The Indian men and women observe these festivals throughout the year. These festivals are being observed from time immemorial. People are observing them right from the dawn of human civilization.The major festivals are Dussehra, Kali Puja, Ganesh Chaturthi, Basanta Panchami, Makar Sankranti, Janmastami, Ram Navami, Akshya Tritiya, Holi and others, to name only a few. These festivals are observed by the Hindus but there are other festivals also such as Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha and Muharram observed by the Muslims. The Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are observed by the Christians and the Guru Nanak Jayanati is observed by the Sikhs or Punjabis.These festivals are observed throughout the year with great pomp and ceremony. Some festivals like Dussehra, Diwali and Holi are observed throughout the country and some others are observed regionally. All the people, irrespective of their social position, observe these festivals with their families and also socially with their friends with great enthusias. Every festival has a social, religious and mythological value. Accordingly, Dussehra has a great significance. People believe that this is the occasion when goddess Durga killed Mahisasura and save the people from the clutches of a great demon. This is also an occasion to fight against all that is evil and establish truth. Similarly the Janmastami festival has also a great religious and social significance. This is the occasion when Lord Krishna was born to kill Kansa and other demons and save the people from a great danger. This festival also teaches us how to fight evil and falsehood and establish truth. It is our sacred duty to celebrate these festivals with a sense of purity and sanctity. We should keep it free from communalism, narrowness and nasty politics.✌#⃣♥️
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