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Questions tagged [festivals]

A festival is an event centering on and celebrating some unique aspect of the community.

Festivals can be celebrations for many different factors, but religious festivals usually involve the celebration of some act in the life of a certain Godly entity.

Good examples of festivals could be Holi, Diwali, Navratri etc.

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Is there any mention or description of Karwachauth in Hindu scriptures?

Please provide a description of why Karwachauth is celebrated. As far as I know, there is some story about fasting by a woman and due to her mistake ( in not doing the fasts properly, she mistook a diya as the moon), her husband dies. So,…
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Why does Makar Sankranti follow English calendar?

Why does Makar Sankranti always happens to be on Jan 14th / 15th, while all other Hindu festivals depend on size of moon like Chaturthi, Amavasya, Poornima etc. Are there any more Hindu festivals which also follows English calendar?
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What is the significance of the festival Diwali? Why is it celebrated?

There are many festivals in Hinduism. But some of them are considered very important. One of them is Diwali, a festival of lights. What is the significance of the festival? Why is it celebrated?
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Why are crackers used on Diwali?

I don't know if this question is related on not. But why and how Diwali, a festival of lights turned into a festival of crackers? How this all started? Is there any relation of this festival with crackers from ancient times? Loud noise.... Is this…
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What is the importance of Dhanteras?

On Dhanteras people buy gold/sliver items, Businessmen do "Chopda Pujan", What is the importance of this?
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Are fire cracks really a part of diwali celebration?

Are fire cracks really a part of diwali celebration? We're crakers always used in ancient times or they are just something that we cameup in recent times? And is there any scriptural reference to this practice?
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Can an unmarried girl keep Karva Chauth?

In our culture, Karwa Chauth is an important festival for all married women. From sunrise till moonrise, she keeps a fast for the safety of her husband. But my question is can an unmarried girl keep Karva Chauth? If yes, are the rituals the same as…
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How a Rakhi band should be?

On Raksha Bandhan, men are tied with a band on their hands by their sister. These bands are coming in different types in market such as cartoon characters, some designs, with stones etc. Is there any explanation in scriptures on how a Rakhi band…
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Do any scriptures talk about Atla Taddi?

Today is Karva Chauth (Chaturthi) celebrated in the north especially Punjab and I found out that Telugu people also celebrate the Uma Vratham or [Atla Taddi [(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atla_Tadde) on the Tritiya. Both of them are related to…
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What is Holika Dahan timings?

Holi is celebrated as a two day festival in India. The first day is known as Holika Dahan or Choti Holi and the second day is known as Rangon wali Holi.
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