Tradition is the backbone of every culture and civilization. It helps to pass the beliefs‚ philosophies‚ and customs of societies from generation to generation. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson describes about a tradition of an annual lottery draw‚ participated by the people of a village to insure a bountiful harvest. Usually in lotteries‚ the winners get something special that makes them happy. But in this story‚ the tradition of the lottery is that whoever is the winner is stoned to death to get
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learned the hard way that most immediate family have to dance at weddings. They made me dance and it was high paced and very energetic! Festivals Indians will take a simple festival and make it into a rave! For example‚ my first Holi in India was a helluva experience. Holi is the festival of colours‚ where people buy and throw coloured powder. It’s not just one person throwing it at you‚ but it’s thousands! Another fun festival was Uttarayan‚ which is the festival of kites. Millions of kites soar
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Indian festivals are innumerable in number and much varied in the manner of celebrations. Among these‚ Diwali and Holi perhaps stand as the most Pan- Indian festivals celebrated all over India with great pomp and fanfare. Diwali‚ known as the festival of light is celebrated to mark the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile‚ while Holi celebrates the joyful Raasleela (dance) of Lord Krishna and his ‘Gopies’ (friends) at the advent of spring. Dussehra is also a major Hindu festival
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meets two very friendly and warm Indian kids -Somi and Ranbir- on one of his many walks. They quickly become friends and indulge in the ‘masti’ of childhood-from riding their cycles‚ to their daily visits to the popular chaat shops etc‚ to playing Holi etc. Tired of the restrictive atmosphere of his guardian’s home and the European side of the town‚ Rusty runs away in a moment of madness and fury to be with his Indian friends. He only later realises the gravity of his decision and what it means to
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About India India is situated in the Northern Hemisphere‚ just above the equator. The size of India is 3‚287‚590 which makes it the 2nd largest country in Asia and 7th largest in the world. India is also the 2nd most populated country in the world and Asia with the population of 1‚242‚960‚000 (April 18‚ 2014). India is known for its monuments‚ clothing‚ holidays‚ and food. All of these aspects make India a very popular country‚ however in this presentation we will be talking about the food of India
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number of acclaimed performances.[1][2] He is also the founder-owner of Aamir Khan Productions. Appearing as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain’s film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973)‚ Khan began his professional career eleven years later‚ with the film‚ Holi (1984). He received his first commercial success with his cousin Mansoor Khan’s film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and won a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for his performance in the film. After seven previous nominations during the 1980s and 1990s
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INTRODUCTION: World is becoming multi-faith day by day. There isn’t any single country in the world occupied by the people of a single belief. Each country has different faiths in the form of minorities and majorities. People of different communities are living with each other around the world and coming closer day by day. This is an era of globalization which calls for “interfaith awareness and understanding”. A basic understanding of the diverse range of cultures‚ faiths and their histories has
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Durga Puja is one of the auspicious occasion celebrated with great enthusiasm across India. In modern times‚ festivals are getting commercialized and taking the shape of pomp and show. Different communities set huge gigantic and attractive bright idols in order to compete with other communities. This all leads to major problem of environment pollution. Idols made by non biodegradable material and toxic paints contaminate water making it unfit for survival of aquatic life and drinking purposes.
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are in terms of the languages spoken‚ religions followed‚ food habits all of which add to rich Indian culture. Four of the world’s major religions — Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism originated in this country. Many festivals like Diwali‚ Holi‚ Eid‚ Christmas are all celebrated by sharing sweets with family‚ neighbours and friends. One of the most outstanding thing is the culture and manners youngsters are taught here‚ the way they respect their parents and all elders. India is the
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