Question

Draw up a list of the different festivals celebrated in your locality. Which of these celebrations are shared by members of different regional and religious communities?

Answer 1

Hint: We will discuss different festivals of our country.Festival is a gathering of people to celebrate something. It is referred to a particular day or a group of days when people of a country have a holiday so that they can meet their relatives and celebrate with them.

Complete answer:
There are different festivals celebrated in my locality .Let us discuss them in detail . There are different kinds of festivals broadly classified into national and regional festivals.Festivals which are shared by all religions and regional communities include national festivals like Independence Day, Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti. Our religion festivals which are celebrated by people of religion coming together which include Holi, Diwali, Id and Christmas. Harvest festivals are celebrated by different names in different regions however the purpose of celebrating them is always the same these include Lori, onam and Pongal. Holi Diwali celebrated by Hindus Eid by Muslim Christmas by Christians Ganpati is the main festival of Maharashtra Navratri is of Gujarat Pongal is celebrated in Tamilnadu, Onam is celebrated in Kerala, Lohri is the festival of Punjab.It is an event celebrated by a community centre in some characteristic related to their religion or cultural beliefs.

Note: India is a land of diversity ,people of different parts of the country live together and celebrate with each other .Festivals are celebrated with great pomp and show. People who live away from family take out time so that they can meet their relatives and celebrate with them.