The Country of Festivities!

We all like festivals right? It's a great way to spend family time and get involved in cultural things. It's a part of who we are and where we come from.

 India is full of festivals, you can say ever month has different festival to celebrate. Evey day of a week is celebrated for a different god. Neat huh? The ones listed boloew are some of the MAIN festivals of india!!



http://wahidbukhari.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/
diwali-fireworks-reverberate-the-delhi-skies/

• DIWALI
• "Diwali is a five day festival that represents the start of the Hindu New Year. It's known as the "Festival of Lights" for all the fireworks, small clay lamps, and candles that are lit during the celebrations. These lights are said to represent the victory of good over evil, and brightness over darkness."

• GANESH CHATURTHI




http://www.pratikudeshi.com/

• "The spectacular eleven day Ganesh Chaturthi festival honors the birth of the beloved Hindu elephant-headed god, Lord Ganesha. The start of the festival sees huge, elaborately crafted statutes of Ganesha installed in homes and podiums, which have been especially constructed and beautifully decorated. At the end of the festival, the statutes are paraded through the streets, accompanied by much singing and dancing, and then submerged in the ocean."

• HOLI




http://www.escapenormal.com/2011/03/29/50
-greatest-festivals-in-the-world/

• "Holi is a two day festival that also celebrates the victory of good over evil, as well as the abundance of the spring harvest season. It's commonly referred to as the "Festival of Colors". People exuberantly throw colored powder and water all over each other, have parties, and dance under water sprinklers. Bhang (a paste made from cannabis plants) is also traditionally consumed during the celebrations. Holi is a very carefree festival that's great fun to participate in if you don’t mind getting wet and dirty."

• NAVRATRI
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  http://www.celebrateindia.com/events-festival/navratri

  "The first nine days of this festival are known as Navaratri, and are filled with dance in honor of the Mother Goddess. The tenth day, called Dussehra, is devoted to celebrating the defeat of the demon king Ravana by Lord Rama. It also coincides with the victory of the revered warrior Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura. "

Look out for these festivals during the year! I'm sure you'll have a blast!!

  The information is from  http://goindia.about.com/od/festivalsevents/tp/Indiafestivals.htm