Raksha Bandhan
Every Indian festival is a way to bring
family together and to create a strong bond between every member of the family.
One such famous festival of India is Raksha Bandhan which increases love in the
relationship of brothers and sisters. This relation is only celebrated in India
and it shows the bond of affection between brothers and sisters. On this day,
both brothers and sisters pray for the happiness and well-being of each other.
Meaning of Raksha Bandhan is the ‘bond of
protection’. So, on this day, brothers make promise to their sisters that they
will save her from all troubles and harms. Sisters pray to God for well-being
of their brothers and to save him from all the difficult situations. To show
their love, sisters tie a silk thread on wrist of her brother. Sisters also
observe fast for their brothers.
Any Indian festival seems to be incomplete
without the traditional Indian festivities, such as gathering, celebrations,
exchange of sweets and gifts, lots of noise, singing and dancing. Festivals are
the celebration of togetherness as being as a united family and the festival
"Raksha Bandhan" is not an exception of this.
So, day of Rakha Bandhan is a day to
believe in all forms of protection and is a destroyer of all the sins. On this
day, brothers and sisters try to visit each other personally and show their
love towards each other. They also exchange gifts and sweets and enjoy the day
together.
by - Anshuman Aggarwal (IX-A)
Independence Day
Independence
Day –one of the most important date in the history of a country is celebrated
joyfully and happily across the globe. For India this date bears great
significance and is celebrated by every citizen of the country happily. On 15th
august 1947 for the first time union jack was brought down and our national
flag was unfurled on the red fort. From that time onwards on every Independence
Day the prime minster of India hoists the flag on the red fort followed by the
national anthem.so that everybody can celebrate and pay tribute to martyrs who
sacrificed their life in the independence struggle this day is declared as a
national holiday not only for students but also for workers and labourers. Many
schools celebrate this day by staging plays on life history of freedom fighters
like Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose who sacrificed their life in the freedom struggle. The
entire nation salutes to these real life heroes who didn’t even think for
themselves and sacrificed their life so that we can live peacefully and happily.
by - Reema Kumari (IX)
Holi
Holi
is an Indian festival which marks the victory of good over evil. Also
considered as the festival of colors, it is a festival considered to be the
most joyful and playful festival among all the other Indian festivals. The
festival is celebrated during spring time. The colorful festival bridges the
social gap and renews sweet relationships.
The
ancient story behind Holi is associated with demon king called Hiranyakashyap.
Hiranyakashyap wanted each and every one in his kingdom to worship only him but
to his great disappointment his son, Prahalad became in ardent devotee of Lord
Naraayana. So he commanded his sister Holika, to kill Prahalad anyhow.
Holika
had a boon that she could enter fire without any damage to her, but she did not
know that the boon would work only when she entered the bon fire alone. So
Holika entered the blazing fire with Prahalad on her lap. As a result Holika
was burned by the fire and Prahalad was saved by the grace of the God. That is
the reason Holi celebrations begin with a bon fire.
The
next day is the main day of the Holi celebrations. On this day the actual play
of the colors take place. People rub gulal (powdered color) to each other’s
face and say “bura na mano Holi hai” which means, don’t mind, today is Holi.
People also enjoy spraying colored water and throwing buckets and buckets of it
on each other. Other than this people joyfully relish on gujiyas, mathris,
malpuas, thandai, kaanji and other delicacies of Holi.
Besides,
Holi is celebrated at the time of the year when the fields are in full bloom
and people expect a good harvest.
In
spite of it being a colorful and gay festival, it has many other aspects and significances
in our lives. The mythological legends of Holi help people to follow good
conduct in their lives and follow the virtue of truthfulness in life.
Holi
brings people together which also strengthens the secular fabric of India.
Another tradition of Holi is that, on this day even enemies become friends and
forget all the hardships in their relationships before. This also helps in
strengthening emotional bonds between people. This gives people a good reason
to rejoice themselves and submerge themselves in the spirit of the festival of
colors, Holi.
Dussehra
by-Nitika (9C)
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