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Read about the festivals in India

✍As we know that one of the most awaited months of the year is November because it comes first at the starting of most of the festivals which means you can say it is a month of festivity.

✍Secondly, this month is always started with so many blessings and people around the world begin the life journey full of hope, positives, and full of enthusiasm and wishing that our days become the best days. In India, people also start their new amazing days every year after Diwali; the very first month of the Hindu new year. They also await the upcoming great festivals from November. This month is full of festivals and the people of India really celebrate these festivals with very energetic festivities.

Which type of is today festival in India? :- Please check the festival's list -2021 |  National festival of India |  Cultural Events Of India.

[A].Festivals List Of India -2021.

➣The lists of the upcoming Major festivals from the months of 2021 are mentioned below with some short introductions for your knowledge.

Sr. No.	Festival List Of India -2021	Day & Date
01	New Year	01.01.2021, Friday.
02	Lohari	13.01.2021, Wednesday.
03	Makarsankranti	14.01.2021, Thursday.
04	Pongal Festival	15.01.2021, Friday.
05	Republic Day Of India	26.01.2021,  Tuesday.
06	Valentine Day	14.02.2021, Sunday.
07	Vasant Panchami	16.02.2021, Tuesday.
08	Wedding Ceremony	16.02.2021, Start ....
09	Mahashivratri	11.03.2021, Thursday.
10	Spring Season	20.03.2021, Saturday.
11	Holi	28.03.2021, Sunday, Start.
12	Vat Shavitri	24.06.2021, Thursday.
13	Jaya Parvati Vrat - The Guari Vrat	21.07.2021, Wednesday.
14	Dashama Sthapana Vrat	08.08.2021, Sunday.
15	Shravanmah, Shiv Poojan	09.08.2021, Monday.
16	Nagpanchami	13.08.2021, Friday.
17	Rakshabandhan	22.08.2021, Sunday.
18	Radhan Chhath	28.08.2021, Saturday.
19	Shitala Satam	29.08.2021, Sunday.
20	Janmashtami, Gokul Atham	30.08.2021, Monday.
21	Jivantikama Poojan	13.08.21… All Friday.
22	Shree Ganesh Chaturthi	10.09.2021, Friday.
23	Shradhdh	21.09.21, Tuesday, Start..
24	Sharad Navratri	07.10.21, Thursday, Start
25	Dashehra, Vijyadashami	15.10.2021, Friday.
26	Diwali, Deepavali	04.11.2021, Thursday.
27	Nootan Varsh, Hindu New Year,	05.11.2021, Friday.
28	Bhaiduj	06.11.2021, Saturday.
29	Dev Diwali, Tulsi Vivaha	19.11.2021, Friday.
30	Rann Utsav	Start From November.
31	Christmas, Natal	25.12.2021, Saturday.

[B]. Which type of festival today? | What festivals were there on this day?

Festival in India

[1].Diwali Festival. 

➣There are five days of Diwali celebrations:

➣The Diwali Festival is on 04th November, Thursday, 2021. (Aaso Vad Amaas, Vikram Savant 2077).

1. Day1⇨Ekadashi 01.11.2021 Monday.
2. Day2⇨"Wagh Baras" & "Dhanteras"; Dhanvantari Jayanti 02.11.2021 Tuesday.
3. Day3⇨Kali Chaudas, Hell Chaudash; 03.11.2021 Wednesday.
4. Day4⇨Diwali Festival; Aaso Vad Amaas, 04.11.2021 Thursday.
5. Day5⇨Nootan Varsh; Kartak Sud Ekam, Govardhan Puja 05.11.2021 Friday.
6. Day6⇨Bhai Dooj, Vishwakarma Pooja 06.11.2021 Saturday.
7. Day7⇨Dev Diwali, Tulsi Vivah, 19.11.2021 Friday.

➣Hindu New Year begins - 05.11.2021, Friday, Hindu Vikram Savant 2078. 

Rangoli Design

➣Some Key Details about Diwali:-

• Hindu New Year begins - 05.11.2021, Friday, Hindu Vikram Savant 2078. 

• Where Hindus live all over the world, they wholeheartedly celebrate Diwali with their families. 

• Part of the five-day Hindu philosophy, the five days of Diwali is an official public national holiday in many parts of India.

• The festival of lights is Diwali.

• The festival of Diwali is celebrated to honor Lord Ramachandra.

• Diwali is the victory of good over evil and the victory of light over darkness.

• Diwali in 2021 is on 04th November.

• Deepawali is lit with earthen lamps, which gives spiritual light to Indian homes, symbolizing the inner light of every Indian.

• Diwali is the right time to make yourself and your loved ones feel good.

• You can turn your house into a beautiful house.

[2].Rann Utsav.

➣This festival is known as the white desert festival which is held every year between November To End Of February at Kutch, Gujarat. It is well organized and everybody has to see it once in Life. People around the world come to watch this amazing and beautiful cultural event of a vast spectacular celebration. This cultural festival is full of nice trips, camel rides, delicious food varieties, and well-managed accommodation specially TENTS.

[3].Christmas Festival.

Christmas Celebration 

•  Christmas Festival is on 25th December, Saturday, 2021.

•  Billions of people around the world celebrate this blessing festival with more enthusiasm. 

•  The Son Of God Jesus Christ who was born to father Joseph and mother Mary in Bethlehem on this prestigious day,
  

• Christmas is especially celebrated by Christians with great joy. It is the birth anniversary of the great Jesus Christ. The name Christmas comes from the mass of Christ(or Jesus).
  

• People do lots of preparations much before the festival and decorate their homes with glorious lights, beautiful trees, decorative items, and flowers.
  

• People distribute gifts, Christmas cards, organize feasts, sweets, chocolates, etc; to the family members, friends, relatives, and neighbors, sing Christmas songs and carols on this occasion.
  

• People love to wear beautiful clothes on this very special day.
  

• People wish "Merry Christmas" to everyone. 
  

• People always wait to welcome this blessing day every year. 
  

• This year we will celebrate this wonderful "25th December, Saturday, 2021".

[4].New Year Celebrations.

    ➣1^st January is an amazing first starting day of  January and people start to welcome it from New Year Eve and all invite 1^st day with joy and very enthusiasm by giving good wishes to each other and people start their new journey with beautiful hopes.

[5]. Lohri Festival.

     

     ⇨This festival is celebrated as the end of peak winter and the coming of the new year and spring. The Lohri Bonfire is a symbol of fire worship.    

    ⇨It is celebrated with dancing and singing. It is a  Punjabi Festival celebrated on January 13 every year. Traditionally this festival is associated with harvest.

[6].Makar Sankrant or Uttarayan.

➣During this day, the full day people celebrate this festival with joy and celebrated togetherness.  It comes on 14^th January every year. 

➣Even this day people may like to fly kites and also arrange kite competition and especially the International Kite Festival which is well organized.

[7].Pongal Festival.

⇨There are 4 days of celebrations in the Pongal Festival and it is celebrated in Tamil Nadu, South India. 

⇨This festival arrives in the month of "Thai". 

⇨In the year 2021, it comes on 14th January i.e. Thursday, and complete on 17th January i.e. Sunday 2021. The main celebration occurs on 15th January i.e. Thai Pongal. 

⇨As beliefs, the Pongal festival is celebrated to say thanks and to express gratitude to the Sun God and Indra God for giving blessings to farmers to get better crops that are harvested during this period. 

⇨Pongal festival is celebrated for four days continuously. 

⇨The great festival Pongal arrives around the same time as Lohri Festival and  Makar Sankranti every year in the middle of January Month.

Four Days Of Pongal Festival

1).Bhogi Pongal: is on 14th January, Thursday, is devoted to Lord Indra, God Of Rain. On this day people cook food on clay pots put over a bonfire made up of wood and cow's dung cake. People through old and waste things out of the house and celebrate the day with new things. 

2).Thai Pongal or Surya Pongal: is on 15th January, Friday, is devoted to Lord Surya. This day is the main event of the Pongal Festival associated with Makar Sankranti. On this day people wake up early in the morning and after taking bath and make a good Rangoli design called kolams on the floor through lime powder at the entrance of their house and decorate their homes with mangoes leaves and bananas leave. 

And also start to boil rice in the earthen pot along with milk, jaggery is boiled together in open to welcome Sun for eating. Other items also offer to Sun God are sugarcane pieces, coconut, and bananas also.

3).Mattu Pongal: is on 16th January, Saturday, is Celebrated to say thanks to farm animals for their help in fields. As a story, Lord Shiva sent his bull Nandi to earth with one message pass to people that take oil bath every day and eat once a month but due to confusion, Nandi passed the wrong message to people that eat daily and take oil bath one in a month and this made God Shiva angry over Nandi and sent Ox to earth forever to help people during harvesting and producing food. 

4).Kaanum Pongal: is on 17th January, Sunday, is celebrated to thank friends and relatives for their kind cooperation during the year and women pray for their brother for their prosperity. 

[8].Republic  Day Of India.

⇨Republic Day Of India is celebrated as an anniversary of the Constitution of India and it is celebrated every year on 26th January and is a national holiday of India. 
⇨On January 26,1950 when the Indian Constitution came into effect and made India one of the biggest democracies all around the world and to honor this day the Indian Republic Day is celebrated with great enthusiasm every year on 26th January.  

[9].Valentine’s Day Sunday, 14 February 2021.

Happy Valentine's Day 

➣This great day is celebrated annually on February 14 every year and it is a significant, cultural, and religious celebration of romance and romantic love in various regions around the world. 

➣It is also known as Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint. 

➣There is a number of Saints called Valentine who are honored every February 14.

➣There are numerous stories associated with Valentine's Day. 

➣After the 18^th Century, it grew into an occasion in which couples expressed their love for each other through flowers, greeting cards, offering confectionery.  

Goddess Maha Saraswati

[10].Vasant Panchami.

⇨ Vasant Panchami is also called Basant Panchami or Shree Panchami; and is believed to worship Maha Saraswati, who is the Goddess of Knowledge, Languages, arts, and music.

⇨ This festival arrives in the Hindu month of Magh Shukla Panchami i.e. in the month of February and comes on the 16^th Tuesday in 2021.

⇨It is also known as Vivaha Panchami. It is believed that the Prince of Ayodhya Lord Rama and Princess Goddess Sita got marriage on this day. And from this day people `    `    of India start most of the marriage ceremonies from Vasant Panchami.

⇨As we know that the famous color of Basant is Yellow and so people like to wear a yellow dress on this occasion due to the belief in the lucky Symbol of this day.

⇨Vasant Panchami: Basant Panchami: is on 16th February, Tuesday, 2021.

[11].Wedding Ceremony.

⇨After Makar Sankranti and especially on the day of Vasant Panchami, most people like to arrange their marriage ceremonies;

⇨And it is really a nice experience to be a part of the marriage ceremony.  

[12].Mahashivratri. 

Har Har Mahadev

⇨Mahashivratri is on 11^th March, Thursday 2021.

⇨The great Shiva’s Ratri- will come on 11^th March, Thursday 2021 that is in the month of Magh as per Hindu Calander. 

⇨It is the most famous Hindu festival mainly celebrated in India & Nepal which is celebrated with utmost joy and symbolizes the worship of Lord Shiva. 

⇨As per ancient history, if we make fasting on this day then we will get heaven at the end of life.

⇨People like to do fasting and all day & they will eat baked potatoes, baked sweet potatoes, baked yam, etc. in place of full dish eating. 

⇨This festival comes on new moon day and people get up early in the morning & take bathing, wear neat & clean clothes and firstly like to visit Shivalaya and offering pure water to Linga and worship Lord Shiva heartily, chanting “Om Namah Shivay”.

⇨Also, people like to do chanting this mantra all day.

⇨On this great day, people make lotus with the help of Clarified Butter (Ghee) at midnight of this day and arrange other various religious programs are held all day.

⇨Lord Shiva also is known as “Devo Ka Dev Mahadev” & “Bholenath” mean the main Lord out of Lords. 

⇨People like to offer Milk mixture of  Holy Ganga Water & Honey, Black Sesame & Black Sorely, Dry Dates,  Datura Flower & Fruits, and other flowers and fruits and mainly Bael Leaf to Lord Shiva and even offer pure water alone to Lord Shiva. 

⇨This is a very special day as per Hinduism.

⇨This Shivratri is biggest than the other 12 Shivratri which are coming in a year so known as Mahashivratri. 

[13].Spring Festival & Spring Season.

Farm Of Sugar Cane

• Spring Festival begins on  Saturday, 20 March 2021 & ends on Monday, 21 June 2021.

• Every People who believe in nature and the natural environment is eagerly awaited for this season.

• This is the season come between winter and summer means during this period of time temperatures gradually rise and during this season we see flowers bloom everywhere especially in gardens and trees begin to reproduce their leaves to greens which are dried or dropped during winter, and it seems a very pleasant season out of all seasons. 
  

• In this season you only feel neither cold nor very hot and you find natural greenery everywhere because all trees, plants, gardens, and fields either reproduce or having new leaves or beautiful flowers blooms.
  

[14].HOLI Festival.

HOLI - is celebrated on full moon day in the month of Fagun on Purnima. Holi will begin on Sunday, 28 March 2021, and end on Monday, 29  March 2021. 

It is the most famous festival of colors which is celebrated with utmost joy and it symbolizes the victory of good over evil. 

People enjoy by rubbings of colors on each other’s body or face and chanting as “Bura Na Mano Holi Hai”. 

[15].Jaya Parvati Vrat.

Shree Shankar-Parvati

➣Jaya Parvati Vrat is also known as "Gauri Vrat" in Gujarat, India. This festival will begin on Wednesday,  21 July 2021; and ends on Sunday, 25 July 2021. 

➣This is five days festival and during these days all girls worship Goddess Gauri; one of the names of Goddess Parvati Mata. Salt is strictly avoided during these five days. 

➣All girls are pray to Goddess Parvatiji for a good husband and for happy marriage life.

[16].Shravanmas.

Jai Mahakal

• This is a very holy month for Hindus. This festival begins on Monday, 09 August 2021; and ends on Monday, 06 September 2021. 

• This is thirty days festival and during all days of the holy month, people worship God Mahadev also named Bholenath. 

• During these days also renewed festivals and days of God & Goddess also come in between, and people also worship accordingly. 

• People get up early in the morning & take bathing, wear neat & clean clothes and firstly like to visit Shivalaya and offering pure water to Linga and worship Lord Shiva heartily, chanting “Om Namah Shivay”.

[17].Janmashtami.

Jai Shree Krishna

⇨Janmashtami is also known as Gokulashtami which is come on Monday, 30 August 2021. God Shree Krishna was born on Shravan Vad Aatham and it will come on the above-mentioned date in 2021. 

⇨Shree Krishna is known as "Purna Purushauttam Parmeshwar". He had gave Geeta Ghyan to Arjun, one of Pandavas. 

⇨People do fasting on this day and like to eat after the celebration of Shree Bal Krushan's happy birthday at 12 O'clock at night. People visit temples and worship Lord Shree Krishna and also chanting “Jai Ranchhod Maharaja & Shree Krishnam Vande Jagat Guru”.

[18].Rakshabandhan.

Rakshabandhan

Rakshabandhan is also known as "BALEV" in some places of India. It is a holy day for All Sisters who pray on this day for her brother for their long and bright life. 

And Sisters like to tie them a decorative string to their brother's wrist called "Rakhi" and eat them, sweets. This festival comes on Sunday, 22 August 2021. 

[19].Shree Ganesh Chaturthi.

Jai Shree Ganesh

• Shree Ganesh Chaturthi is the festival in which people worship Shree Ganesh also know as "Ganpati Bappa". Devotees will do the installation of Bappa's statue for ten days at Home and Street and make decorations of all places surrounding Bappa. 

• They worship Shree Ganesh & pray for good health, wealth, and happiness every morning and evening. 

• On the tenth day, people give farewell to Shree Ganesh's statue and immersed it in the holy river nearest them. 

• This festival is come on Friday, 10 September 2021, and ends on Sunday, 19 September 2021. 

[C].All In ALL

⇨Everyone feels fresh and happy during the month of festivals. People don’t worry about whatever happened or passed last year and they try to rejoice in the first new starting month of the year with lots of joy, festivities, and celebrations. 

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