Festivals and Events in India

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New Years Eve in India


The New Year's Eve is December 31st, the final day of the Gregorian Year, and the day before the New Year's Day. New Year's eve has its separate identity of its own like the New Year Day. In the 21st century western practice, the New Year's Eve is celebrated with parties and social gatherings until 12 "0" clock midnight. The parties continue till then, till the anxiety of the New Year exists. In India, most celebrations take place in the larger cities like Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai. People generally gather and host private parties along with dinner and few drinks. The celebrations generally begin in the dusk. The youth generally takes part actively in these celebrations and the rest of them have their own way of enjoying the evening. A lot of fireworks show takes place in the evening and people thoroughly enjoy the concerts and the parties. In many places, the Celebrities of India and the film stars perform during the concerts. The entry to such places is fixed from the beginning and the bookings are usually done two to three weeks before the actual celebration.

The expenses:

The usual rates are generally high but people are ready to pay for such rare occasions once in a year. The New Year Eve in India celebrations have taken a new dimension since the last five to six years due to the influence from the western countries. The discos and pubs in the bigger cities are usually packed with the younger people. The elder people and other senior citizens of India generally prefer social parties and family gatherings at restaurants or few prefer their own house to preserve their comfort level.

The general activities done in the New Year's Eve in India include private gatherings, private parties, public concerts and performances, celebrity shows and fireworks. The New Year's Eve gained more importance as it follows the Christmas celebrations. Hence, the enthusiasm among the mob continues till the New Year. People give a lot of importance to the cuisines and various other delicacies when they dine at the restaurants. The cities are decorated and there are a lot of lightings on the roads and many such efforts are taken to add to the enthusiasm in the air.

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Rakshabandhan festival India

The festival of Rakshabandhan or Rakhi is a very popularly festival celebrated in India. People all over the world too celebrate this festival. There are many legends related to this festival so also there are many significances related to this festival. This festival of Rakhi is known by various names in all the states of India but is for surely celebrated. The significance of celebration of this festival varies from region to region. All the people belonging to various communities celebrate this festival. People all over India celebrate the Rakshabandhan is basically a North and West Indian festival. On the day of Shravan Purnima, people celebrate the festival of Rakhi. The significance of this festival is different in the southern and coastal regions.


Rakhshabandhan, India is one of the most festivals. The festival of Rakhi celebrates the beautiful relation that a brother and a sister share. In India the family and family relationships are of prior importance to everybody. This is related to as Indian culture and is unlike the Western culture. Thus, Rakhi festival is a very much important festival in India. This festival helps a brother and a sister to strengthen their beautiful relation with a bond of love and care. This bond between the brother and sisters helps getting the family relations get better. On this day the sister adorn the wrist of their brothers with a frail a thread of Rakhi. This Rakhi is not just a thread but is the symbol of love and trust that a sister expresses to her brother. A sister applies a tilak on the forehead of the brother and performs traditional aarti and then ties the Rakhi. With this the sister prays for a good and a long life of her brother. The brother in turn promises for the safety and shower of love to her sister. When the sister ties a Rakhi on the wrist on brother, the brother in turn gifts his sister something.


Rakhi 2007 would be celebrated on August 09. The brothers and sisters from all over will express their love and caring for their siblings by dedicating a beautiful Rakhi. There is enjoyment and happiness all around as the brothers and sisters meet up. On this day gifts will be exchanged, all the brothers buying gifts for their sisters and the sisters buying rakhi's for their brothers would be found. The sisters who are unable to meet their brothers also post the rakhi's t their brothers staying abroad. Everybody will celebrate this festival with their siblings and will fancy the thread, Rakhi.

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Republic day India

India is a country that has a great historic background especially when it came to the freedom struggle. The country won her independence on the 15th August 1947. It was two and half years later that the Indian constitution came into existence on the 26th of January 1950. It is celebrated as a national holiday to mark the transition of India from a British Dominion to a republic on the 26th of January. This is one of the 3 national holidays in India.

A richly nurtured history: Significance of the Republic day, India

Regarding the history of the festival, during the transition period from 1947 to 1950, the king George VI was the head of the state. Lord Mountbatten and C. Rajagopalachari served as the governer general of India in this period. The 26th of January was when; the first president of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected. Most of all, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was the head of the constituent assembly and played a played a major role in the formation of the constitution.

Celebrations for the Republic day, India

This occasion being a very important one, a grand parade is held at the capital, New Delhi annually. It takes place from the Raisiana Hill near the Rashtrapati Bhavan (the place of the president), along the Rajpath (path of the leaders), past India gate and on to the historic red fort. The commander in chief of the Indian armed forces that is none other but the president of India, takes the solute. The different regiments of the army, navy and the air force march past in all their finery and official decorations. The parade includes amusement displays on horses by the military men, other vibrant displays that include missiles, tanks, etc; the ceremony is traditionally ended with a flypast by the Indian air force jets. This is the largest scale celebration-taking place in India for the republic day.
Celebrations on a smaller scale are held in state capitals, where mostly the governer of the state unfurls the national flag. If he is absent for some reason, the Chief Minster takes the initiative. It is a big deal in school where children march past the hoisted tricolor flag, and have a small ceremony of their own. Sweets are distributed amongst the children. Many other places perform the flag hoisting ceremony and pay their respect the Republic day, and their nation, India.

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Valentines Day in India

Valentines Day is celebrated throughout the world as a day of love and bonding. What originated in the west has taken the youth of perhaps from all nooks of the world in its arena. St. Valentine stands as a mascot of unified love for the people who believe in celebrating this day. India being a country of different religions and castes, has also accepted this day as one of its own. A country that celebrates almost all the festivals of the world is not alien to this day of love. As the world remembers St. Valentines, India has its reasons to remember the Hindu lord of love, Kamdev. Lord Kamdev is a part of the Hindu myths and possesses a flowery bow. A belief in India says that the arrow that leaves his bow often strikes the lovers. The importance of Valentines Day in India grows every year. India being the land where the treatise of love took birth is now a part, as the world celebrates Valentines.

February 14th in India

Ancient scriptures and sculptures have shown that India has been a land of love for many years before this day actually started being celebrated. It took a while for India to welcome the Valentines Day. This is a day of romance and love for many Indians. The youth especially take keen interest in the same. Collegians have their own innovative and stylish ways of impressing their loved ones. Exchanging gifts like teddy bears and chocolates or personalized gifts have taken a rage in India. In the metros mainly, disco's and party places have their parties and various shows organized for the people wanting to have a good time with their near and dear ones. This day gives a reason for those married to express their affection to their spouse. Jewelry is one of the main gifts exchanged and which is available in different designs in India. Flowers are the most commonly given mementos.

The areas where Valentines is dominantly celebrated

Valentines Day in India is celebrated with great zest nowadays. Although there are a lot of oppositions from certain miscreants here, the feeling overpowers all. Even, families in India collectively celebrate this day with their loved ones. In Delhi and Mumbai, the nightlife seems to be alive than ever on this day. In Pune too people are seen in various joints in the city having fun and celebrating the day with their families and lovers. Goa remains to be the hub for majority of the Indians. As the major Christian community remains in Goa, the day of Valentines is seen celebrated maximum in this state.

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[PriyankaC]

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[guptapriyagupta10]

There are a high number of festivals celebrates every year in India. This is a country known for its culture and heritage.

[PriyankaC]

India is King of the festival. Indians are celebrating various festival. Now upcoming festival is - 5 days of diwali.

5 Days are-

Dhanteras, Choti Diwali, Laxmi pujan, Padwa & Bhau Dooj

On this auspicious day you can wear saree, suit but you have other option too like latest designer lehenga, Casual kurtis, Gown.

[simba1211]

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