Showing posts with label Festivals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Festivals. Show all posts

Friday, 9 October 2009

10 Best costumes for This Halloween Day

Enjoy with a different one.

1. Michael Jackson – With the sudden demise of Pop king, his costume is one best selling costume for this Halloween. His costume mostly consists of a tight black pant, with a leather jacket and a glittering glove.

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Thursday, 8 October 2009

Origin of Diwali - a Festival of Joy

Also known as deepavali, a festival of lights. Here is its History.

India is called as a land of festivals, where there will be one or other festival celebrated by people of different states on different times, throughout the year. Every state has its own unique festivals that are not celebrated in other states. For example, Onam is celebrated in Kerala, but not in any other state. Pongal is celebrated in Tamilnadu, but not known in other states.

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Sunday, 27 September 2009

Basler Fasnacht: A Warm Welcome to Spring

A festival celebrated in Basel, Switzerland.

After relocating to Switzerland, the first local festival, I’m waiting eagerly to celebrate is Basler Fasnacht, which is one of the top 50 festivals celebrated in Europe. This eagerness got triggered even before stepping into Switzerland, when I saw the photos of last year’s Fasnacht, taken by my husband.

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Some Famous Indian Festivals and Their Meanings

There are a lot of festivals celebrated all over the world. They all have some meanings and reasons behind the celebrations. Here are some Indian festivals and how they originated.

All festivals celebrated in India have its own meaning and reasons. Most of the festivals are colorful. Though there are many festivals, I love the below five, as they are celebrated in my home. I remember those days when were young, how I longed for a festival day. We used to get new dresses, lot of sweets, gathering of relatives to share happiness, etc… The truth is, gone are those days, in this mechanical life now. By recollecting those moments to put it here in words, I felt the happiness spreading inside me.

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Ramadan, The Holy Month of Muslims

Eid Mubarak

Ramadan, which is also called as Ramzan in few parts of this world is the holy month of Muslims. It is the ninth month of the Islamic Year. Muslims abide fasting in this month, as it is the month during which Prophet Mohammed received the first Koran’s revelations.

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