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LESSON 20 VALIDATION COPY 1.0 JUNE 2007 Holidays and Traditions LESSON 20 VALIDATION COPY 1.0 JUNE 2007 Holidays and Traditions In this lesson you will learn about holidays celebrated by Indians, along with appropriate phrases for these occasions and other more universal occasions such as birthdays. XIndia is officially a secular country and their citizens enjoy countless festivals. India has three major national holidays and the central government recognizes holidays of all faiths. Diwali: festival of lights Dushera: good over evil Holi: festival of colors, celebrating the onset of spring Vaisakhi: solar New Year Ram Navmi: birth of the lord Rama Karva Chauth: women fast for the whole day for the long life of their husbands. Eid: celebrated by Muslims Christmas: celebrated by Christians XNational Holidays 15th August: Independence Day 2nd October: Gandhi’s Birthday 26th January: Republic Day 1. Listen and repeat after the speaker. XIn India, rites and traditions vary significantly from religion to religion. ivv;h÷x;dI Vivah/shaadi Marriage jNmidn Janamdin Birthday sg;È Sagaii Engagement jNm Janam Birth a'itm s'sk;r Antim sanskar Funeral 252 2. Now arrange the occasions in an order that reflects a traditional lifecycle, as shown in the pictures. Check the answer key. sg;È a'itm s'sk;r ivv;h jNmidn jNm 253 3. Listen to the speaker and practice saying these phrases. r;m ke jNmidn pr mub;rk ho) (Congratulations on Ram’s birthday) be$e kI x;dI pr b/;È ho) (Congratulations on your son’s wedding) a;pke ipt; jI kI m*t k; afπsos hw)(Condolences on your father’s death) ►For all happy occasions the words “Mubarak”or “Badhaee” are used, and for sad occasions, “Afsoos.” 4. Familiarize yourself with the following holidays as you listen to their names. Guess which ones are of a religious nature and which are civil observances. Children celebrating Holi by splashing A woman decorates her hands with henna colored water on Karva Chauth A birthday celebration A traditional earthen oil lamp used to decorate homes on Diwali. 254 An Independence Day parade A child under a decorated tree on Christmas zu$I Chutti Holiday ik[sms Christmas Christmas ÈS$r Easter Easter Svt']t; idn Savtantrata din Independence Day 5. Match the Hindi words on the left with their English equivalents on the right by drawing lines between them. Check the answer key. kirsms Easter îS$r Independence Day ny; s;l Worker’s day SvtN]t; idn Christmas kmRc;rI idn New year 255 6. Fill in the blanks with the correct holiday or occasion. Check the answer key when done. Choose from the following: t*fe piTny;' 26 jnvrI r'g se Ès; msIh bs't -25- p$;ke 15 agSt kirsms ko _________ k; jNm hua; q; ) .;rt k; SvtN]t; idn _________ko mn;y; j;t; hw ) irpbilk p[e@π _________ko hotI hw ) holI me' sb log _________ lg;te hw' ) krv;c*q me' _________apne pit ke ilye vtR r%tI' hw' ) dIv;lI me' sb _________bj;te hw' ) holI _________ ke m*sm me mn;È j;tI hw ) kirsms _________ids'br ko mn;te hw' ) jNmidn pr _________ dete hw' ) 256 End-of-Lesson Tasks 1. Write the appropriate greeting or phrase for each holiday or occasion pictured below. 257 2. What would you say to someone on the following occasions? Check the answer key. New baby Birthday New Years Funeral Christmas/other major religious holiday Marriage 3. What holidays do the Indian culture and our own American culture share in common? How are they celebrated differently? The same? Write, in Hindi what your favorite holiday is and why. 258 Vocabulary list jNm Janam Birth jNmidn Janamdin Birthday sg;È Sagaii Engagement x;dI÷ivv;h Shaadi/vivah Marriage a'itm s'sk;r Antim sanskar Funeral m* Maut Death t*fπ; Taufa Gift zuØI Chutti Holiday idvs mn;n; Divas manana Celebrate %uxI mn;n; Khushi manana Celebration n;girk Nagrik Civil /mIR Dharmi Religious lebr @eπ Labor day Labor day Svt']t; idvs Savtantrata divas Independence day ik[sms Christmas Christmas îS$r Easter Easter ny; s;l Naya saal New years 259 Answer Key 2. 3rd picture-sg;È 5th picture-a'itm s'sk;r 4th picture-ivv;h 2nd picture-jNmidn 1st picture-jNm 3. Happy occasion Happy occasion Sad occasion 4. kirsms Easter îS$r Independence Day ny; s;l Worker’s day SvtN]t; idn Christmas kmRc;rI idn New year 6. kirsms ko Ès; msIh k; jNm hua; q; ) On Christmas Jesus was born. .;rt k; SvtN]t; idn 15 agSt ko mn;y; j;t; hw ) India celebrates its Independence day on 15th of August. irpbilk p[e@π 26 jnvrI ko hotI hw ) Republic parade is on 26th of January. holI me' sb log rg' lg;te hw' ) 260 On Holi all people play with power colors. krv;c*q me' piTny;' apne pit ke ilye vtR r%tI' hw' ) On Karvachauth wives keep a fast for their husbands. dIv;lI me' sb p$;ke bj;te hw' ) On Diwali all play with fireworks. holI bs't ke m*sm me mn;È j;tI hw ) Holi is celebrated in spring. kirsms 25 ids'br ko mn;te hw' ) Christmas is on 25th of December. jNmidn pr t*fe dete hw' ) On birthdays, gifts are given. End of Lesson Tasks 1. For all the happy occasions its ‘mubarak ho’ 2. New baby mub;rk ho (Mubarak ho) Birthday mub;rk ho (Mubarak ho) New Years mub;rk ho (Mubarak ho) Funeral afπsos hw (Afsoos hai) Christmas/other major religious holiday mub;rk ho (Mubarak ho) Marriage mub;rk ho (Mubarak ho) 261.
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