There are only two Muslim festivals set down in Islamic law: Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha ("Eid" or "Id" means festival). There are also several other special days which Muslims celebrate. Al-Hijra (1 Muharram) The Islamic New Year’s Day. This festival commemorates the Hijra (or Hegira) in 622 CE when the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) moved from Mecca to Medina. This was the beginning of the growth of Islam into a world faith. The Muslim calendar counts dates from the Hijra‚ which is why Muslim
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Pongal is the only festival of Hindu that follows a solar calendar and is celebrated on the fourteenth of January every year. Pongal marks the beginning of Uttarayana. In Hindu temples bells‚ drums‚ clarinets and conch shells herald the joyous occasion of Pongal. To symbolize a bountiful harvest‚ rice is cooked in new pots until they boil over. Some of the rituals performed in the temple include the preparation of rice‚ the chanting of prayers and the offering of vegetables‚ sugar cane and spices
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celebration - Diyas‚ fireworks - Gifts‚ sweets distribution - Lighting decoration Values of Diwali festival - Family Unite - Thanks giving and be generous - Brings unity among people - Victory of good over evil Paragraph: Draft - 2 Diwali‚ the festival of lights‚ is the most interesting festival of celebration from Indian culture. Diwali is celebrated by lighting up diyas or small clay lamps which are filled up by oil and
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BEER FESTIVAL Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Started in 1982‚ the GABF was created by nuclear engineer Charlie Papazian in Boulder‚ Colorado. The original GABF had 22 participating breweries and the 2009 festival had 457. In 2009 the festival expanded into a hall one-third larger than the previous year. The GABF is considered the largest ticketed beer festival in the United States. The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is a three-day annual event hosted by the Brewers Association‚ held
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of festivals are celebrated in India in honour of their gods and goddesses. Since many communities exist here; the ways and method of celebrating these festivals also differ from state to state. But‚ the basic form of the belief behind their origin‚ the traditions and the excitement of celebrations is still the same for years. However‚ since India has a majority of Hindus‚ there is a preponderance of Hindu festivals. Cities or states are famous for the celebration of particular festivals e.g
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Diwali is an annual festival of Hindus. Generally it falls during the month of October or November. Hindus throughout India celebrate this festival with great joy. The festival of Diwali has a religious sanction behind it. It was on this day thousands of years ago that Shri Ram Chandra set foot on Ayodhya after completing the 14 years of his exile. His return was a matter of great joy and relief to the people of Ayodhya. They celebrated the occasion by arranging illuminations on a large scale
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they all enjoy is the strawberry festival. The strawberry festival is held once a year in Troy‚ Ohio at their local fairgrounds. Fulton Farms‚ just outside of Troy is known to have one of the largest strawberry fields east of the Mississippi River. People come out every year the first weekend of June to savor the fun and great taste of the celebration because it is a great time to celebrate the berry harvest. The strawberry festival is one of the top festivals in Southern Ohio and gets a tremendous
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Festivals‚ of many types‚ serve to meet specific needs‚ as well as to provide entertainment. These times of celebration offer a sense of belonging for religious‚ social‚ or geographical groups. Modern festivals that focus on cultural or ethnic topics seek to inform members of their traditions. In past times‚ festivals were times when the elderly shared stories and transferred certain knowledge to the next generation. Historic feasts often provided a means for unity among families and for people
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Advantages of Festivals - 1 Festivals celebration is the the culture we got from our past generations.According to the history these festivals are celebrated when they achieve something (symbol of victory)‚or on the occasions where they are benefited (crop gain‚happy with some gatherings etc). These festival celebrattions have got following advantages: 1. Increase the relations among the people 2. Create an opportunity to the people of community to share their feeling and exchange their ideas
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Dinagyang Festival A participant of Dinagyang Festival The Dinagyang is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City‚ Philippines held on the fourth Sunday of January‚ or right after the Sinulog In Cebu and the Ati-Atihan in Aklan. It is held both to honor the Santo Niño and to celebrate the arrival on Panay of Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis. History Dinagyang began after Rev. Fr. Ambrosio Galindez of a local Roman Catholic parish introduced the
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