Facts About Holi-DID You KNOW?

`The Hmong New Year is a cultural celebration that occurs annually, in the months of November and December, in areas where large Hmong population exists. In this speech, I am going to share the three main components that make up the celebration of Hmong New Year, such as the culture of the food, tradition clothes, and the activities that are involved.

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)

Hinduism is the third largest and the oldest religion in the world. Because it is so popular, there are many stereotypes of this religion that have come about over the years. Some of these might include things like all Hindu women have red dots on their foreheads or that all Indians are Hindu. These are both untrue, of course. However, Hinduism is the leading religion in India, dominating around 80 percent of the country’s population (“Hinduism”. Britannica Online Encyclopedia.). Within each religion are a number of beliefs, sacred texts, laws, and guidelines to live by. Hinduism is definitely an extremely complex religion compared to other religions, with several beliefs, multiple gods, goddesses and deities, and many laws and rules to be

By Hosseini having Mammy wear this dress on the day of her death, he is thus securing the demise of Mammy and Babi in order to bring change into Laila’s life. Another instance in which colors of blue and white appeared is after Mariam killed Rasheed with a shovel. It was the day of Laila’s departure with Tariq to Pakistan that Mariam wore “a dark blue sweater buttoned in the front [with] white cotton trousers” (360). The change Laila faces here is the loss of a dear friend to the harsh punishments of Sharia Law. Mariam had affected Laila’s life in so many ways, she made the solitary confinement in Rasheed’s house bearable, she became the mother figure that Laila had never experienced, and most of all, Mariam saved Laila’s life by killing Rasheed. Mariam killing Rasheed ultimately lead to her execution , which left Laila once again motherless. The author uses the color blue here to symbolize the night sky above Kabul and the color white to symbolize the thousand splendid suns that dot it. He has Mariam wear them because she, within herself, is like the thousand splendid suns that hang over the

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.

Celebrating our holidays and traditions is one way we try to preserve our culture; however, it will never be the same as India’s. One such tradition consists of throwing color on one another to celebrate spring,

Did you know that the person named Patrick was not Irish. He was British and the originally color was blue. Did you know that St. Patrick's Day was supposed to be only about religion. These are my facts about St. Patrick's

     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

Phagwah Day is a very popular Hindu holiday, celebrated in Suriname. This holiday is celebrated on the last full moon of the lunar month, known as Phalguna. Phalguna is the twelfth month on the Hindu calendar, the same calendar that governs the Hindu religious life. Phagwah Day is celebrated all over the country at festivals and parties. Phagwah Day marks the beginning of spring in Suriname, and is known in Suriname as the festival of color. The people, who go the Phagwah festivals, wear the color white to show that they are ready to celebrate and get dirty. Today, Hinduism is one of the main religions in Suriname, and at one point was the most common religion. This may be a key factor in why Phagwah Day is so popular in Suriname. Although Phagwah Day is a very popular holiday, the people of Suriname celebrate even larger holidays.

Soon the Jewish community around the world will be fasting and withholding any forms of pleasure, entertainment or happiness to commemorate the day of Tisha B’Av. It was on this day on at 70 ACE (After the Common Era) when the Romans destroyed the Second Temple of the Jews and forced them into an exile lasting just under two millenniums. Within the Jewish community there is debate of whether the formation of the current political state of Israel constitutes our return from exile. However, most religious Jews would argue that only with the coming of the Messiah will the Jewish people truly return from our long waited exile. When I put on Tefillin, the last prayer I cite is for the coming of the Messiah and the rebuilding of the Temple. For Rwandans, they might be aware of this commemoration as it is not found within Christian beliefs. However, the history behind the day does replicate with some of Rwanda’s own history. I am talking specifically of the conflict amongst Jews, which the Rabbis state was the true reason for the destruction of the Second Temple.

The concept of the Hindu Goddess has maintained scholar’s curiosity for many years. As the Hindu Goddess is able to take many forms she also gains a variety of interchangeable representations. The Hindu Goddess is worshiped all across the world as she has developed a kind of feminist representation that many women are looking for in Religion today. This essay is going to focus on the concept of the Hindu Goddess and the variety of meaningful attributes she has in Hinduism, as well as the Important relationship and connectedness between the Hindu Goddess and the Hindu woman. What connects the Hindu Woman and the Hindu Goddess includes the connection of the female body, the importance of the Hindu Goddess as a powerful symbol to woman, and the importance of the female and male relationship.

As for the setting of Holi, I feel that setting of the park did contribute to the program because we know that parks are locations that unite and make people interact and socialize with each other when there are activities occurring throughout the park. So in the case of this program, it received a variety of individuals that are Indians and others that are not, which relates to this quotation “you can’t change people. But if you change the environment then the people will change”(Eisner, pg. 107), which explains that the people that are from different cultures that attended Holi will adapt to the setting as they enter the event. The berm of this program would be that booths were set up in a box shape and where I entered from was elevated,

On following day, people celebrate Holi with great enthusiasm. People visit friends and families to spray colored water on them. People roam on streets and throw colored water balloons on others. Some people that don’t wish to get wet play with dry colors solely.

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.