India is often described as a land of many religions and languages, it might well be described as a land of festivals as well.
Hindu festivals have a deep spiritual importance and high religious significance.
Deepawali or Diwali is the biggest of all Hindu festivals. known as the "festival of lights. Dussehra Sri Ram killed the great demon Ravana, who had abducted Sri Ram's wife Sita to his kingdom of Lanka. Holi in Hindi, or Phagwa in Bhojpuri, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India and Nepal. Karwa Chauth is a ritual of fasting observed by married Hindu women seeking the well-being and prosperity of their husbands. Hindus across India celebrate the Ganapati festival with great fervour, though it is most popular in the state of Maharashtra. Raksha Bandhan(rakhi) is a festival, which celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. It is celebrated on the full moon of the month of Shraavana. Lohri is basically an agricultural festival, filled with merry-making. It is celebrated in the state of Punjab. In Bhai dooj sister put an auspicious tilak or a vermilion mark on the forehead of their brothers and perform an aarti of him by showing him the light of the holy flame as a mark of love and protection from evil forces.
So you can say the India always celebrate their love in the form of occassions. |
