Diwali is a festival of lights. It is one of the most loved festivals of the Hindus. It is generally celebrated in the month of October or November. It is celebrated because it was on this day that Lord Rama returned to his kingdom after 14 years of exile along with his wife Sita and brother Laxman after killing the demon‚ Ravana. About a week before the festival‚ people start cleaning their house a decorating it with paper cuttings and lights everybody buys new clothes‚ exchange sweets and make
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celebrated in Hinduism but I chose to focus on one festival to teach a Reception class. The festival I chose is Diwali because it is a festival of lights which celebrates the ‘triumph of good over evil’. (Voice for the voiceless‚ Online) ‘In some parts of India Diwali is celebrated as a New Year festival. The festival gets its name from the little oil lamps called Diva or Diyas.’ (Bramhall‚1997) Diwali is about realizing and understanding the inner light that reside within all of us. It is celebrated by decorating
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influenced by Harappa civilization now Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Jainism and Buddhism are more famous ) 2) Festivals (Gujarat celebrates more than 3500 fairs and festivals round the year. Main festivals- maker sankranti‚ navratri‚ ganesh chaturthi‚ janmastami‚ diwali‚ mahoram etc) 3) way of greeting (namastey- hello Avo padharo – welcome Kem cho- how are you Fari Avajo- bye ) 4) dance forms ( garaba‚ tippani‚ hudo‚ maniyaro ras‚ etc are well known 5) art (dyeing‚ printing‚ bead and
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differences between the Hindu celebration of Diwali and the Christian holiday of Christmas. Though there is so much information on Diwali and Christmas‚ I am going to be writing about the background of the celebrations‚ what takes place during the celebrations‚ and how each holiday is represented. For many famous festivities‚ there are always different legends about how the celebrations came to be. There are a few legends about the origin of Diwali‚ but the most popular is the story of Ramayana
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aam ras is a common Gujarati dish. Fresh mango pulp from ripe mangoes goes into making the aam ras. In the cold winters‚ the houses in rural Gujarat serve a meal of Bhakri‚ which are thick flat breads made of wheat flour‚ onion‚ garlic and chaas. The addition of garlic in the winter months keeps the body warm. Addition of buttermilk to the bread dough makes it softer and tastier. The bhakri are a good source of energy and suits the pocket of low-income villagers. Gujarati cuisine differs from
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The culture of Asia is the artificial aggregate of the cultural heritage of many nationalities‚ societies‚ and ethnic groups in the region‚ traditionally called a continent from a Western-centric perspective‚ of Asia. The region or "continent" is more commonly divided into more natural geographic and cultural subregions‚ including the Central Asia‚ East Asia‚ South Asia (the "Indian subcontinent")‚ North Asia‚ West Asia and Southeast Asia. Geographically‚ Asia is not a distinct continent; culturally
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Indian Newspapers 3) English Newspapers • Free Press Journal • Indian Express 4) Marathi Newspapers • Saamna • Lokmat 5) Urdu Newspapers • Inquilab • Urdu Times 6) Gujarati & Hindi Newspapers • Divya Bhaskar • Navbharat 7) Significant Schisms & Analysis The Fourth Estate “In May 1789‚ Louis XVI summoned to Versailles a full meeting of the ’Estates General’. The First Estate consisted
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Dayaram Dayaram ( (1777–1853) was a Gujarati poet. He belongs to middle age or " Madhya-kal " in Gujarati literature. He was known for his literary form called " Garbi " in Gujarat. He was a follower of Pushtimarg of Hindu religion. Dayaram‚ along with Narsinh Mehta and Meera‚ is considered as major contributor in Bhakti-kal in Gujarati literature.Although Dayaram has written in prose a major chunk of his published work is in poetry. The total number of his creations is not known and is still under
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