My Last Day

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.

"SURPRISE!!!" My mom shrieked as I was walking into the front doors of my home. It was a late summer afternoon of June 12, 2011. I had just arrived home from my last day of school.

     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

Holi is probably the least religious of Hindu holidays. During Holi, people attend a public bonfire at eve of Holi. Next day, people spray color powder and color water to friend and family. Some parts of India people also drink Bhang, a milk base drink with marijuana. The history behind Holi is evil king named Hiranyakashipu. He forbade his son Prahlad from worshipping Vishnu, but Radhu continued to do offer prayers to the god. Getting angry with his son, Hiranyakashipu challenged Prahlad to sit on a pyre with his wicked aunt Holika who was believed to be immune to fire. Prahlad accepted the challenge and prayed to Vishnu to keep him safe. When the fire started, everyone watched in amazement as Holika was burnt to death, while Prahlad survived without a scar to show for it. The burning of Holika is celebrated as Holi (Holi – Religion

Many people take part in the Hindu belief system actually fifteen percent of the world to be exact; in fact approximately one billion people in the world practice Hinduism and that’s fifteen percent of the world’s population. This religion was created about five thousand years ago in India. This religion was so popular based on its polytheistic beliefs, which is the beliefs in many gods. They also would tend to make up new gods based on individual beliefs. Hindus also believed that that god is present everywhere. The social life of Hindus is replete with celebrations and festive occasions that allow them to come together as a community and celebrate their common culture. Here're some of the most popular Hindu festivals Diwali the Festival of Lights, and Holi the Festival of Colors. These festivals are very popular and are celebrated worldwide throughout the Hindus civilization ("Hinduism." World Mark).

Did you see the cloud of color floating above Girard Park this weekend? That was Lafayette Holi. Holi is an important Hindu religious festival with several purposes; celebrating the colors of spring, telling winter goodbye, and more traditionally honoring legends that good wins over evil, and the virtue of truth. Communities coming together and throwing colored powder on each other and dancing celebrate the festival, also known as, the Festival of Colors. Hindus believe Holi is a time for reconciliation and rebirth; a time to restore broken relationships and rid themselves of emotional impurities.

One of the important holidays is Diwali. Diwali is the Hindu New Year. The celebration lasts for five days and is has sweets, fireworks, and lights, which represent knowledge. It is celebrated in late October or early

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,

A strong cultural tradition that we continue to celebrate in the United States is Eid. It is a Muslim occasion, which happens twice a year. This tradition is important to me because it is part of who I am and my religion. During the Eid, we get to meet with our family members, wear new clothes, travel, eat and pray to God. It is a time were every Muslim comes together to celebrate with their family. We still celebrate this festival twice a year, but it is much different in the US.

There are many types of festival in Hinduism. One of the festival they celebrate in here is called Holy Gidhibali. They paint their faces with colors and before they do this festival,

Halloween is on November 31st and is celebrated by kids dressing up in costumes and going home to home knocking on doors yelling “trick or treat” to ask for candy hoping to fill up their bags. . It can be a great night of fun for all of those who participate. Decorations for Halloween are usually pumpkins and anything scary. People like to carve their pumpkins turning them into a

I am fortunate to visit my beloved Maui every year and get to spend a full glorious week in Napili Bay. While watching my final sunset every year I ask for a sign to let me know that the peace, harmony, and serenity of spirit that I feel while in my Hawaiian paradise will remain with me throughout the year after I return home. A sign that will tell me that I am taken care of and everything will be okay. Once was I greeted the following morning, just a few hours before leaving for the airport, with the most spectacular rainbow I have ever seen. Its magnificence was not only in the beauty of it, but in how long it lasted, which must have been well over 30 minutes! Another time I was swimming in the ocean on my final morning and a sea turtle

I stand on a dining room chair so I can reach the wide-mouthed bowl’s opening. My mother stands over my shoulder, watching my movements and holding my waist so I don’t fall. On the counter sits a large jar of off-brand peanut butter, waiting to be added to the buttery cookie dough. A perfect moment captured of a mother and daughter baking. The truth, however, is that in about two and a half minutes, my mother and I will be coated in a thick layer of flour, blown up by the spinning of the stand mixer.

Shades of orange, purple, green, deep red, magenta and dark blue make beautiful festive colors. If you are going for a monochromatic theme, go for colors like champagne, iris, sapphire, tango pink and laurel green. Diwali festivities are spread over multiple days in some regions, during which celebrants explode fireworks, share sweets, and send greetings to friends and family. Women may have their hands decorated with henna designs. Homes are decorated with small lamps and colorful paper lanterns called diyas and kandils, important parts of Diwali decorations. In some parts of India, Hindus also create rangoli, intricate floor paintings made of colored tikka powder or sand. Rangoli designs are made up of an unbroken line, the idea being that there should be no gaps through which evil spirits can enter. Motifs are usually natural – animals, flowers, etc.— though they can also include geometric patterns.