Major festivals in India

The main festivals in India are: National Day, Independence Day, Holi Festival and New Year's Day.

1, * * and Republic Day, 65438+ every year1October 26th. 1950 65438+1On October 26th, the Indian Parliament adopted the Constitution of the Republic of India, and India established the Republic of India.

2. Independence Day, August 15 every year. 1On August 5, 947, the Indian people got rid of British colonial rule and gained independence.

Holi Festival, one of the four major Hindu festivals, is held in March and April of the Gregorian calendar every year. This festival is also called Spring Festival because it is the winter and spring harvest season in India.

4. Diwali is the biggest festival for Hindus. It is celebrated for three days in the whole country in Gregorian calendar 10 and10.

5. New Year's Day (the first day of New Year's Day). Every year in India, from 10 to 3 1 is the fifth day of New Year's Day, and the fourth day is New Year's Day. On the first day of the new year, no one is allowed to be angry with others, let alone lose his temper. In some areas, people welcome the New Year by fasting for one day and one night, from the early morning of New Year's Day to midnight. Because of this weird custom, New Year's Day in India is called "Crying New Year's Day" and "Fasting New Year's Day".

6. Puska Camel Festival: Puska Expo or Pushkar Gamela is an annual camel and animal husbandry exhibition, which lasts for five days and is held in the town of Republika Srpska in Rajasthan. This is one of the largest camel fairs in the world. Besides buying and selling livestock, it has also become an important tourist attraction, and its highlights have become competitions such as "Matka Pod", "Longest Beard" and "Bride Contest".

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