The document discusses three important holidays celebrated in India: Republic Day, Independence Day, and Deepavali. Republic Day honors the date that the Indian constitution came into effect on January 26, 1950. Independence Day is celebrated on August 15th to commemorate India's independence from British rule in 1947. Deepavali is one of the major festivals of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains in India.
3. REPUBLIC DAY of India
honours the date on which the
Constitution of India came into
force-on26th of january1950-
replacing the Government of India
Act (1935) as the governing
document of India. It is one of the
three national holidays in India.
The new constitution was
mandated to take effect on 26th
January 1950-and India became
republic
4. Independence Day ,observed
on 15 August , is a national
holiday in India
commemorating the nation’s
independence from British rule
on 15 August 1947. on 15
August , JAWAHARLAL
NEHRU who had become the
first Prime Minister of India
that day , raised the Indian
national flag above the Lahore
Gate of the Red Fort in Delhi.
On each subsequent day the
Prime Minister has raised the
flag and given a speech.
8. Eid al-Fitr also called Feast of Breaking the
Fast, the Sugar Feast, Bayram (Bajram),
theSweet Festival and the Lesser Eid, is an
important religious holiday celebrated by
Muslims worldwide that marks the end
of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month
of fasting(sawm). The religious Eid is a single
day and Muslims are not permitted to fast on
that day. Muslims believe that they are
commanded by God, as mentioned in
the Quran, to continue their fast until the last
day of Ramadan[6] and pay
the Zakat and fitra before offering the Eid
prayers.
9. Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus
Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated
generally on December 25 by millions of people around the world
A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it closes
the Advent season and initiates the twelve
days of Christmastide, which ends after the twelfth night.
Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift
giving, Christmas music and caroling, an exchange of Christmas
cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of
various Christmas decorations, including Christmas
trees, Christmas lights, nativity
scenes, garlands, wreaths, mistletoe, and holly. In
addition, several closely related and often interchangeable
figures, known as Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint
Nicholas, and Christ kind, are associated with bringing gifts to
children during the Christmas season and have their own body
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