Maha Shivratri — Honor Lord Shiva. The celebration involves all-night worship the night before, fasting on the day, prayer and vigil. Navratri — Nine Nights. The celebration and festival last for nine nights and ten days. Raksha Bandhan — The Bond of Protection. It celebrates brotherhood and love.
It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. The first day is called Krishnashtami or Gokulashtami. The second day is called Kalastami or more popularly Janmashtami. Hindus usually do not sleep during these two days. They sing songs called bhajans and fast for the first day.
They perform many songs, dances and plays of Krishna's childhood to worship him. Navaratri is a fun and religious holiday in October. During this time, Hindus from all over India put aside their daily chores and prepare for Navaratri, a nine-day celebration honoring three goddesses of the religion: Durga, the goddess of valor; Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth; and Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge.
Hindus dedicate three days of celebration to each of the three goddesses, which are the incarnations of Goddess Shakti the Mother Goddess.
During Navaratri, some people fast or only eat fruit once a day. During these nine days, people who are not fasting can go to any temple in India at any time to get free food. Hindus come from all over India to feed the goddesses on the last day and pray in the temples. The festival comes to the end on the tenth day of Vjay Dashmi or Dussehra, when the idols of the Goddess Shakti are tossed into the river to mark the end of Navaratri.
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Hindu Holidays. Diwali Diwali is the festival of lights for Hindus and Sikhs. Makar Sankranti Maker Sankranti is celebrated in January and it is the first Hindu holiday on the western calendar. Maha Shivaratri Maha Shivaratri celebrations honor Shiva, destroyer of the universe. It is also called The Festival of Colours as people smear each other with coloured powder and throw coloured water around. This breaks down all barriers of discrimination as everyone ends up looking the same — a colourful mess!
There are various stories associated with the festival. The tradition of throwing coloured powder around comes from a story about Krishna. Another story about Prahlada and Holika gives rise to the tradition of lighting bonfires in parts of India. The moral of this story is that good wins over evil.
Highlights of the story are read in the temple but the whole epic may be recited during the week beforehand. The underlying essence of Diwali revolves around light superseding darkness, or the triumph of goodness over evil.
Glimmering diyas lamps adorn every nook and cranny of every residence in the evening, and there are also fireworks and a delicious traditional banquet. Holi is a festival of colour and a harbinger of spring in India. The onset of Holi is marked by the burning of an effigy of Holika — an evil entity from Hindu mythology — to signify the triumph of good over evil. The night of revelry around the bonfire goes on until the embers die. The following morning kicks off with people smearing coloured powder on each other, more carousal and occasionally the consumption of bhang, an intoxicating edible cannabis preparation.
Onam is the official state festival of Kerala , and is celebrated with the utmost fervour and festivities that include traditional sports like boat races and tug of war. The legend behind the celebration of Onam concerns the homecoming of a demigod called Mahabali, and is similar to the legend of Holika and the Holi festival. In both cases, the triumph of hope over despair is celebrated, although Mahabali is regarded with the utmost respect and Holika is not.
Onam is growing beyond religious frontiers and establishing itself as a religiously diverse festival in Kerala. Shiva is the foremost deity in the Hindu pantheon and regarded as the destroyer. People refrain from sleeping and instead pray to the great lord. Most dedicated disciples of Lord Shiva celebrate Maha Shivaratri by fasting and chanting the hymns to Tandava, a dance performed by Lord Shiva. Lord Krishna has a prominent place in Hindu folklore.
Krishna Janmashtami is the joyous festival celebrating the birth of Krishna, with a lot of merriment, dancing and singing. The gaiety of Krishna Janmashtami is often accompanied by competitions, notably breaking a pot filled with yoghurt that is suspended high in the air.
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