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ACADEMIC SESSION 2020-2021 ENGLISH CLASS-I TOPIC : FESTIVALS FESTIVALS • India is land of festivals. We celebrate festivals with great joy. • A Festival is the time for celebration. We meet each other, exchange gifts and wear new clothes. FESTIVALS IN INDIA There are two types of festivals. They are- 1) Religious festivals 2) National festivals RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS Religious festivals are celebrated by the people of different religions. Some of the religious festivals are- 1) Diwali 2) Holi 3) Eid 4) Dussehra 5) Gurupurab 6) Christmas DIWALI Diwali is a festival of lights. It is celebrated by Hindus. We light lamps and candles. We worship Lord Ganesh and Goddess Lakshmi on this day HOLI • Holi is a festival of colours. It is celebrated by Hindus. Eid • Eid is a festival of brotherhood. It is celebrated by Muslims. DUSSEHRA • Dussehra is also a Hindu festival. On this day, Ram killed Ravan. Dussehra marks the victory of good over evil. GURUPURAB • Sikhs celebrate birthday of Guru Nanak Ji and other Sikh gurus on Gurupurab. CHRISTMAS • Christmas is celebrated to mark the birth of Jesus Christ on 25th December every year. It is celebrated by Christians. NATIONAL FESTIVALS National festivals are celebrated by all the Indians, There are three National festivals. They are- 1) Independence Day- 15th August 2) Republic Day -26th January 3) Gandhi Jayanti - 2nd October INDEPENDENCE DAY • On August 15,1947, India got freedom from the British rule. Hence, we celebrate Independence Day on August 15 every year. The Prime Minister of India hoists the National Flag at the Red Fort. REPUBLIC DAY • We celebrate Republic Day on January 26 every year. The Republic Day parade takes place at Raj Path in New Delhi. The President of India takes the salute at the parade. GANDHI JAYANTI • We celebrate Gandhi Jayanti, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2 every year. Mahatma Gandhi was fondly known as Bapu and is considered as the ‘Father of the Nation’. Hear no evil, Speak no evil, See no evil. Mohandas Karamchand Raj Ghat Gandhi SOME OTHE IMPORTANT DATES TO BE REMEMBERED CHILDREN’S DAY We celebrate Children’s Day on November 14 each year. This is also the birthday of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. He was very fond of children, hence his birthday is celebrated as Children’s Day. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Teachers’ Day Teachers’ Day is celebrated on September 5 every year. This is also the birthday of the former President of our country, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, who was a renowned teacher. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan FESTIVALS RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS NATIONAL FESTIVALS th • DIWALI • INDEPENDENCE DAY - 15 August • HOLI • REPUBLIC DAY – 26th January • EID • GURUPURAB • GANDHI JAYANTI – 2nd October • CHRISTMAS .

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