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LET’s GO WEsT TRAdiTionS!!!

The festivals celebrated in the western region of India are very Wooden images are painted
colourful and bright. From kite flying to food, everything has a afresh every year by well-
special meaning and significance. known group of painters called
Matherans on the eve of
Gangaur in Rajasthan.
gudi Padwa is a major festival in maharashtra. it
is celebrated on the day of New moon as New Year.
This day marks the end of agricultural harvest. it is gangaur is a major festival
celebrated as part of the three and a half auspicious of rajasthan. it is a celebration
days in the calendar (sadhee teen mahurat in marathi). of spring harvest. gan is
synonymous with lord shiva
Ojas Pungalia, VII L, Delhi Public School, Sec 45, Gurgaon
and gauri with goddess
gauri. it is celebrated over
a period of eighteen days
uttarayana is celebrated with great fervor in the and newly married women
state of gujarat. it coincides with the festival of makar are supposed to observe the
sankranti. in gujarat, this festival is celebrated with gangaur pujan.
kite-flying and making of special dishes like undhiyo Sakshi Sahal, X B, Dundlod Vidyapeeth,
and jalebi. Dundlod; Palak Jain, VII, Jankidevi Illustration by: Shreya Birmiwal, IX,
Public School, Jaipur; Drishti Kapoor, IX
Bhavya Govani, VII A, Bhavan’s Shri A.K. Doshi Vidyalaya, Jamnagar ABN English Medium School, JJN,
A, D.A.V. International School, Amritsar Rajasthan

NATURE FESTIVALS OF THE NORTH EAST Nature is
colourful in the
The aos celebrate the The Kut festival celebrates the North East
Tsungremong festival for arrival of autumn. The Kuki Chins of
marking the end of the rigorous manipur celebrate this festival
plan ta tion in a very colourful manner.
season. They it is a thanksgiving festival
worship the which is celebrated with
paddy fields and make sacrificial song and dance. The
offerings. The festival is celebrated over traditional dance, Cheraw,
a period of five days in the first week of is performed on this
august. occasion.

Sumno Jamir, VII, Christina Memorial Hr. Sec. School, Abhik Misra, IX B, D.A.V. Model
Dimapur School, IIT, Kharagpur
The Wangala festival is an annual harvest festival The Chapchar Kut is
celebrated in the state of meghalaya. The festival is one of the oldest festivals
celebrated in honour of saljong (the sun god). The festival of mizoram and has a great
marks the end of the period of hard work of the farmers cultural significance. it is the oldest
and celebrates good output of the fields. annual harvest festival celebrated
Harshit Garg, VII A, St. Marks Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, New Delhi in the month of march. Chapchar
Kut marks the preparation before
The Tedong lho rum faat festival is celebrated the onset of the sowing season.
for worshipping the mountains, rivers and other sacred
bounties of nature by the lepchas of sikkim. The Tedong Shweta Bahl, V A, Global Indian
International School, Noida
mountain which is considered to be sacred by the lepchas
is worshipped during this festival.
Phurma Lepcha, VIII, Pangthang Govt. Jr. Hr. Sec. School, Pangthang, Sikkim

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