Festivals
Diwali/ DeepavaliDiwali/ Deepavali, the 5 day festival celebrating the start of the Hindu New Year, know as 'Festival of Lights" as there are lights all over India from fireworks to candles that are lit during the celebrations that is said to represent the victory of good over evil. Diwali is celebration marked with joy and happiness
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HoliHoli is a two day festival that also celebrates the victory of good over evil, as well as the abundance of the spring harvest season. It's commonly referred to as the "Festival of Colors". People exuberantly throw coloured powder and water all over each other, have parties, and dance under water sprinklers. Holi is a very carefree festival that's great fun to participate in if you don’t mind getting wet and dirty.
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VaisakhiVaisakhi is a Punjabi harvest festival for people of the Punjab region. This day is also observed as a thanksgiving day by farmers whereby farmers pay their tribute, thanking God for the abundant harvest and also praying for future prosperity.
Aawat pauni A tradition associated with harvesting is Aawat pauni which involves people getting together to harvest the wheat. Drums are played whilst people work. At the end of the day, people sing dohay to the tunes of the drum. |