In India people celebrates various festivals, and love Indians seasons festivals. If you are in India, then you will find every Indian festivals is celebrated with joy. In India, there list of Indian festivals more than 30 Grand festivals that are celebrated in different parts of India. This is due to the diverse culture of India that every state has its own festival season and rituals.
We are discussing here some significant Hinduism festivals in India as follows.
List of Indian festivals
Diwali Festival
Events in India have lots of cultural seasons festivals that are enriched with rituals. Diwali is a festival of truth and happiness. And every time people celebrate it with a new joy. Diwali is celebrated as Lord Rama returns to Ayodhya after a 14 year long living in the forest and killing the evil Ravan.
However, when Rama came back to Ayodhaya then the people of Ayodhaya welcome him by flaming the Deepak. Diwali comes with new lights and ends all darkness from society.
So it is also known as Deepawali or Dipavali or Dipawali or Deepavali. The inner meaning of Deepavali has immense significance. And it supports the row of light. Everyone makes a cup-shaped lamp and pours oil on it. Then flames it with lots of joy and hope. The historical significance of Dipavali is related to Hindu history. Streets, houses, shops, market places, offices everywhere everyone flames a Deepak, and the whole country looks like a land of light.
Holi Festival
Holi is the colorful & historic events in Indian festivals. Apart from India. Thus there are lots of countries in South Asia that celebrate the Holi festival season gracefully. Every year after winter, Holi comes with the celebration of rejoice and rebirth. Holi also comes up with happiness and removes all negative energy from society. The whole country plays with the color of love. After the end of the winter-spring season comes and brings this festival. Everyone learns to forget the past, forgive all, and rebound from the broken relationship. Persons of almost every class on this day celebrate this festival with a decent heart. Color and Gulal are the two most important things to celebrate the festival. Women draw art with color in their houses and outside of the home as Holi is a spring festival, so farmers get vast amounts of crops from their land.
Eid-Ul-Fitr
On this earth, there are different types of religions. People of other faiths celebrate different kinds of festivals. Eid-ul Fitr is one of the important festivals in the history of the Muslim religion. Eid is a Muslim religious festivals, and it is a festival that has real spiritual significance. These unique religious festivals have no historical connection, and there is also no relation to any earthly affairs. After having one month of fasting. However, Muslims thank Allah for giving them strength, intention, and patience. Eid -ul-fitar is celebrated throughout the world for three long days.
Eid-Ul-Adha
There are two most significant festivals in Islam, Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. Eid-ul-Fitr links to the Holy month of Ramadan on which Muslims keep fast. Eid-ul-Adha is another important religious festivals for Muslims. This means that your completion of the yearly hajj pilgrimage. In Bakrid, there is no practice of fasting; it is a day of sacrifice. AlthoughEid-Ul-Adha does not mean the completion of hajj directly. But a day after the end of Bakrid has a great significance in time. It honors Ibrahim’s great power, who wanted to sacrifice his lovely son to steady obedience toward Allah. Still, before he could do that, Allah sent a goat to surrender instead. To commemorate this act, Muslim people sacrifice animals ritually. Thus, It is also known as Eid-al-Adha or Bakrid, or Bakra Eid.
Lohri Indians Festivals
Lohri is a famous folk seasons festivals of Punjab which is celebrated in winter. Sikhs and Hindus festivals Lohri in the Punjab region of the northern part of India. On 13 January it is celebrated in every year. There are lots of heroes of the Lohri Festival that belong to the region of Punjab.
Moreover, to commemorate the passing of the winter season, solstice people observe this. Traditionally Lohri is associated with the harvest of the crops rabi. There is a large amount of sugarcane produce in Punjab in January month, so few people see Lohri as a harvest festival. However, farmers of Punjab celebrate the day after Lohri as the New Financial Year.
Krishna Janmashtami
Krishna Janmashtami is a famous Indian festivals of Hindus in India. Lord Krishna born on this day at 12 o’clock in the night in Kans’ jail, who was also his maternal uncle and wants to kill him. But due to the power of Gods, Krishna escaped and go to Yashodha Maiya at Gokul with the help of his father.
During the month of monsoon, the birth of Lord Krishna is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Shri Krishna. Sri Krishna was the eighth incarnation of God Vishnu.
Lord Krishna was born almost 52,00 years ago in the place called Mathura. He played a very important role in freeing the earth from all the evils. Furthermore, he was an essential part of Mahabharata and preached the theory of Bhakti and Karma in Bhagwat Geeta. From the epic Mahabharata, we know that the birth of God Krishna occurred to kill his maternal uncle Kans.
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Dussehra
Dussehra is a major Indian festivals. All over India, people celebrate Dussehra to commemorate the winning of Lord Rama over the evil Ravana. On the day of Dussehra, Lord Ram killed Ravana and free this earth from that evil Ravan. In addition, it also signifies the triumph of happiness and victory of good over evil power. Dussehra has the highest regard for believing that Lord Rama was an incarnation of God Vishnu. This festival season emphasizes the commitment of followers of God to pursue the path of good deeds of God Rama. Hindus celebrate Dussehra at the end of Navaratri.
Pongal Festival
Pongal is a south Indian festival. It celebrates four long days in Tamil Nadu. Pongal is observed in dedicated to Hindu God Sun or Surya’s name and linked to Makar Sankranti. One more name use for it is a festival of harvest. In the villages of south India during this season festivals, there is a lot of yields of crops. Everywhere there is a massive amount of product that is visible. It is celebrated events in India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Australia, Singapore, Mauritius, United States, South Africa, Canada.
Chhat Puja
Chhath Puja is a historic Hindus festivals in India. For four long days, the people of north India celebrate Chhat with joy and happiness. People celebrate Chhat to dedicate worship to Lord Surya or God Sun and Chhathi Maiya, known as Sun’s sister. Generally, the people of Bihar and Jharkhand celebrate Chhat with a particular tradition.
Furthermore, Chhatthi Maiya, are two important Chhat Puja figures. Devotees give thanks to God and Goddess for giving them joy, light, happiness, energy, and strength. Men and women keep fast and do prayer on this day. Chhat is also the most unique and auspicious festival where people have to keep “Nirjala Fast” without taking water for almost 40 hours.
