Tradition is the backbone of every culture and civilization. It helps to pass the beliefs‚ philosophies‚ and customs of societies from generation to generation. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson describes about a tradition of an annual lottery draw‚ participated by the people of a village to insure a bountiful harvest. Usually in lotteries‚ the winners get something special that makes them happy. But in this story‚ the tradition of the lottery is that whoever is the winner is stoned to death to get
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Some people even collect rice from each other’s house and play with colours. On the first day of Peddala Amavasya (festival) which is called the Boddemma festival‚ the Chenchus worship their ancestors and offer them sweets and other items after that in the evenings they sing various folk songs and enjoy themselves. The Chenchus conduct rituals from birth to death‚ beginning with birth rituals
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RAJASTHAN Traditionally men wear dhotis‚ kurta‚ and paggar or safa (kind of turban headgear). Traditional Chudidar payjama (puckered trousers) frequently replaces dhoti in different regions. Women wear ghagra (long skirt) and kanchli (top). However‚ dress style changes with lengths and breaths of vast Rajasthan. Dhoti is worn in different ways in Marwar (Jodhpur area) or Shekhawati (Jaipur area) or Hadoti (Bundi area). Similarly‚ there are a few differences between paggar and safa despite both being
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Objectives: • To study the significance of festivals in India. • To study and collect data regarding the three different mediums -VM‚ Advertising (Electronic media) and Graphic design (print media)‚ used for promotion during the festive season. • To analyse changes in promotional strategies vis a vis the above mentioned media‚ based on the following parameters : 1. Different Festive seasons – like Diwali‚ Christmas‚ new year‚ Holi etc.. 2. Difference in the promotional
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a country of festivals. Every month of the calendar holds a place for festivals. We Indians love to celebrate every little occasion from harvesting of crops to seeing the full moon. Even the birthdays of divine leaders are celebrated by connecting them with particular festival. As it is a multi-religious nation‚ every religion has its own set of festivals. Every festival has its own style of celebration and also a history behind it. Diwali is one of the most popular Indian festivals also known as
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Past childhood memories in India! | अपना भारत 8/7/2014 Home About me About this Blog Dharma (Religion + Universal Law) ← Are Indians in India coward and foolish? Freedom Team of India Transforming India Is “भारत” falling apart? → Past childhood memories in India! Posted on March 17‚ 2011 My childhood was carefree unknown to what is happening around. The childhood in mid 70’s was full of life enjoying outdoors. No TV‚ Internet or video games. In summer we used to
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innumerable languages‚ it might well be described as a land of festivals as well. Indians love celebrating. Every little occasion from the harvesting of crops‚ welcoming the spring or rain‚ to seeing the full moon lends itself to joyous celebrations splashed with colors‚ music‚ folk dances and songs. Even the birthdays of divine beings are celebrated by connecting them with particular festivals. The Indian calendar is one long procession of festivals. These are as varied in origin as they are large in number
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in our country. Marathi is the state language of Maharashtra. Festival Celebrations: People such as Hindus‚ Muslims‚ Buddhists‚ Sikhs‚ Christians‚ Jains‚ and Parsis etc belonging to different live in India. Different festivals are celebrated in India with lots of joys & happiness. Agriculture is the main occupation in our country . Many of our festivals are related to agriculture and environment. In Maharashtra‚ Dassera‚ Diwalil‚ Holi in Punjab Baisakhi‚ in Andhra Pradesh Eruvak Punnam‚ in Tamil
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Deepavali or Diwali (Sanskrit: दीपावली‚ Tamil: தீபாவளி‚ Nepali: दीपावली तिहार‚ Hindi: दिवाली‚ Gujarati: દિવાળી‚ Marathi: दिवाळी‚ Kannada: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ‚Konkaniधाकली दिवाळी‚ Malayalam: ദീപാവലി‚ Oriya: ଦୀପାବଳୀ‚ Punjabi: ਦਿਵਾਲੀ‚ Telugu: దీపావళి) (also spelt Devali in certain regions) ‚ popularly known as the "festival of lights‚" is a five-day Hindu festival[3] which starts on Dhanteras‚ celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnight) of the Hindu calendar month Ashwin and ends on Bhaubeej
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There is Holi (also Holaka or Phagwa). It is an annual festival celebrated one day after the full moon during Phalguna‚ the Hindu month (March). It celebrates spring‚ various events in Hindu mythology and is generally about festivity. It is the least religious Hindu holiday. There is Diwali. It is a festival of lights that lasts five days. It is basically the Hindu New Year’s Eve. It is held on the last day
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