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Hindu Festivals
Hindus observe sacred occasions by festive observances. All festivals in Hinduism are predominantly religious in character and significance. Many festivals are seasonal. Some celebrate harvest and birth of God or heroes. Some are dedicated to important event in Hindu mythology. Many are dedicated to Shiva and Parvati, Vishnu and Lakshmi, Brahma and Saraswati.
668 Questions
What was the date of the Maha Shivratri festival you 1947?
I want to know the date of festival Janmastmi in 1947 as per Hindu calender.
Why do people fly kites on Makar Sankranti?
Makar sankrati is a festival to celebrate cold. it is the day according to hindu calendar that marks "uttarayana" that is the aparent north ward movement of sun from tropic of cancer towards the equator.
it is celebrated by eating heat giving food items likes jaggery, til (sesame), Its also the time to make ornaments about of "halwa" and dress up kids or pregnant women and shower ber and halwa. usually on this day it is said that one should wear black coloured clothes.
What was the day and date of dussehra celebrated in year 1980?
Dusserah was on Tuesday 28th Sept 1982, or Wed. 27th Oct. 1982.
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What was date dussehra in 1955?
what was the day and date of dussehra celebrated in the year 1952?
it is Hindu festival of India
What was the date sri Rama navami celebrated in the year of 1972 According to hindu calendar?
What is the Sriramanavami date & day in the year of 1972
When is kartika pournami in 1990?
The date of Kirshna Janmashtami in the year 1990 was Monday, 13th of August.
What was the date and day of shiv ratri in 1984?
In 1984, Maha Shivaratri was celebrated on Wednesday, February 29th. It is a festival paying reverance to Lord Shiva. This corresponds to the Hindu calendar's 13th night and 14th day of the Krishna Paksha in the month Phalguna.
Most people celebrate diwali at homes. They distribute sweets and gifts with relatives.
What is the date of dussehra in 1966?
22 October 1976 was the date of Diwali according to Deepavali.net
Diwali falls on the new moon night (Amavasya) between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is celebrated for five days according to the lunisolar. It begins in late Ashvin (between September and October) and ends in early Kartika (between October and November).
What was the date of Dussehra in the year 1974?
In ancient time of Lord Rama and Ravana , Dussehra is celebrated as win of good over evil. The date of Dussehra in the year of 1997 in Hindu calendar is 11th October.
What customs do they have during Diwali?
Hindus worship goddess Lakshmi on the occasion of Diwali.
People wear new clothes on this day. They exchange gifts and sweets among friends.
Children burn crackers.
Do children have special roles in Diwali?
Hanukkah is not really a holiday that has special roles. But it is a very joyful holiday that children love. In some homes each child lights their own menorah.
What was the date Nag Panchami in year 1984?
In the year 1980, the festival of Nag Panchami was held on August 15. This is an Indian and Nepalese festival celebrating snakes or serpents.
What is the date of dussehra of 1965?
according to the relgious calendar it was October 5th 1965, tuesday
What is the butter burned in Diwali lamps?
It is called desi ghee and is a kind of oil like substance which is also used mostly in Indian food dishes.
Ghee. You may look this up in wikipedia.
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Its Diwali
it is celebrated for many reasons but the main is that on that day the Hindu Lord Ram came back to this kingdom after 14 years of forest stay
It is also celebrated to give pray to Goddess Lakshmi the goddess of money and God Ganesha the god of good luck
Why are sweets given out at Diwali?
The belief for celebrating Diwali:
Symbolically Diwali is considered as celebration of
1. Return of Rama to Ayodhya after killing the Demon king Ravana
2. Killing of Narakasura by Krishna
3. Defeat of Indra by Krishna, who lifted mountain Govardhan to protect villages in Vrindavan from flooding caused by rains started by Indra.
All these are symbolic.
It is interesting to know that Diwali is a festival in Religions that are supposed to have evolved from Hinduism like Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism.
The actual reason for celebrating Diwali:
Diwali is the day we come out of our dreams, illusions, and compulsions and try to know our real worth. Indra, Ravana and Narakasura are symbolic of these.
Since, excluding Brahman, Vishnu is the only Hindu god who enables us to know our real worth, the festival is based around Vishnu and Lakshmi.
Strictly speaking, it is not a festival to celebrate. It is just the day we audit our previous year.
However, every one gives gifts and sweets to create an illusion that the previous year was very successful, irrespective of the previous years results.
Thus, Hindus distribute gifts and sweets to celebrate mythological victory of good over evil.
How ever, the actual reason why Hindus distribute gifts and sweets is to indicate that the previous year was very successful.
Historically, the origin of Diwali can be traced back to ancient India, when it was probably an important harvest . However, there are various legends pointing to the origin of Diwali. Some believe it to be the celebration of the marriage of Lakshmi with Lord Vishnu. Whereas in Bengal the festival is dedicated to the worship of Mother Kali, the goddess of strength. Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed God, the symbol of auspiciousness and wisdom, is also worshipped in most Hindu homes on this day. In Jainism, Deepawali has an added significance to the great event of Lord Mahavira attaining the eternal bliss of nirvana. Diwali also commemorates the return of Lord Rama along with Sita and Lakshman from his fourteen year long exile and vanquishing the demon-king Ravana. In joyous celebration of the return of their king, the people of Ayodhya, the Capital of Rama, illuminated the kingdom with earthen diyas (oil lamps) and burst crackers.
November month every year but date differs every year as per the position of the stars.
What was date of Diwali fastivals in 1934?
22 October 1938 was the date of Diwali according to Deepavali.net
Diwali falls on the new moon night (Amavasya) between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is celebrated for five days according to the lunisolar. It begins in late Ashvin (between September and October) and ends in early Kartika (between October and November).
