celebrated in Hinduism but I chose to focus on one festival to teach a Reception class. The festival I chose is Diwali because it is a festival of lights which celebrates the ‘triumph of good over evil’. (Voice for the voiceless‚ Online) ‘In some parts of India Diwali is celebrated as a New Year festival. The festival gets its name from the little oil lamps called Diva or Diyas.’ (Bramhall‚1997) Diwali is about realizing and understanding the inner light that reside within all of us. It is celebrated by decorating
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of India Festivals of India : Diwali Festival Diwali Diwali is regarded as one of the most important festival of the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated across the nation with great pomp and excitement. The festival is mainly associated with lights as it is called the festival of light. On the day of the festival diyas (small clay lamps) are lit in everybody’s home irrespective of their social status. The name Diwali signifies ’rows of lighted lamps’. Diwali is a five-day festival‚ beginning
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Diwali is celebrated with great vigour all across the nation. Bursting firecrackers is a tradition on Diwali. Diwali is also known as Deepavali in India. Firecrackers! Just the term creates joy and excitement in one’s mind. The heart flutters with thrill and enthusiasm developed by the sight those colorful showers and sparkles from the fireworks in the sky. But is it all about fun? Have you ever wondered how many harmful effects and disadvantages do these fireworks create for the environment?. It
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Short Essay for School Students on Indian Festivals A festival is an occasion of enjoyment and celebration. It brings gaiety and mirth thereby strengthening our bond of relationship and friendship. These festivals also promote social interaction and harmony. All nations have their religious and colourful festivals. However‚ Indian festivals are known to attract the world due to their harmony‚ variety‚ colour and excitement. Being multi lingual and multi racial country Indians celebrates a number
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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1`Culture Culture is a symbolic‚ continuous‚ cumulative and progressive process. In the words of Green‚ culture means "the socially transmitted system of idealized ways of knowledge‚ practice and beliefs along with the artifacts that knowledge and practices produce and maintain as they change times." 1.2 India India has a rich cultural tradition. There is a harmonious blend of art‚ religion and philosophy in the Indian culture. They are so beautifully interwoven in the
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base of our life. The sky at the Deepawali night looks full of smoke. If people do not care for money‚ it’s alright but they must think over the issue of pollution‚ which they intensify with their act. There is also a tradition of gambling on the Diwali night.
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Prayers Outlining Why Diwali is most interesting celebration - Diyas‚ fireworks - Gifts‚ sweets distribution - Lighting decoration Values of Diwali festival - Family Unite - Thanks giving and be generous - Brings unity among people - Victory of good over evil Paragraph: Draft - 2 Diwali‚ the festival of lights‚ is the most interesting festival of celebration from Indian culture. Diwali is celebrated by lighting up
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Karnataka It is celebrated as Deepavali (deepa + aavaLi → light + row) in Kannada. It is celebrated on the previous and next day of Amavasye (New Moon Day) as Naraka Chaturdashi (before new-moon day) resembling Satyabhama’s victory over Narakasura and as Bali Padyami‚ the first day of Kartika masa; inviting the greatest emperor of times‚ Bali Chakravarti to each and everybody’s homes. The entire house is cleaned and new clothes are purchased for the entire family which is followed by lighting of
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India is a vast land of thousands of festivals‚ out of which Diwali is considered to be one of the most auspicious for Indians. The myth goes that Lord Rama‚ the king of India returns to Ayodhya(his kingdom) after fourteen years in exile. The people are overjoyed on his return and light candles and burst firecrackers in celebration. Markets are abuzz with activity and people celebrate the festival in the grandest possible way. I was born in India but soon after‚ my family immigrated to Dubai‚
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Anita Desai?s novel‚ The Village by the Sea‚ is a vibrant narration of perseverance and hope in distress. It is a saga of changes and adaptation‚ a little of evil and more about the goodness of nature and human kindness. Based on true events‚ it is a story set in a small coastal village Thul near Bombay. The two main characters of the novel are a brother and sister duo‚ 13-year-old Lila and 12-year-old Hari. They have two young school-going sisters‚ Bela and Kamal‚ a chronically ill mother and
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