India is a country with diverse culture. This diversity is embodied in its festivals also. We can simply say, "India is a land of festivals." Every month, we celebrate one and another festival. Festivals are important for any culture. As a human being is a social creature, festivals bring community and people together. They help to develop good bonding in society. Festivals become reasons to come together, celebrate together, stay together and cherish together. There may be some issues in families, in relationships or in friendships but we forget the issues and clashes and meet each other to wish season's greetings.
It is very important that we should keep our culture alive through the celebration of our festivals. Today's generation is not aware about scientific reasons why certain festivals are being celebrated. They assume that celebrating festivals is a superstitious belief. Our ancestors were very smart and intelligent people and they planned festivals according to season, climate and for some scientific reasons. We made arrangements for food and snacks on festivals so wisely which is required for good health and immunity.
Parents should ensure that their children should celebrate with full enthusiasm as they help to reduce loneliness, anxiety, stress, depression and relax the body and mind. The children develop social interaction and learn social norms. Festivals also help to develop good manners and good habits among children.
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Important Hindu Festivals in India
2. Mahashivaratri
3. Holi
4. Gudi Padwa
5. Ram Navami
8. Vat Purnima
10. Guru Purnima
11. Raksha Bandhan
12. Nag Panchami
13. Gopal Kala
14. Pola
15. Ganesh Chaturthi
16. Ghat Sthapana
17. Dasara
18. Diwali
Importance of Festivals in our life
1. It brings people together and closer.
2. It provides enjoyment in our day-to-day dull life.
3. It reduces our stress level.
4. Our mind becomes calm and peaceful.
5. It develops bonding among families.
6. It develops the social engagement of the people.
7. It improves our lifestyle by eating the right food in the right season.
8. It teaches us values and good habits.
9. Rituals and traditions are passed from one generation to other through festivals.
10. It gives us a reason for shopping.😆
Each and every festival is having its own significance. Each festival teaches us a certain set of values and ethics. It will be my honest attempt to write about these festivals in detail to understand the importance of festivals in our culture. Of course, the information will come from scientific angles so you will develop a scientific outlook towards Hindu Festivals and will not consider them just a myth or superstitious thing. My objective is to preserve our precious culture from overshadowing Western Culture. Our culture is our identity. If we will lose our culture then we will lose our identity.
Stay tuned. I will write progressively as the festivals will approach.
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