By

Rachuri Harish
Kumar

Types of Festivals

Festivals are of 3 types

.

They are National

Festival,

Religious Festival
Harvest Festival.

National Festivals

Festivals which are

celebrated by the entire
nation are called
national festival.

They are

Republic Day

Independence Day

Gandhi Jayanti

Independence Day

India became
independent on 15th
August, 1947 .

So the independence
day is celebrated on
15th August.

The Prime Minister of

our country hoists the
flag at Red Fort in Delhi
and gives a speech.

Republic Day

India became a
democratic republic on
26 January, 1950. we
celebrate it as Republic
Day.

The main function is

held at Rajpath .

A special pared is taken

out by the armed
forces.

Gandhi Jayanti

Mohandas Karamchand
Gandhi is better known
as Mahatma Gandhi.

He is also known as the

Father Of The Nation.

He always believed in
Ahinsa and fought
against the British
without violence.

He said Be the change,

you want to see in the
world.

Religious Festivals

India is a land of many

religions.

So, we have many

religious festivals that
are celebrated with joy
across the country.

Few of them are

bonalu,Christmas,
Diwali, Holi ,Dusshera,
bathukuma
Rakshabandhan, and
many more.

bonalu

Bonalu is a Hindu
Festival, Goddess
Mahakali is worshiped.
Bonalu is an annual
festival celebrated in
Twin Cities Hyderabad,
Secunderabad and
parts of Telangana,
India.

The festival is also

considered a
thanksgiving to the
Goddess for fulfillment
of vows.

Bathukamma

Bathukammais floral
festival celebrated by
thewomen of
Telangana

In Telugu,
Bathukamma' means
Mother Goddess come
Alive and Goddess
Maha Gauri-Life Giver
is worshipped in the
form of Bathukamma
the patron goddess of
womanhood, Maha
Gauri Devi

Diwali

Diwali is known as the

festival of lights.

It is celebrated because
on this day Lord Rama
returned home to
Ayodhya after 14 years
in exile.

People Decorate their

homes so that God
Lakshmi come to their
house.

People also burst

crackers because Diwali
is the festival of light.

Holi

Holi is the festival of

colors.

It is celebrated mostly in
North India.

The do puja and there is

a story behind this
festival and because of
that story people still
burn Holika.

People all over India

celebrate this festival by
playing colors, sand and
give sweets to relatives,
and many more.

Rakshabandhan

On this day, sisters tie

rakhi(a thread) 0n their
brother s right wrist
and pray for their
safety.

This is celebrated by
the sister tying a rakhi
then the brother gives
a gift to his sister for
praying for hi safety.

ganesh chaturthi

Hindu festiva
lcelebrated in honour of
the elephant-headed god.

Ganesha. Chaturthi
(Hindi ) means
"fourth day" or "fourth
state". Celebrations are
traditionally held on the
fourth day of the first
fortnight
(ShuklaChaturthi) in the
month ofBhaadrapadain
theHindu calendar,
usually August or
September

Dussehra

The festival is
celebrated as the day
on which Lord Rama
killed Ravana .

It is also known as
Vijayadashami.

Christmas

Christmas is celebrated
by Christian because
Jesus Christ was born
on this day in
Bethlehem.

Christmas is celebrated
on 25th December .

A special kind of
decorated tree, known
as Christmas Tree is put
up in homes.

Id-ul-Fitr

Muslims celebrate Id-ulFitr and Id-ul-Zuha .

During the month of

Ramzan, Muslims fast
from sunrise to sunset.

Harvest Festival

Harvest is an important
activity in our country.

It is the time when a

crop is sown by the is
ready for reaping are
called Harvest Festival.

Pongal

Pongal is the harvest

festival of Tamil Nadu.

It is a three day
festival.

Onam

Onam marks the

celebration of season in
Kerala.

Special dishes are

prepared and served on
banana leaves.

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