Holidays in India

Being a multinational country, India accepts holidays of different religions and peoples. Moreover, it is here that all the holidays are very bright and magnificent. In addition to religious, there are national holidays in India, as well as unofficial and rather unusual.

What holidays are celebrated in India?

First of all, there are three national holidays in India. It's Independence Day (August 15), Republic Day (January 26) and Gandhi's Birthday (October 2). Such days as Diwali, Holi, Ganesha-Chaturhi, Ugadi, Sankranti, Dessekhra (Hindu holidays), as well as Muslim Muharram, Id-ul-Atha, Id, are celebrated at the national level, that is, with a pronounced vivid cultural and religious flavor. -ul-Fitr and Ramadan.

There are public holidays in India. The traditional New Year (January 1), Rama Ramachandra (March 28), Maha Shivaratri (February 18), Saraswati Puja (January 24), the day of Sri Krishna's appearance (August 18), Buddha Purnima (May 14).

Unofficial holidays in India

In addition to religious and national, in Europe in recent years, the European-American holidays, such as Valentine's Day, April Day, Children's Day (November 14), have spread.

Among the bright and unusual holidays in India, we can mention the camel fair, held from November 7 to 13. On it the role of participants of the beauty contest is performed by dressed and painted camels. This event has been considered a trade event for many years, but has recently turned into a full-fledged festival.

One of the adopted festive festivals was a carnival held in Goa 40 days before Easter . For three days, the people of Goa, dressed and decorated, dance and have fun, rejoicing like children. This tradition was taken from Portugal, where they are very fond of organizing all kinds of carnivals.