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We all know that the arrival of New Year is celebrated every year by the Gujarati just after a day of the Diwali. It is very obvious that people want to with their close ones during the festive occasion. But it is not always possible. There are professional reasons that make people live far apart even during special occasions. This is the time when Natun Varshabhinandan images can be shared via the social networking sites and through Whatsapp.

Nutan Varshabhinandanis also known as Bestu Varas or Gujarati new year according to the Indian calendar based on lunar cycles, and ‘Kartik’ is the first month in this new year while ‘Ekam’ refers to the first day. Most other Hindus celebrate the New Year in the spring – Baisakhi. Gujarati community all over the world celebrates the New Year after Diwali to mark the beginning of a new fiscal year. On this special day, Every People is saying Saal Mubarak to Everyone to give best wishes for Upcoming New Year 2020.

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Even if you are far apart from your family during this festive occasion, a simple rangoli image that makes everyone happy with your response. Your responsibility lies in the fact that you share an image that is related to the occasion. The image reflects upon your emotions and it is a simple gesture that reveals your interest and feeling of togetherness. You may not be present, but sharing a beautiful image would make everyone feel elated and special. This is the best and the most fruitful way to be with your family and make them feel that you are by their side if all situations. Images always have a long-lasting impact on the mind of the mind of the viewers and it is used widely.

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International Women’s Day: Origin

When is Women’s day 2020? 

The tale of women’s fight for equality doesn’t belong to a single feminist or any specific group or community, but to the unified endeavours of all those who value human rights” said the Eminent journalist and feminist Gloria Steinem. Ever since the first international women’s day conference held in 1911, the celebration of this day isn’t restricted to any group of feminists or country or organisation but globally. So, take a step forward in celebrating this day as your own and do your bit to bring about a positive change in the society for women.

International women’s day: origin

Ever since the international women’s day began to be celebrated since the 1900s, the world saw the rise of popular ideologies and booming population growth. Suppression of women and gender inequality forced them to be more vocal about their basic rights and triggered them to take an active part in campaigning to bring about a change. After a long time, the first International women’s day came to be celebrated in Austria, Germany, Denmark, and Switzerland on 19th March 1911. Afterward, more than one million men and women actively participated in the IWD rallies that advocated for women’s right to vote, work and urged to bring an end to discrimination. By 2020, more countries became aware of the issue and the campaign spread around more countries. Still, then, battles were yet to be fought to end gender parity. Women’s struggle needed to be reignited. 

The global internationalwomensday.com was launched to rekindle the fire among people to take better initiatives for celebrating the outstanding achievements of women so far. Every year this site witnesses a huge traffic and is accessed by millions of people who share the objectives and works of IWD. In 2011, the IWD completed its 100th year of celebration. 

International women’s day, 2020

The international women’s day is celebrated yearly on 8th March to celebrate the economic, cultura,l social, and political advancements of women across countries. The day also calls for escalating gender balance. Not one charity, academic institution, organisation, NGO is solely responsible for the celebration of this day. It is a collective day that has global significance and calls for a global celebration to end gender disparities. The celebration if the day marks a step ahead towards unity, reflection, celebration, and advocacy. The day has been in celebration for over a century and the aspects associated with this day has been growing and evolving. 

Colours that symbolise women emancipation

Globally, the purple colour symbolises women. Back in early times, the combination of white, green and purple colour represented women’s equality and the concept originated from the women’s social and political union in the United Kingdom. Purples colour symbolises dignity and purity. Green signifies hope and white stands for purity. All these colours signify certain virtues and aspects of women. 

Over the years, the world has experienced significant changes in the attitude of people and society about women and their emancipation. An international web of diverse and rich local culture and activities like business conferences, rallies, fashion shows, theatrical performances, etc. have brought women closer. Year after year, the international women’s day is surely and steadily gaining momentum. Our small acts might have great impacts on society and people and can enable people to mould their thoughts. So let’s make a difference. Let’s make sure every day is a safe, bright, rewarding day for women. 

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Thanksgiving: What is the significance of celebrating the day with Turkey?

Festivals are a reason for all of us to take a break from the hustle-bustle of our daily lives and take part in merrymaking and spend quality time with our family and friends. We, humans, are always in search of some excuse or the other to seek a brief shelter from the rains of our business, under the umbrella of the name “festival”. Thanksgiving serves the exact function. It is a day that celebrates a good harvest of the year and is considered a national holiday. It is celebrated with different names but the same vigour, enthusiasm, and idea in many parts of the western world, especially the United States. Other states that celebrate the same include Canada, the Caribbean Islands, Liberia, and many others. To know more about the delicacies of the festival read on.  

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Why the name?

As is very much evident from the name itself, it is a day for giving thanks. But the question may remain, thanks for what?! The thanks are for a good year, a good harvest and of course for a year of good health and prosperity. It is a day that thanks to the Almighty for a good harvest and seeks a blessing for the harvest. It had of course begun as a day for the people to thank for the food they have and such matters, but now has taken quite a commercial turn worldwide. In the US, the festival has often been recognised as an incident that had taken place when English colonists had held a gathering of a feast to thank the Native Americans for their help in starting afresh their lives in the US. The First Thanksgiving was celebrated when they had harvested their first crops in October of 1621. The feast had lasted for three days. For many people again, however, according to many Native Americans, the holiday is symbolic of centuries of seizure of land that resulted in slow initiation of the erosion of tribal cultures.

What is the significance of celebrating the day with Turkey?

There are many and varied opinions and beliefs as to why turkey is the main food item of the night of Thanksgiving. The first one is that eating turkey for the holiday in the US precedes Lincoln’s nationalizing the holiday in around the 1860s. Other beliefs include that Turkey was the animal chosen for the meals as the bird is quite big and hence would be able to feed many people, gathered in the fests to celebrate. The bird has an added advantage that it neither lays eggs nor gives milk.  

When does Thanksgiving fall every year?

The festival is celebrated on different days in different places. Some of the dates are as given below: 

• In Canada on the 2nd Monday in October
• In Liberia on the 1st Thursday in November
• On the last Wednesday of November in Norfolk Island
• On the 4th Thursday of November in the U.S. and Brazil

The day is more than just a festival for quite a large portion of the world population. Rather, it is an emotion. Anyway, it is depicted, it is quite an important part of the calendar in the western world and is celebrated with equal or sometimes an even greater enthusiasm with friends and family. 

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What is Puthandu & What are the rituals of the festival?

Puthandu is a celebration in the state of Tamil Nadu for their New Year. It usually falls on the first day of the month of ‘Chitteari’ according to the Tamil calendar. Again, however, according to the Gregorian calendar, it falls mostly on the 14th of April. The day initiates the new calendric year for the Tamils. This day is portrayed great enthusiasm and is celebrated with great fervour not only in the state, but also worldwide where there is enough amount of Tamil population. Puthandu is also sometimes called ‘Varusha Pirappu’. Reminding us of the cultural heritage of India, the festival is celebrated nationwide as well with different names in different places such as ‘Vishu’ in Kerala, ‘Pana Sankranti’ in Orissa, ‘Poila Boishak’ in Bengal, ‘Bihu’ in Assam and ‘Vaisakhi’ in Punjab. 

What is Puthandu?

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Puthandu is the beginning of the month of Chitterai and marked as the first day of the Year. It is a rather auspicious function for the Tamils. Legends are owing to which some of the people even believe that Puthandu was the day when Lord Brahma sat to create the Universe. There are other believes as well that portray that Lord Indra visited the Earth on this day to certify amity and contentment amongst the humans. In some Southern states on the nation, along with Tamil Nadu of course, this is a day of merrymaking and feasting, enjoying the day to its fullest. A good start ensures a good run and hence the people celebrate the day with much enthusiasm and hope regarding the day as one when new things are meant to be started, for them to have a better end.

What are the rituals of the festival?

The celebration and preparations, all begin a day before the actual day of the festival of Puthandu. Amongst the rituals is one where people arrange three fruits namely jack fruit, mango and banana, silver and or gold jewelry, betel leaves, flowers, and a mirror, and put all of these on a tray. This is especially known as ‘Kanni’, which is believed to bring prosperity, happiness and well being to the people following the ritual. Houses are decorated with kolams on this day, the middle of which is decorated with ‘Kuhtuvillakku’, a lamp that is symbolic of removing darkness from our lives in the new year. People get dressed up, greet each other and visit temples and enjoy the day to the fullest. There are variations to the kind of rituals people follow during the festival as well. Such as in Madurai, a big exhibition popularly known as ‘Chitterai Porutkaatchi’ is held at the Meenakshi Amman temple. People gather there, and the day is celebrated on a grand scale then. 

When is Puthandu this year?

Puthandu this year is on the 14th of April, 2020, which is a Tuesday. 

It is but the new year celebrations of the states of the South. However, reminiscing in the beauty of us standing united even in our diversity is an exhibition of the strength of our country. This strength is again portrayed during this festival when it is celebrated nationwide with different names but the same enthusiasm. 

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Govardhan Puja 2020: Ceremonies & Annakoot

Also known as Annakut puja, Govardhan puja or Bali pratipada is a Hindu festivity that is usually held after a day of the occurrence of the Diwali Puja in the month of Kartik. There is usually a one day gap between Govardhan puja and Diwali. This day commemorates the defeat of lord Indra by lord Krishna, a deity of the Hindu mythology. Worshippers of the Govardhan puja prepare varieties of vegetation meals such as rice, vegetables, wheat, curry of gram flour, etc to offer them to Lord Krishna. 

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In the ancient texts, the celebration of Govardhan puja has been mentioned to be held during the pratipada tithi of the month of Kartik. Depending on the beginning of the auspicious tithi, Govardhan puja sometimes falls a day before Amavasya on the Hindu calendar. This year, Govardhan puja will be celebrated on 15th November. 

Govardhan Puja ceremonies

The Puja has immense significance in the lives of Indians. Along with lord Krishan, people also worship and pray to Lord Varuna, Agni and Indra on this day. On this day, Govardhan Parvat, indicating cow dung and lord Krishna holds the most importance. The puja is highly symbolic. It makes us realise how our lives are largely dependent on the basic resources and elements of mother nature and hence we should treat mother nature with respect and remain forever grateful to her. It is through the Govardhan Puja that people pay their respect to the resources of mother nature that we procure. 

On this day, Govardhan is made from cow dung. Devotees make a hillock of cow dung and decorate it with flowers. Generally, the Puja is conducted either in the day time or in the evening. As the puja continues, fruits, milk, honey, Gangajal, curd, crystallised sugar, water, incense sticks are offered to Govardhan. After the Puja is done, prasad is distributed. Besides worshipping cow dung, cows and bulls that are employed for agrarian purposes are showed reverence and worshipped. After the Puja, people seek blessings of Govardhan Ji by going around the hillock of cow dung and spilling water from a vessel as they complete the rounds. Lastly, the sow barley on the ground, marking the end of the rituals. Worshipping Govardhan Giri strengthens one’s financial state and is supposed to be auspicious for the enhancement of one’s children and cow health. 

Annakoot for Govardhan Puja

On this auspicious day, Annakoot is prepared in the temples. Annakoot is a meal made up of varieties of cereals that are offered to Lord Krishna during this puja. At certain places, the temples make khichdi and puri. Along with this, sweets and other delicacies are prepared from milk and are distributed as bhog among the worshippers. In various places, the night of the Govardhan puja is celebrated with dance and music and people pray for a prosperous life seeking the blessings of Lord Krishna.

The Govardhan Puja is a way of expressing our dedication to Lord Krishna and mother nature. On the day of this festival, bhandar and religious ceremonies are organised in religious places all across India. After the Puja gets over, prasad is distributed. Going around the Govardhan Parvat on this day is special significance snd a lot of people seem to take part in this activity. People popularly believe that by going around the mountain, the benediction of Lord Krishna is pursued. 

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When is Diwali & How are the five days celebrated?

Dipawali or Diwali happens to be one among India’s biggest national festivals, celebrated throughout India, even by non-Hindu communities. Also known as the festival of lights, Diwali is a five-day festival that includes fireworks, lamps, good food, candles in its celebration. Diwali is an ancient festival that is celebrated across beliefs and cultures for consecutive five days. On this festival, Indians light rows of clay lamps, called Deepa outside their Houses which symbolises their inner strength protecting them from evil and spiritual darkness. 

When is Diwali 2020? 

The date of the celebration is determined by the Lunar cycle. Hence, the date varies every year. Dipawali is held on the 15th day of the Kartika month in the Hindu calendar. Diwali 2020 is on 14th November, Sunday. Dhanteras will mark the beginning of the festival on 13th November. The word Dhanteras has been derived from two words” Dhan, meaning wealth and teras, meaning 13th, representing the day of the lunar month it falls on. 

Origin

In northern India, The legend goes that on this day, lord ram returned to Ayodhya after being in exile for 14 long years with his family and brothers. To celebrate the victory of good over evil, people celebrate the occasion, lighting up their houses with lights and diyas. Laxmi Goddess is also worshipped during Diwali. Southern India on the other hand, honours the defeat of asura Naraka, a rashy king of Assam who imprisoned innumerable residents. It was Krishna, of the Hindu mythology who subdued Naraka and freed the prisoners. 

Symbols

The word Deepawali means,” a row or cluster of lights or clay lamps”. All Indians on this day illuminate their houses with fireworks, lamps, and bonfires. The festival stands cor the Victory of good over evil and the elevating from spiritual darkness. During Diwali, the goddess of wealth and prosperity, Laxmi is also worshipped. 

How are the five days celebrated? 

Dhanteras marks the beginning of the five-day celebration. On this day, people worship goddess Laxmi and there is a tradition of buying something precious. On the second day, Diwali puja takes place. They wake up early and take a bath which is said to purify their bodies of all impurities and sins. They wear new clothes, take part in Puja and lights diyas in the evening. On the third day, Laxmi puja is held. People believe that on this day, goddess Laxmi will enter their houses and bless them with prosperity and good fortune. Families meet each other and exchange gifts and light diyas, artificial lights, and candles. On the fourth day, the Govardhan puja is done. It is said that on this day 

Indra was defeated by Lord Krishna who lifted the entire Govardhan parvat. Worshippers build s small hillock of cow dung, representing Govardhan and worship it. The last and fifth day is bhatriditiya. Sisters on this day perform a short tilak ceremony, praying for their brother’s success and long life.

People all around India exchange gifts, festive meals and welcome everyone with open arms. The celebration occurs when monsoon ends and the weather becomes pleasant and mild. People buy new clothes, clean their houses, pay off old debts and reconcile with old relations. Houses are washed and decorated marking the arrival of Diwali. All mansions are conventionally lighted up using deeps (oil burning clay lamps), though now people use artificial lights. People engage in spending time with their families and friends. 

 

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When is Dhanteras 2020

Dhanteras marks the beginning of the five-day-long Diwali puja. Dhanteras also called dhanwa Tari triodasi is the first day of the Diwali celebration that falls on the thirteenth day of the lunar cycle of Krishna paksha in the month of Kartik. Also known as dhantriodashi, people worship the goddess of wealth and prosperity, Goddess Laxmi for their well being. Hence, the day is of great importance to all sectors and communities of India. 

When is Dhanteras 2020?

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Dhabteras is the day, we worship goddess Laxmi and seek her blessings to prosper in life. Dhanteras will be held on 13th November, Friday in 2020. The thirteenth day of the waning lunar cycle in Kartik month is celebrated as Dhanteras, marking the beginning of the five days long Diwali festival. It has become a part of culture and rituals for people to buy or purchase something precious on this day to open that gates of fortune. 

How is the day celebrated 

Ti celebrates this day, offices and houses and other buildings are decorated and beautified. The entrances of offices and homes are decorated with colourful rangolis to welcome the goddess of prosperity and wealth, Laxmi. Some people even draw her footprints with rice flour and vermilion to signify her arrival into their houses which they so long have been waiting for. People buy Dhanteras gifts like jewelry, coins or metal utensils, etc. Houses and buildings are illuminated with clay lamps and artificial lights to signify the defeat of evil.  

Traditions of Dhanteras 

Dhanteras is considered to be an auspicious day for starting anything that will progress slowly. It’s a good day to start your business or projects. Again, this day is considered a good one to start renovations or construction works of office and homes. Laxmi Puja is performed during the Pradosh Kaal on the day of Dhanteras which lasts about 2 hours. During these two hours, generally, before sunset, Laxmi puja is performed. This puja is of utmost importance to the corporate sector to seek the blessings of goddess Laxmi and pray of fortune and prosperity. Some people fast on this day and end it after the Laxmi Puja gets over. Many people place a lamp at the entrance of their homes and offices. Thus ritual is called Yamadeepa. It is believed that this light protects the house from the god of death, Yamadev. 

There are few things that one should never buy on Dhanteras as they are considered to bring misfortune. Never buy black coloured things, sharp objects or iron items, glass objects, oil or fake gold. If you wish to purchase a new car, don’t make transactions of this day. Don’t take loans from anyone or repay old debts. 

People celebrate Dhanteras with pomp and gaiety. In the evening, all houses get illuminated as the Laxmi puja is being performed. Lamps are lighted to keep evil spirits away. Devotional songs and bhajans can be heard playing in temples and mandirs. Villagers decorate their cattle and worship them as they are considered to be sacred for farmers. In southern India, on this day, cows are worshipped as people consider them to be an incarnation of the Laxmi goddess. 

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When is Baisakhi 2020?

Baisakhi, as per the Nanakshahi solar calendar, is the festival that marks the beginning of the new Sikh year. It is also the harvest festival of India, especially celebrated in the state of Punjab. Baisakhi is to Punjab is what Durga Puja is to Kolkata, and is immensely celebrated amongst the Sikhs. The festival always falls on the first month of Bikram Samvat according to the Hindu calendar. The main reason for the celebration of the day is that Guru Govind Singh, the tenth guru had established the Holy Khalsa. It is also important to know a bit about the community, such as they have their famous five K’s and also about the five men or the panj payre. Scroll down to know more about it.

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The Sikhs and their legends:

The story of the festival opens at the dawn of the incident where Guru Teg Bahadur was beheaded by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, his fault is that he had stood up for the Hindus and their rights. After this, guru Govind Singh, his son, became the next guru. Around the year of 1650, Punjab was in a state of turmoil, having to deal with corrupt rulers, in a state with no laws, and where common people had no rights or security. 

Guru Govind Singh, hence decided that it had become necessary to instill among the people a sense of security and courage. To do so, he called a group of Sikhs, asked them to gather in Anandapur, drew out his sword, and asked who among the public was willing to sacrifice their lives for a greater good. Finally, the “ Panj Pyare” stood up. Then, instead of attacking them with the swords, the Guru baptised them. And hence the first ceremony of the Amrit initiation was held. The group of five people is symbolic of the Five K’s namely, Kangha (comb), Kara (a steel bangle), Kesh (uncut hair), Katchera (underwear), and Kirpan (sword).

What are the rituals followed during Baisakhi?

During the celebration of the festival, the people wake up early, wear their traditional clothes and then go to the Gurdwaras to attend the day’s special prayer gatherings. Their holy book is given a bath of water and milk and then put back on the throne with absolute care. It is then read out to the public gathered, while they peacefully and patiently listen to it. Amrit, a special drink, holy nectar is prepared and distributed amongst the public after the verses have been said, which they sip on five times. At noon, semolina is prepared and then, seeking his blessings and then distributed about the public as well. It is finally then carried by the arrangement of Langar. 

When is Baisakhi this year?

It is the spring harvest festival of mainly the Sikh community. This year, Baisakhi is on the 13th of April, 2020, Monday. 

Baisakhi, the festival of the Sikhs, is however not just limited to their community. It is one of the representations of the unity in our diversity. It is celebrated throughout the country with equal vigour and enthusiasm. 

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How to Use Quotation Marks in Story Writing

When students write their academic assignments, they have to follow certain rules. Some of them are relatively free. The others must be fulfilled exactly as demanded. Thus, placing a quotation into quotation marks is one of the rules, which cannot be violated. Otherwise, you’ll commit a mistake that will deprive you of important grades. Quotations can be used in any piece of writing including storytelling.

It’s not always easy to insert quotations correctly. There are certain rules, which explain how to do that in the right way. These rules cannot be violated at any rate! Many students cannot memorize them or simply don’t understand how to write them correctly. Commonly, they use professional essay writing help provided by services from https://www.advancedwriters.com. This is a trustworthy and legit academic writing service, which helps to write different papers online. Besides, its expert writers help to make correct quotations. Of course, it’s better to learn the rules on your own.

Some people mistakenly think that quotations shouldn’t be used in non-scientific papers similar to story writing. Why do they think so? Well, we all know that scientifically-based projects must be supported with the official evidence that is pointed out with the help of quotations. Non-scientific papers aren’t obliged to include research. Nevertheless, many students use them because they want to make their stories stand out from the crowd. Using quotes, you insert an expert opinion of some outstanding writer, scholar, philosopher, etc. Thus, you strengthen something important in your text and it automatically draws the attention of your readers. Therefore, even if you write a simple story, as well as a personal statement, narrative, descriptive or reflexive essay, you should learn how to use quotation marks correctly. We’ll teach you the right way.

Begin with a Capital Letter

The first rule you should never forget is to capitalize the first letter of any direct citation you make. The standard sources are:

• Books;
• Articles;
• Studies;
• Journals, etc.

Besides, direct citations must be circled out with citation marks from both sides. For example, you should write after the following manner: Pollen says, “You can eat whatever you want as long as you make it yourself.” Obligatorily memorize this simple but important demand.

Consider Comma Placement

Another important rule to remember is related to commas. You should put a comma each time you make a full quote. Don’t forget that commas shouldn’t be counted as the part of the quotation marks. It always goes before them. For example: Like Tolkien wrote in his book, “For nothing is evil in the beginning.”

Lowercase Issue

Sometimes, writers use citations in the middle of the sentence. This case differs from the common citation placement and has a different demand you should know about. In case you’re citing a source within a sentence, you should lowercase its first letter. Mind that it can be used if you use only some part of a long citation, but not its full version. Thus, you may write in the following way: Tolkien wrote in his book a lot about the good and evil things “there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair,” meaning there is always an equal equivalent and it’s up for us to decide which path to choose.

Add Punctuation When It’s Necessary

You should remember another important rule about punctuation. It’s required to add all the punctuation means within your quotation if they really should be there. These are:

• Commas;
• Periods;
• Exclamation marks;
• Dashes;
• Question marks, etc.

Even quotation marks should appear inside your marks if they are present in the literary source you’re using. Here are several examples:

Bilbo Baggins said, “I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”

Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “There is no friend as loyal as a book.”

Put the Marks around Common Sayings

Many students forget to place quotation marks around clichés, proverbs, and other common sayings. These parts of speech should be highlighted as well. Consider the following samples:

Everyone knows the saying, “What goes around comes around.”

This issue reminds us of one well-known proverb, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”

Underline a Separate Part to Emphasize Its Value

Some people don’t know that it’s allowed to mark a phrase or even a single word in their stories. This method is also known as scare quotes. They aren’t applied frequently. Nevertheless, their impact is huge and immediately gets the attention of the readers. You can write: He smartly revealed his “little” trouble. Thus, the word “little” means “big”.

Take into account our recommendations and tips. They will surely help you to make a captivating story with quotations stated correctly. Accordingly, you won’t be deprived of important grades.

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When is Gudi Padwa 2020?

The festival marks the beginning of the civil year of the Hindus. It is celebrated throughout the nation, especially in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka, and amongst the people of the communities belonging to the states. Again, the festival sets the beginning of the Marathi new year, Telugu new year, which is also known as Ugadi in Kannada also traditionally known as Cheti Chand in Sindhi  and Navreh in Kashmiri new year known as and also known as As per the Gregorian calendar, the festival falls between March and April. 

Astrologically speaking, the lord of the first day of the year is considered to be the lord of the whole year. Such, for instance, in the last year of 2019, the lord of the Hindu year was Saturn. Especially the new moon day of Gudi Padwa has a specific significance. It is during this time of the year that the sun is present in the first zodiac that is Aries. A little known fact about the festival, however, is that it also marks the beginning of the spring season and is celebrated in states like Punjab and Haryana as the harvest festival of Baishakhi. 

Gudi padwa 2020- date and “muhrat”:

Gudi Padwa 2020 falls on the 25th of March this year, Wednesday. The exact times of the festival are as follows:

1. Prtipada Tithi Begins – 14:57 (24 March 2020)
2. Prtipada Tithi Ends – 17:26 (25 March 2020)

What do the legends say?

It is said that Lord Vishu wanted his loved ones to be happy and healthy and hence prayed to the Gods asking them to do so. During the festival pray to Lord Vishu. Lovers pray to Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu, asking for their love to last till eternity. At the time of dusk or just before the sunrise, it is said that the Sun is extremely propitious and hence the people pray during this time to the Lord for prosperity and good health. 

The festival also marks the homecoming of Lord Ram, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, to Ajodhya after defeating the demon king Ravan and rescuing Sita from his captivity. The festival celebrates the triumph of good over evil. It is symbolic of the demon Lord’s defeat, followed by Ram’s coronation for his return to his kingdom after fourteen long years of exile.  

Customs and rituals associated with it:

As the tradition follows, people bathe before dawn, to assimilate the purity of the Sun that is said to be present during that time- praying for peace and prosperity, and as though creating a deeper bond with the self. A “gudi” is kept on the right side of the house’s main entrance, which is symbolic of good’s triumph over the evil. Rangolis are also quite common during the holy festival and people visit each other, exchanging regards and goodwill. Many food items specific to the festival are also made such as Puranpoli, Aam panna, Sabudana, Shrikhand and so on. 

The festival is celebrated throughout the nation, even if with different names. On the holy occasion, people pray for their and their loved ones peace and prosperity, so that they remain in the best of health and happiness in life all through the year. 

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When is Ganesh Chaturthi 2020?

The date of the festival falls on the fourth day of the Shukla Chaturthi in the month of Bhadrapada according to the Hindu Calendar. This, according to the English calendar falls somewhere between August and September every year. The festival is generally celebrated for around 11 days, with quite a huge spectacle taking place on the last day of Anant Chaturdasi. It is said to have been celebrated by Shivaji during the Mughal- Maratha wars, but then was re-established as a sort of a political movement by Lokmania Tilak, during the British rule. 

Ganesh- the history to his existence and his festival:

Ganesh Chaturthi Wishes

The festival’s reason for being celebrated is the appearance of Lord Ganesh with his mother Parvathi, from the Kailash Parvat on Earth. The earliest mentions of Ganesh is found in the Rigveda, twice, in the form of hymns. The first one of the hymns signifies Ganapati’s role as the seer of seers and as the lord of invocation. The second hymn stalls Ganapati, by saying that nothing near or afar is performed without his blessings. 

The festival was first started by Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the ruler of Maharashtra. It was then again re-established as a way to protest against the British ban on Hindu gatherings through its anti-public assembly legislations of 1892. 

How is Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated?

The Hindu festival celebrates the arrival of Lord Ganesha on the mortal earth from mount Kailash with his mother Parvati. The festival is marked with the installation of clay idols of Ganesh- be it in homes or temporary public stages. The celebrations include chanting of hymns and prayers and brata that is fasting. The celebrations for the festival ends on the tenth day from after its start, the clay idols are carried in a public procession along with music and lot of vigour then immersed in a nearby, not stagnant water bodies such as a sea or a river. 

The day after the clay idols have been immersed in water, Ganapati is believed to have gone back to Kailash to his parents- Mahadev and Parvati The festival celebrates Lord Ganesh as the God of renewals and as one who removes obstacles from the paths of our lives and is also celebrated as the deity of wisdom and intellect. The festival is celebrated in all its vigour throughout the nation, especially in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Goa, Telangana, Odisha, Gujarat Chhattisgarh, and West Bengal, and is usually celebrated in homes even in Tamil Nadu. 

Dates of Ganesh Chaturthi:

The date of Ganesh Chaturthi this year is on 22nd August 2020, Saturday. 

Even though the history and the start of the legacy are unknown, that does not stop the Indians from celebrating the festival with the greatest of enthusiasm and vigour. It was a festival concentrated in the state of Maharashtra, but with the years has been welcomed with open arms by all people throughout the nation. 

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When is Earth Day 2020?

With the world being just a touch away from our grasps, it is no new news for us that the world is suffering. It is suffering badly. With the increasing jungles of concrete, the greener jungles are being cut off. As a result of this, our once green and breathing Earth is slowly yet quite steadily degrading from lesser green to yet lesser green. In such times of crisis, we keep one day for acknowledging the benefits the world has given to us. In this article we are going to discuss just the initiation of such a grand notion and when is it celebrated worldwide. 

Earth Day- origin:

Earth Day Wishes

As discussed earlier, this is a day kept exclusively to celebrate the merits of our world and to think of ways to protect them and justly so as they are fast depleting. The notion however can be dated back to quite a long time back. 

It is of the time when the United States was experiencing economical as well as political struggle. In the 1970s the Vietnam War took place and the US was divided on participating in it. Side by side, the economical condition was improving, but at the cost of our dear environment. With the dawn of factories and industries, people started driving bigger cars and the factories marked the dawn of large scale air pollution.

Amidst all of such chaos, some educated individuals just like always were the pioneers to uphold the depletion of the environment that was occurring, and sought to make people aware of it. Books were published, new safer industrial laws were made and so on many more measures were taken. The first Earth Day was then celebrated 

Changes that triggered the notion:

Change of any sort does not occur overnight. This change too was the result of a series of more minor changes. The most significant one of them is Rachel Carson’s bestseller Silent Spring made its debut in the 1960s. Later, Gaylord Nelson, the then US senator, was highly concerned with the massive oil spill that occurred in Santa Barbara, California. He then went on to propose the idea that there should be a day specifically aimed at spreading awareness about our mother nature and our Earth, and how they are suffering from human torture. The same humans whose lives are sustained because of the Earth and its nature. 

When is it celebrated:

The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. Senator Gaylord was the one to initiate the process. Children, adults and old alike, all came from in and around the US to take part in the rallies and awareness programs that were being held in the US at the time. Ever since then, for decades now, Earth Day is celebrated on the 22nd of April every year, to remind the people of the importance of the resources we are so lavishly using up. This year it is on a Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

Even though it is just a day, and not one day can change anything, Earth Day is still celebrated as with passing years more and more of the younger generations will come to notice the nature of our world and start taking care of it. Hopefully, it would not be too late by then. 

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When is Holi 2020?

The festival of colours, Holi, marks spring’s arrival. It is the festival of bonding. Everyone gets coloured in everyone else’s colour. The charm of the festival lies in that variety of colours itself. It usually occurs during Phalgun, a Bengali month, on a Full Moon day. “Kanji” and “Bhang” are two drinks specific to the festival. While Kanji is served to anyone who comes wishing on our doorsteps on the day, Bhang is a paste of cannabis leaves and such into some kind of food or drink and gives you a safe high to compliment your fun in the festival. 

People pray for their families’ happiness, peace, and prosperity. During the Holika Dahan part of the festival, a bonfire consisting of dry twigs and branches and such other wastes is lit up, after deciding upon an auspicious time. Also, when the festival is celebrated the fields are in full bloom and harvest is on its way. People pray to the Gods for a good harvest as well. 

Holi- the festival:

As legend has it, the festival of Holi is based on a story portraying the triumph of Good over Evil. Once there was a King named Hirannakashyap, who wanted his people to worship him. He was the kind of the Asuras and the Daityas, the literal meaning of his name being “clothed in Gold.” However, his son was a devotee of Lord Vishu. 

The King could not stand the idea of it and attempted many times to make him understand otherwise. As one of his final attempts, the ruthless king sent his sister Holika, who was blessed by the Gods to be immune to fire, to kill Prahlad, his son and a blind devotee of Lord Vishnu. Holika sat with Prahlad in the middle of a raging fire plotting that she would survive while the boy perished. However, the boon was applicable only when she was to be touched by fire alone. Using this loophole, Lord Vishu protected Prahlad, saving him from the fire, while Holika died in her self made conspiracy. Hirannakashyap too was then killed by another incarnation of Lord Vishnu, known as Narasimha. 

Since then, people light a bonfire on the eve of the festival, representing the death of Holika, symbolic of Good’s victory over Evil. The day after is celebrated as Holi. 

Holika Dahan and Holi timings:

Astrologically speaking, the Holika Dahan festival is not to be started before sunset. It is to be started only at a particular time after the sunset on Purnima tithi. The ideal time would be at Pradoshkal, the time when day and night are said to meet. The celebration signifies Holika, Hirannakashyap’s sister’s, death, symbolic of Good’s win over the Evil. 

• Holika Dahan Muhurta – 18:22 to 20:49
• Bhadra Punchha – 09:37 to 10:38
• Bhadra Mukha – 10:38 to 12:19
• Rangwali Holi – 10th March
• Purnima Tithi Begins – 03:03 (9th March)

Once Holika Dahan is completed, the next day, everyone gets busy to get died in each other’s colours, just for once forgetting the diversity that they are. By afternoon the festival comes to an end after which meals are prepared for the evening and the night that is to come. Holi is celebrated throughout the country just in ways and names that are different from each other, keeping the vibe the same.

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When is Navratri 2020?

Navratri is one of the most celebrated festival amongst Hindus. It is a sacred period of nine days when people worship different avatars of Goddess Durga. Each day is celebrated dedicating your payers to Goddess Durga. Most widely the festival is celebrated two time in a period of one year. One in Chaitra mass, during the month of March and April and another in Ashvin mass that is around Diwali. 

Each avatar of Goddess Durga represent on from of energy hence also called shakti. It celebrates every form of women in form of Goddess Durga. 

When is Navratri in 2020?

Chaitra mass Navratri will fall on 25th March and will last up to 10th April. Ashvin mass Navratri will fall on 17th Oct and will last until 25th October. These nine days are calculated as per Hindu calendar hence the days of celebration may or may not be equal to nine days as per English calendar. One day after Ashvin Navratri is Dussehra. There is also a clock as per people pay various tributes on each day to Goddess Durga and there are several rituals associated with Goddess Durga during this period.

Rituals of Navratri

People often are seen fasting during this period. Even if people don’t fast, will not likely eat non vegetarian during this week. Some men even forbid shaving and women would not cut their hairs during this period of nine days. You can see fast cuisine being available in various hotels and people going to temple during morning and evening during this festival. There are various forms of fast people do as per their devotion. Some may not eat anything and would spend their nine days with a pair of cloves each day. On the ninth day, they would call young girls to worship them as resemblance to Goddess Durga and would treat them like they are Goddess themselves. They would be feasted and paid some dakshina.

The ashvin mass Navratri is a grand festival in city of Kolkata. There a huge celebration takes place whole month and people are often on leaves celebrating it with their families. On last day a huge procession takes place with huge incarnations of Goddess Durga in form of mud statues which they drop into the river. It is believed that they bring home Goddess Durga for nine days, respects her, worship her and one ninth day they bid adieu the Goddess with a wish to come back to their house next year.

Goddess Durga is every element that a women can be. This festival majorly celebrates the power of women in form of a nurturer, destroyer, mother, the one who completes the cycle of birth and death and helps sustain life on this earth. This also signifies how well the women were honored since ages of Vedas in this country. There is a famous saying in Hindu Vedas which says where women are respected, Gods reside in that place and where women are disrespected, there is no form of wealth and prosperity in that place. That place becomes doomed forever.

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When is Onam 2020?

There are three main Hindu festivals as per Malayalam Calendar – Vishu, Thiruvanthira, and Onam. Onam is a rice harvest festival and is mainly celebrated in Kerala. It also embarks the homecoming of benignant king Mahabali. Also, the day is celebrated as a birth date of Lord Vishnu’s tenth avatar Vaman. This is a ten days long festival and includes several ceremonies like boat race, martial arts, tug of war, etc. The whole state is decorated with flower arrangements and you can hear Carnatic music being played in the background. Also, people get to witness the tiger dance, mask dance, women dance and folk dance on the streets of Kerala during this time.

When is Onam celebrated?

Happy Onam Wishes

In the year 2020, the Onam will be celebrated on 30th August. 

The festival date is calculated as per the Malayali calendar and is celebrated on Thiruvonam nakshatra in the month of Chingam. The festival starts from Atham nakshatram and ends on Thiruvonam nakshatra, thus making it a ten-day festival.

It is particularly of significance because it embarks the annual homecoming of the greatest king of Kerala – Raja Mahabali. It is believed that the people of Kerala saw the best day of their life during his reign. There was prosperity everywhere. However, The Gods wanted to end his reign on earth, so Lord Vishnu took the avatar of Vaman and tricked the king to acquire whatever he had. The king then had to quit his kingdom and go to the lower world. 

However, during the same instance, Lord Vishnu also awarded him a boon that he can come to visit his land and his people once every year. This period is popularly known as Onam. Hence, you see festivities everywhere.

Also, Kerala being a rice harvesting land, people can spend and hence there is a festive atmosphere everywhere.

Various rituals of Onam

All ten days of Onam are full of joy and various activities that are peculiar to Kerala. You can see flowers arranged in a beautiful design in front of the houses. These are made by women of the house. Lamps are lit everywhere to invite King Mahabali to their houses. People like to visit each other and wear new clothes during this time. Also, people love to gift each other to embark on the festive season. There is a special garment that people wear during this festival which is called “Onakkodi” in Malayali.

There are grand feasts everywhere. The feast has got thirteen different dishes prepared for the occasion which is served to the guests in the traditional Malayali way on a banana leaf. Mostly the center of the leaf is filled with a lot of rice and surrounded by various kinds of dishes, pickles, and papads. A sweet dish that is characteristic to Kerala is prepared – popularly known by the name of Payasam. It is like traditional kheer prepared in North India, however, the rice is different, and it contains coconut, giving it a peculiar taste to go with all other south Indian dishes prepared during this festival.

Onam is one of the most important festivals for people of Kerala and this can be seen as how people celebrate it. The grandness of this festival is visible on the streets of Kerala. People wear tiger masks dance away on the Carnatic music everywhere.

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When is Janmashtami 2020?

Janmashtami is a festival commemorating the birth of Lord Krishna in our mortal world. Krishna here is a symbol of love and intellect and the festival brings a spirit of new beginnings and renewals, birth spiritually as well as in the external world. Every year millions of people nationwide and even worldwide celebrate the festival with great enthusiasm and vigour. The incarnation of Lord Vishnu teaches us that we all have an unkempt power within us, that helps us go and face the everyday world. The more we polish it, the better our life becomes with the help of it. This sense of divine attachment too brings a sense of connection with the festival along with the playful and fun-loving nature of the incarnation of God. 

Janmashtami- the story behind it:

Janmashtami is the celebration of Lord Krishna’s birth, which is “janma” on the eighth day of, which signifies “ Ashtami”. Now the story goes like this, the evil King Kamsa, marries off his sister with the Yuda King, Vasudeva. After the marriage, when Kamsa insisted that he be the one to drive the marriage chariot, the sky opens up and there is a prophecy. The prophecy says that Devaki’s eighth child was to be the reason of Kamsa’s death and would hence put an end to his tyrannous rule. 

After hearing this Kamsa gets infuriated and orders to imprison Devaki and Vasudeva, and even plans on killing Devaki but only stops when Vasudeva promises to give up every single of their child to him. In the following days, they spend their lives in Kamsa’s dungeons and can do nothing but look on as Kamsa murders one child after another. 

However, before the eight children were born, Lord Vishnu comes in front of the couple and informs them that he is their eighth child and suggests Vasudeva on how to take him to Vrindaban where the village head, Nanda along with his wife, Yashoda, are waiting for the arrival of the baby. Through divine intervention, the guards of the prison fall asleep and the doors open automatically as Vasudeva takes his newborn child to Vrindaban. And even as the sky gets blacker and the weather changes for the worse, through a series of more divine interventions, the child safely reaches the destination. 

What are the traditions involved?

More than millions of people celebrate the festival worldwide every year. There are many ways as to how it is celebrated in different communities and states. One of them includes a tradition where they fast until the birth of the deity. Another is where once the morning hours of the day start, people bathe images of the incarnation of Lord Vishnu and put new clothes on it. In other communities such as in Maharashtra, an event of Dahi Handi is performed where there is a container of yogurt (Dahi) kept at the top suspended from a horizontal rope and a people’s pyramid is formed to reach out to the container and break it, just as Krishna would do in the days of his infancy. The event celebrates the fondness that Krishna had for butter and yogurt. 

The celebrations reach their full vigour in Mathura and Vrindaban, where Krishna had enjoyed his infancy and the early ages of his youth. 

Dates of Janmashtami 2020:

The date of Janmashtami is on 11th August 2020

• Nishita Puja Time– 00:04 to 00:48
• Parana Time– After 11:15 (12th August)
• Ashtami Tithi Begins – 09:06 (11th August)

In this way, the festival is celebrated with full fun and vigour every year. Some people even do not sleep and go through the two days of the festival without sleep. Such is the enthusiasm.

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