Is there Christmas in India?

There is no Christmas in India, so there is no holiday at Christmas. There are seven traditional festivals in India, namely Holi Festival, Diwali Festival, Ten Victory Festival, Brother and Sister Festival, Indian Independence Day, Shiva Festival and Eid al-Fitr.

1, Holi Festival

Holi Festival, also called Holi Festival, is held in February or March every year. During the festival, crowds of Hindus sang and danced, jumped around the bonfire to celebrate the arrival of spring, and splashed water on each other and red powder or water on passers-by.

2. Diwali

Diwali, also known as Diwali or Diwali, is held in 65438+ 10 or 165438+ 10 every year for one week, and it is the biggest festival in India. Before the festival, every household began to clean the house and tidy up the house; The market is booming, people buy gifts and visit each other.

The streets are crowded, because people visit outside, which often causes traffic jams; Preparing new clothes for the festival is also an essential part. Diwali also needs to decorate houses with lights and prepare holiday food and fireworks.

3. Ten Victory Festival

Ten Victory Festival, also known as Triumphal Festival, is the biggest festival in Hinduism. September has 15 days for ancestor worship, and 10 days after ancestor worship is the Ten Victory Festival, also known as the "Ten Nights Festival". The Ten Victory Festival originated from Ramayana, one of the two famous epics in India, to celebrate the final victory of Rama and the devil in the bloody battle of 10.

The night on the 10 day of the festival is called the 10 day of victory. During the festival, you can see teams of cattle carts and elephant carts dressed in costumes walking and performing one after another.

4. Brother and Sister Festival

Brother and sister festival (Tie Rope Festival) is one of the four major festivals in India. Brother and sister festival is also called "Protection Festival". On the day of the festival, women will get up early to freshen up, then prepare meals for their brothers, and then tie "Laki" (rope and flowers woven with silk thread) on their wrists.

The purpose of doing this is to protect the safety and wealth of brothers, and also hope that brothers can help them when they are in trouble. The blessed brother will also give back a small gift.

5. Indian Independence Day

August 15 is a national holiday in India. 1On August 5, 947, India got rid of colonial rule and gained independence. On Independence Day, the Indian Prime Minister will raise the tricolor national flag at the Red Fort in Delhi and deliver a speech. The president will address the people of the whole country to congratulate independence day.

6.shiva's day

Shiva Festival will be held on February 2 1, which is considered as the wedding day of Shiva and Parvati. On this day, believers should fast and keep vigil, and offer flowers, fruits and scallops in front of Shiva Lingjia for protection.

7. Eid al-Fitr

There are more than 100 million Muslims in India, and Eid al-Fitr is naturally one of the major festivals. Eid al-Fitr usually lasts three days. From the dawn of the first day, every household got up early to clean the toilets indoors and outdoors, inside and outside the hospital and in the roadway, giving people a clean, comfortable and pleasant feeling.

Adult Hui Muslims should take a bath by themselves. Men, women and children all put on their favorite clothes, and the children also washed their faces and combed their hair. Mosques where Muslims meet should also be renovated and cleaned before the festival.