India celebrates many festivals that fall into three categories - national, religious, and harvest festivals. Some of the major national festivals discussed are Independence Day, Republic Day, and Gandhi Jayanti. Religious festivals mentioned include Diwali, Holi, Raksha Bandhan, Christmas, and Pongal. Harvest festivals noted are Makar Sankranti, Bihu, and Onam. Harvest festivals celebrate important agricultural periods and vary by region in India. The document provides brief overviews and histories of some of India's most prominent festivals to demonstrate the diversity of celebrations across the country.

1. NANDHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
STUDIES
BATCH 2022-2024
22BAP02-INDIAN ETHOS
FESTIVALS OF INDIA
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3. INTRODUCTION
 Festivalsin are celebrated in many parts of India, as India is
subdividedinto different Linguistic States . The local governmentin
each State also specifies certain festivals , in additionto central
Government festivals and holidays , dependingon the local population
which have elected them.
 India is a multi-cultural country and it is reflected in the Festivalsof
India :
 Festivalsof India is about various social ,religious , and national
festivalscelebrated in different parts of India.
 India has been rightly described as a sub continent and of its major
festivals, many are region-specific festivalstoo.
 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 . India is a land of festivals.These Indian
festivalsbind all Indians together of differentcastes , religions etc..
There is no discriminationwhile celebration.

4. TYPES OF FESTIVALS
 Festivals are of 3 types
 They are National festival
 Religious festival
 Harvest festival

5. INDEPENDENCE DAY
 India became independent on 15th August,1947
 So the independence day is celebrated on 15th
August.
 The Prime Minister of our country hoist the flag at
Red Fort in Delhi and gives a speech.

6. REPUBLIC DAY
 India became a democratic republic
On 26th January, 1950.
• We celebrate it as republic day.
• The main function held at Rajpath .
• A special pared is taken out
by the Armed forces.

7. GANDHI JAYANTI
 Mohandas karamchand Gandhi
Is better known as Mahatma Gandhi.
• He is also known as the Father
Of Nation.
• He always believed in Ahinsa and
Fought against the British without violence.
• He said “Be the change,you want to see
in the world”.

8. RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS
 India is a land of many religions
 So , we have many religious festivals that are
celebrated with joy across the country
 Few of them are christmas ,diwali ,holi , dusshera,
Durga puja , Rakshabanthan and many more.

9. DIWALI
 Diwali is known as the festivals of lights.
 It is celebrated because on this day Lord Rama
returned home to Ayodhya after 14 years in exile.
 People Decorate their homes so that god lakshmi
come to their house.
 People also burst crackers because Diwali is the
festival of light.

10. Holi
 Holi is the festival of the colors.
 It is celebrated mostly in
North India.
 The do puja and there is a
story behind this festival and
because of that story
people still burn Holika.
 People all over India celebrate this festival by playing
colors, sand and give sweets to relatives ,and many
more.

11. RAKSHABANDHAN
 On this day , sisters tie rakhi(a thread) On their
brother s right wrist and pray for their safety.
 This is celebrated by the sister tying a rakhi then the
brother gives a gift to his sister for praying for his
safety.

12. CHRISTMAS
 Christmas is celebrated by christian because Jesus
christ was born on this day in Bethlehem.
 Christmas is celebrated on 25th December.
 A special kind of decorated tree , known as
Christmas Tree is put up in homes

13. HARVEST FESTIVAL
 Harvest is an important activity in our country.
 It is the time when a crop is sown by the ready for
reaping are called Harvest festival.
 There are 13 popular
harvest festival of India which are
Makar Sankranti,Baisakhi ,Ladakh
harvest festival,
Lohri , Bhogali Bihu , Basant
Panchami, Wangala,
Ka Pomblang Nongkrem ,
Pongal , Nuakhai , Gudi Padwa
, Nabanna and onam .

14. HISTORY OF HARVEST
FESTIVAL
 The modern British tradition of celebrating Harvest
festival in churches began in 1843, when the Reverend
Robert Hawker invited parishioners to a special
thanks giving service at his church at Morwenstow in
Cornwall.
 We celebrate this day by singing , praying and
decorating our churches with baskets of fruit and
food in an festival known as “Harvest festival”.

15. MAKAR SANKRANTI
 It is the India’s oldest and the most colorful harvest
festival , celebrated across the country.

16. PONGAL
 Pongal also referred to as Hindu harvest festival
celebrated by Tamils in India.
 It is also called as farmer festival
 The four days of the pongal festival are called Bhogi
Pongal , thai pongal , Mattu pongal and Kaanum

17. BIHU
• Bihu is the harvest festival of assam
• Bihu signals the onset of spring and the beginning of
the crop-planting cycle
 Kati bihu (october) is
observed as day of prayer
for a good harvest.
 Maghu Bihu (mid-January)
marks the completion of the
agrarian cycle after the
harvest has been reaped.
 Special Bihu dancers are performed across the state.

18. ONAM
 Onam marks the celebration of seasonin Kerala.
 People celebrates onam of the first day During morningwhich is
known as atham , seek out a temple and pray for king mahabali to
make a safe return from the netherworld to morden –day kerala.
 The history of Onam is the
Lord Vishnu got pleasedby mahabali
and ordered him to rule till the end
of Kali Yuga , Lord vishnu blessed
mahabali with a boon that he would
be able to visit the kingdom once in a
year .So every year people of this kingdom
(kerala), celebrate this Onam festival as the day of
home coming of their loving king Mahabali.
 Its also ancient Hindu festival of kerala that clebrates rice harvestand
special dishes are prepared and served on Bannana leaves.

19. BAISAKHI
 It is celebrated on 13th April every year
 Farmers celebrate the festival after taking bath in Ponds or
River people visit
Temples or Gurudwaras to
express gratitude to the Almighty
for the bountiful harvest and
pray for prosperity and
good times in future
 The festival is mainly celebrate
 in North India , Particularly in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
 The Baisakhi festival in its religious importance began in the
year 1699

20. CONCLUSION
 Festivals are larger than life celebrations of various
things . They occur at regular intervals and helping in
breaking the monotony of life. Furthermore, they give
you the chance to celebrate the little and big things in
life
 Festivals are the carriers of peace and joy in the
communities . All nations of the world have certain
religious and cultural festivals. However , India is one of
the largest countries to celebrate numerous festivals.
As India is a very cultural and diverse country , so are
the festivals .divide into three general categories of
national ,religious and seasonal.
 This Presentation is of the festivals celebrated in
different regions of India.