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Hinduism is often described as a religion of fasts, feasts and festivals. In India, the celebrations of fairs and festivals form a wondrous and joyful series of events, marking the rites of passage between birth, death and renewal. There are said to be more festivals in India than there are days of the year. There is celebration for every religious occassion, change of season and for every harvest. They are times when people gather together, linked by ties of shared social and religious beliefs. Vibrant colours, music and festivities make the country come alive throughout the year. 

Festivals in India are characterized by color, gaiety, enthusiasm, prayers and rituals. Foreign travelers are struck by the scale and multiplicity of Indian festivals that have evolved in the society. Fairs and festivals are moments of remembrance and commemoration of the birthdays and great deeds of gods, goddesses, hero's, heroine's, gurus, prophet's and saints. 

 
Indian Festival Calendar 2008
January February March April
Sat 05 - Guru Gobind Jayanti
Tue 08 - Amavasya
Sat 12 - Vivekanand Jayanti
Sun 13 - Lohri
Tue 15 - Pongal
Tue 15 - Makar Sankranti
Wed 22 - Purnima
Sat 26 - Republic Day
Wed 06 - Amavasya
Mon 11 - Vasant Panchami
Thu 21 - Purnima
Thu 06 - Maha Shivaratri
Fri 07 - Amavasya
Mon 17 - Amalaki Ekadasi
Thu 20 - Id-e-Milad
Fri 21 - Holi
Fri 21 - Purnima
Sat 22 - Dhulivandan
Sun 23 - Easter
Sun 06 - Amavasya
Sun 06 - Hindu New Year
Sun 06 - Gudi Padwa
Sun 13 - Ram Navami
Sun 13 - Baisakhi
Fri 18 - Mahavir Jayanti
Sun 20 - Purnima
Sun 20 - Hanuman Jayanti
 
May June July August
Mon 05 - Amavasya
Wed 07 - Akshaya Tritiya
Sun 18 - Narasimha Jayanti
Mon 19 - Buddha Jayanti
Tue 20 - Purnima
Tue 03 - Amavasya
Wed 18 - Purnima
Wed 18 - Kabir Jayanti
Thu 03 - Amavasya
Fri 04  - Rath Yatra
Fri 18 - Guru Purnima
Fri 01 - Amavasya
Wed 06 - Nag Panchami
Fri 15 - Independence Day
Sat 16 - Raksha Bandhan
Sat 16 - Purnima
Fri 22 - Shravan Mas
Sun 24 - Krishna Janmashtami
 
September October November December
Wed 03 - Ganesh Chaturthi
Fri 12 - Onam
Sun 14 - Anant Chaturdashi
Mon 15 - Purnima
Tue 16 - Shraadh (Pitr-Paksha)
Mon 29 - Amavasya
Tue 30 - Navrati
Thu 02 - Gandhi Jayanti
Thu 09 - Dusshera
Tue 14 - Sharad Purnima
Fri 17 - Karva Chauth
Sun 26 - Dhanteras
Tue 28 - Diwali, Lakshmi Puja
Tue 28 - Amavasya
Wed 29 - Kali Puja
Thu 30 - Bhai Dooj
Thu 13 - Purnima
Thu 13 - Guru Nanak Jayanti
Sun 23 - Sai Baba Jayanti
Thu 27 - Amavasya
Tue 09 - Id
Fri 12 - Purnima
Fri 12 - Dattatreya Jayanti
Sat 27 - Amavasya
 

All Hindu festivals have a deep spiritual import or high religious significance. All great Hindu festivals have religious, social and hygienic elements in them. In every festival there is bathing in the morning before sunrise in the river or tank or well. Every individual will have to do some Japa, prayer, Kirtan, recitation of Sanskrit verses and meditation.

Indian Festivals are much more than celebrations. They are windows into the history of rich Hindu legends. They reveal the mind and philosophy of a nation through the different ages. Festivals have a cultural and social aspect which many feel transcends even their spiritual significance. They bring people together in friendship and love, and help heal broken relationships.

 
 
 
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