Festivals of India
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Festivals in India is clebrated in many parts of India, as India is subdevided into different Linguistic States. The local Government in each State also specifies certain festivsls, in addition to Central Government festivals and holidays, depending on the local population which have elected them.
India is a multi-cultural country, and it is reflected in the Festivals of India: Festivals of India is about various social, religious, and national festivals celebrated in different parts of India. India has been rightly describes as a sub-continent and of its major festivals, many are region-specific festivals too. There are many festivals which are celebrated as national festivals; while a number of them are celebrated by members of particular religious or social groups.
The major festivals are from religious groups as under:
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[edit] Hindus
- Diwali or Deepawali
- Dussehra or Daserra
- Holi
- Buddha Purnima (Buddha Jayanti or Vesak)
- Ayya Vaikunda Avataram
- Raksha Bandhan
- Krishna Janmastami
- Ugadi
- Durga Puja
- Chhath
- Maha Shivaratri
- Bhaubeej
- Ramanavami
- Guru Purnima
- Baisakhi
- Atlathaddhi
- Laxmi puja
- Saraswati Puja
- Sankranthi
- Thai Pongal
[edit] Islamic
- Chand Raat
- Eid-ul-Azha (or Eid-ul-Adha or in slang Bakra-Eid)
- Eid-ul-Fitr
- Muharram (day of mourning observed by all Shia)
- Ramzan
- Milad-un-nabi
[edit] Christian
[edit] Sikhism
- Diwali
- Guru Nanak's Birthday Jayanti
- Guru Govind Singh's Birthday Jayanti
- Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
- Baisakhi
[edit] Jainism
[edit] Zoroastrian
Have few festivals.
[edit] Etc
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