How many days do you get off for Christmas in India

Christmas is not celebrated in India and hence there is no holiday on Christmas. There are seven traditional festivals in India as follows, which are Sankranti, Diwali, Ten Saints' Day, Brothers and Sisters' Day, India's Independence Day, Shiva, and Eid-ul-Fitr.

1, Sprinkles

Sprinkles, also known as Holi, is held in February or March every year. During the festival, groups of Hindus, singing and dancing, jumping around bonfires to celebrate the arrival of spring, and splashing each other, sprinkling red powder or red water on passers-by.

2, Diwali

Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights or the Festival of Demons, is held in October or November every year, lasts for a week, and is known as India's biggest festival. In the run-up to the festival, families start sweeping and cleaning and organizing their homes; markets flourish and people buy gifts and visit each other.

The streets are crowded, often causing traffic jams as people go out to visit, and preparing new clothes for the festival is an essential part of the festivities. Diwali also involves decorating the inside and outside of houses with lights, preparing festive food, and fireworks.

3, Ten Sheng Festival

Ten Sheng Festival, also known as the Festival of Triumphs, is the largest festival of Hinduism, in September there are 15 days of ancestor worship, ancestor worship day after the 10th day of the festival that is Ten Sheng Festival, also known as the "Tenth Night Festival". The festival is derived from the Ramayana, one of the two most famous epics of India, which celebrates the 10-day battle between Rama and the devil and his eventual victory.

The night of the 10th day of the festival is called the "10th day of victory". During the festival, a procession of costumed bullock carts and elephant carriages can be seen walking and performing one after another.

4, brother and sister festival

Brother and sister festival (tie the rope festival) is one of the four major festivals in India. Brother and Sister Festival is also known as the "protection festival", the day of the festival, women will get up early to wash and dress, and then cook a delicious meal for brothers to eat, and then in their wrists tied a "rakhi" (silk thread woven into the rope and flowers).

The purpose of this is to protect the brothers and make them safe and rich, and also to ask them to give them a helping hand when they are in trouble. The brother who receives the blessing also returns a small gift.

5, India's Independence Day

August 15, is a national holiday in India. 1947, August 15, India over got rid of the colonial rule, gained independence. On the day of Independence Day, the Prime Minister of India has to hoist the tricolor flag on the Red Fort in Delhi and deliver a speech, and the President has to address the nation to congratulate the Independence Day.

6. Shiva Jayanti

Shiva Jayanti will be celebrated on February 21, which is considered to be the day of the marriage of Lord Shiva and Parvati. On this day, devotees keep a fasting vigil and offer flowers, fruits and shells for blessings in front of the Shiva Linga.

7, Eid

India has more than 100 million Muslim believers, Eid is naturally one of the major festivals. Eid generally lasts for three days. On the first day from dawn, families get up early, cleaning indoor and outdoor, courtyard and outside, alleyway toilet, giving people a clean, comfortable and pleasant feeling.

Adult Hui Muslims are required to wash and bathe themselves. Men, women and children change into their favorite clothes, and children wash their faces and comb their hair. Muslims gather in the mosque, before the festival should also be repaired and cleaned up.