India celebrates three main national festivals: Independence Day on August 15th, Republic Day on January 26th, and Gandhi Jayanti on October 2nd. Independence Day marks India's independence from British rule in 1947. On Republic Day, India declared itself a sovereign democratic republic. Gandhi Jayanti honors Mahatma Gandhi, known as the Father of the Nation, on his birthday. India has national symbols including an emblem, flower, bird, tree, fruit, vegetable, animal, and tri-colored flag depicting sacrifice, peace, prosperity, and hard work.

1. CLASS II
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NATIONAL FESTIVALS

2. Festivals which are celebrated by the entire
nation is called as National festival

3. They are three national festivals in
India. They are:
• INDEPENDENCE DAY
• REPUBLIC DAY
• GANDHI JAYANTHI

4. INDEPENDENCE DAY
• Independence day is celebrated on 15th August
• The Prime Minister of our country hoists the flag at
Red Fort in Delhi and gives a speech

5. REPUBLIC DAY
• India became republic on
26th January, 1950. We
celebrate it as Republic
Day.
• National flag is hoisted in
school, colleges,
Government offices and
other places.

6. GANDHI JAYANTI
• Mahatma Gandhi’s full
name is Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi.
• He is also known as the
Father of the Nation.
• His birthday is on 2nd
october and it is
celebrated as Gandhi
Jayanthi.

7. • Our national symbols are :
NATIONAL SYMBOLS

8. NATIONAL EMBLEM

9. NATIONAL FLOWER

10. NATIONAL BIRD

11. NATIONAL TREE

12. NATIONAL FRUIT

13. NATIONAL VEGETABLE

14. NATIONAL ANIMAL

15. NATIONAL FLAG

16. • It is a tri colour flag.
• Saffron stands for Sacrifice
• White stands for peace and purity
• Green stands for prosperity
• Ashoka chakra is in the middle of the
flag. It is in blue colour. There are 24
spokes in the Ashoka chakra. It inspire
Indians to work tirelessly for 24 hours.