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Vol. 12 No. 4

      MOON MAGIC                                                                     DID YOU KNOW?


      The Hindu calendar was founded during the Vedic times. It is known as the   Buddhist festivals
      Panchang which is based on both the sun and the moon.                   are      generally
                                                                              celebrated      on
                                                                              full moon days.
       Name               lunar Cycle                                         Buddha    Purnima
       basant Panchami    Fifth day of the waxing moon                        is     celebrated
                          of magha                                            as    the    birth
                                                                              anniversary     of
       maha shivaratri    Thirteenth day of the waxing                        Gautama  Buddha.
                          moon of magha                                       It  is also  believed  that it was on
       holi               Full moon of Phalguna                               this particular day he  attained
       gudi Padwa         Fifth day of the waxing moon                        enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.
                          of Chaitra                                          The  other festivals are  Ashadha
                                                                              Purnima, Ashvina Purnima,Magha
       Vat Purnima        Full moon of Jyeshtha                               Purnima and Phalguna Purnima.
       guru Purnima       Full moon of ashadha
       raksha bandhan     Full moon of shravana                                LUNAR MATHS
       Krishna            eighth day of the waning
       Janmashtami        moon of shravana                                     fill in the blanks
       shri gauri Festival Fourth day of the waxing                            1.  a lunar month is precisely ___ days,
                          moon of bhadrapada                                      __________ hours, ____________
                                                                                  minutes, and _____seconds long.
       Navratri           First nine nights of the waxing
                          moon of ashwina                                      2.  Twelve lunar months constitute a
       deepavali          New moon of ashwina                                     year comprising ______________
       Kartik Purnima     Fifteenth day of the new                                days, ________hours, __________
                          moon of Kartika                                         minutes, and __________seconds.



                        MAKAR SANKRANTI- A SOLAR FESTIVAL

                                     Makar Sankranti is a major harvest festival which is celebrated in different
                                     forms all across the country. it commemorates the beginning of the harvest
                                     season. it marks the transition of the sun into the zodiac sign of makara
                                     rashi (Capricorn). it is known by different names in different states and
                                     different rituals are performed during the celebrations.

                                     For example:
                                     l Tamil Nadu - Pongal  l gujarat - uttarayan
       Illustration by: Sarika Sharma, X-B, Navy   l assam - bhogali bihu l Haryana, Himachal
            Children School, New Delhi
                                     Pradesh and Punjab - maghi  l Kashmir -
                                     shishur saenkrant   l Kerala - makaravilakku
                                     (sabarimala)

                                     Sankranti Jingle
                                     Meethe Gud mein mil gaya til, Udi patang aur khil gaye dil…        Kai Po Che !
                                     Jeevan me bani rahe sukh aur shanti, Mubarak ho aapko Makar
                                     Sankranti…
        Illuastration by: Yuvika Gautam, VII-B,    Akanksha Mishra, X R, Suditi Global Academy, Etawah
            Green Fields School, Delhi
                                                                                            Translation from Gujarati: I have cut

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