Celebration Of Festivals In Pakistan

19. They celebrate many festivals whole year round. They do this to honor the gods and goddesses. The deities with the most number of festivals dedicated to them are Laxmi, Ganesha, Parvati, Shri Ram, Kartikeya, Hanuman, Shiva, Shri Krishna, and Vishnu. 20.

The Hindu then worships puja by giving flowers and fruits and finally the Hindu eats the blessed food. By following these steps Hindu believe they become closer to the deity. (asms.k12.ar.us) Hindu’s also have many festivals to celebrate their religion. Lohari is an example of one of the festivals. Lohari takes place in the winter at night in Northern India. The people build a bonfire and throw popcorn, peanuts and sesame candies into the fire. By throwing these objects into the fire it is symbolic by throwing one’s evil into the fire, and also asking for blessings for the following year. Holi is another celebration which is considered to be the celebration of the death of winter and the return on spring. (Fisher 105-106)

Divali(Diwali)-The festival of light is celebrated by Hindu’s as well but for different reasons. Sikh’s celebrate it because it is the anniversary of the release from the imprisonment of the sixth guru Har Gobind. Its an important symbol of freedom.

In the day centre we celebrate most days, I could expand these celebrations and arrange culture days and celebrate on culture days.

By hosting this special day, families and friends were able to join together and celebrate each other’s cultural qualities.

For example every year, millions of Mexicans get together in the streets to celebrate Mexico’s Independence the night before with el Grito de Dolores. On el Dia de Los Muertos, people go out to the cemeteries of their beloved family members to decorate their tombs with beautiful flowers, and the streets are filled with people

According to the old Iranian calendar, all of a month days had a special name and the sixteenth day was called ‘Mehr’ which means ‘sun’. Based on this reason we can find a special relation between ‘Mehregan’ and ‘Qalishouyan’ rituals.

These festivals are held eight times throughout the year to mark the changes in the seasons. These festivals include Winter Solstice, the shortest day, Summer Solstice, the longest day, and spring and Summer Equinoxes. Witches also honor their deities at monthly rites known asesbats, which are held on the full Moon, when the mind is thought to be more magically powerful. Sabbats begin at sunset and end at sunset the next day. Along with Sabbats there are festivals also known as rites, these are held at night.

Traditions are a constant in every culture. A tradition is considered a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting (Shiraev & Levy, 2013). Jewish traditions include holidays, such as Yom Kippur, Hanukah, Shabbat, Passover, wedding ceremonies and receptions, and bar or bat mitzvahs. Beth explained and described Yom Kippur’s history and importance. Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people. It signifies atonement and repentance. It is a 25-hour period of fasting and prayer,

     Since Buddhism and Hinduism have different believes they also have different holy days. Moreover, because Hindus worship variety of gods they have a variety of festivals. The three main festivals of Hinduism are: Holi, Divali, and Dasehra. Holi is the most popular festival. This holy day is celebrated each year during February-March to welcome spring. “Holi is dedicated to god Krishna and it was once a fertility ceremony (104).” Throughout the days of Holi, many of the casts and taboo restrictions are set aside and pleasure is emphasized. The second ceremony Divali, celebrated in November, is a festival to welcome a new year. Finally the third festival, the Dasehra, celebrated up to nine days in October, in honor of Durga, a consort of Shiva. On the other hand Buddhism is divided in many ways according to philosophy and geography. The major festivals that are celebrated by most Buddhists are New Year, Buddha’s birthday, the festival of souls, and robe offering. In

heaven or hell. Celebrating these days can be traced back to their indigenous culture and their

Most people here they think that Funeral is the most important thing to remember the person that dead, show how they respect with that person. They believe that nobody is dead, they just move from the earth to the other place that called haven to live. They depend on what cause of the dead and they have different kind of celebrate between old, young or accident.

Some of these happened resulting from an illness from a Sapa, a natural disaster, or a military battle. These festivals were held at least once a month. The three main ceremonies were Capac Raymi, Aymoray, and Inti Raymi. The Capac Raymi ritual was celebrated was a boy entering into manhood.

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People celebrate it by getting together with their relatives as well as nearest and dearest ones. They celebrate it by sharing gifts, sweets, greetings and best wishes for Diwali. They enjoy a lot of activities, playing games, firing crackers, puja and many more. People purchase new clothes for all the family members according to their own capability. Kids enjoy this festival by wearing glittering and blazing clothes.