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Pongal is one of the most important festivals of South India, which marks the celebration of prosperity associated with the harvest. Celebrated in Tamil Nadu as well as by the Tamils in many parts of the globe such as Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia, the festival of Pongal is in practice for around 50 centuries. The celebration of Pongal marks the Salutation and adoration of the supreme power -- the God of Sun, who embarks on a new journey towards the North on this special day, signifying the very auspiciousness of life. To the spiritual aspirants, the beginning of the northwards journey of the Sun God on this particular day has a special significance, as it is believed to have a favorable impact on life and well being. Although it is predominantly a festival of Tamil Nadu (South India), it has been celebrated by many other provinces in India with different names. In Gujarat and Maharashtra, Pongal is celebrated on the day of "Uttarayan", which is the annual kite flying day...

Hi Friends! Let me at the very outset wish you all a very Happy Diwali. I just dropped by to share with you one of my experiences. It was really a fun filled experience to win the second award in the firework competetion held by our local club today (October 8th) evening. I just wanted let you guys know hoe I made those fountains. It's really easy and took me only a couple of hour to make some of them. Here's how I made them: Ingredients Used: 1. SOra 2. Sulphur 3. Charcoal 4. Iron flakes Direction: Step 1 -- I took a news paper and spread it on the floor. The fan was switched off. Step 2-- I poured all the ingredients over the news paper at a ratio of 16:12:4:3.That is to say when sora is 16 grams, the ironflakes will be will be 12 grams , charcoal will be 4 grams and sulphur3 grams. Step 3 -- Make all the ingredient except the iron flakes a fine powder. step 4 -- I mixed them well, so that it becomes a complete mixture. Step 5 -- I took a earthen pot (the one that are speci...

Easter being the Pascha, or Resurrection Day is one of the most important us feast of the Christians. It is the celebration of the "Resurrection of Jesus" that is believed to have occurred on the third day of His crucification around AD 27 to 33. Also referred to as the season of the Church year (Easter Season or Eastertide), the festivity is quite popular in the Christian community. One very important regarding Easter is that traditionally Easter used to last for the forty days from the actual Easter day till the arrival of Ascension Day. Now it lasts for fifty days from Easter day until Pentecost, the first week being the Easter week or the Octave of Easter. Easter is sometimes called "movable Christian holy day" also. This is because it is not fixed as per the civil calendar. Each year it falls a sometime between 22nd March and 25th April as per western Christianity and during early May as the easter Christian calendar following the moon cycle. Sometimes celebra...

Diwali is the most celebrated festival in India – especially for Hindus and Jains. The term being derived from the Sanskrit word “Dipavali”, which means the row of lights, the main festival happens on the no-moon day of the dark half of Kartik ( name of a month) as per the Hindu lunar calendar. Celebrated insanely in India, Diwali is also celebrated in many other parts of the world like Mauritius, Thailand, Fiji, Japan, United Kingdom, UAE, Netherlands, Myanmar, Malaysia, Australia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Nepal, Indonesia, New Zealand etc. Even in USA people of Indian origin celebrates Diwali with great pomp. What is most interesting in this regard is that the US house of representatives has passed a resolution recognizing the spiritual, religious and cultural significance Diwali. Mr. Joe Wilson, who is the Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, said, "My resolution acknowledges the international, religious, and historical importance of the festival of ...

Christmas is one of the most celebrated events of Christians all across the world. Celebrated in the commemoration of the auspicious birth of Lord Jesus in various ways, Christmas is the annual holiday in many nations. Each year over 400 millions of people all over the world celebrate Christmas with great pomp and show. This makes Christmas one of the biggest religious festivities of the world. All state governments, the federal government, schools & colleges & universities in United States of America give their employees a leave of a couple of days during this festive season. The vast majority of businesses in US are kept closed during this time. As per the Roman Catholic calendar Christmas is one of the six holy feast days that are celebrated in US, while the others being All Saints, Circumcision, Immaculate Conception, Mary's assumption into heaven and Ascension. Among the most remarkable activities of the festive, gifts exchanging is worth mentioning. The tradition of s...

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