INDIA, CHINA, UK, JAPAN

FESTIVALS

MADE BY RAJAT CLASS 7TH

Festivals of india

India has Hindu’s, Muslims, Sikh’s, Christian’s and various other religions, and each re-ligion has its own festival to celebrate.Holi – Holi is the festival of colours and celebrated all over India where people throw colour or gulal at each other.Diwali – The festivals of Lights. People decorate the houses and light with beautiful diya’s and people burn crackers and have traditional food.Navratri – Navratri is the festival of worship of Goddess Durga and her nine manifesta-tions for nine nights. It is one of the most auspicious occasions of the Hindu community.Ganesh Chathurthi – Ganesh Chathurthi is the celebration of birth of Lord of Prosper-ity Lord Ganesha; elaborate celebrations take place as Chariot processions take place.

Raksha Bandhan – Raksha Bandhan is a festival to cel-ebrate the bond of love between a brother and a sister, where a brother promises his sister that he will always protect her.

Onam – is a popular harvest festival of Kerela, and is celebrated to welcome the great King Mahabali. Onam is also famous for the snake boat race which is a great tourist attraction.

Id-ul-Fitr – one of the most important Muslim festival, where people celebrate Id after observing fasts for the complete month of Ramadan.

Christmas – the festival of the Christians, that celeb-rates birth of Jesus Christ on the 25th of December every year.

Spring Festival :

The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West.

The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, of-ten one month later than the Gregorian calendar.

Lantern Festival : The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March in the Gregorian calendar.

Qingming Festival :The Qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China, falling on April 4-6 each year.

The Qingming Festival sees a combination of sadness and happiness.This is the most important day of sacrifice. Both the Han and minority ethnic groups at this time offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep the tombs of the deceased. Also, they will not cook on this day and only cold food is served.

Double Seventh Festival :The Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romanceThis festival is in mid-summer when the weather is warm and the grass and trees reveal their luxurious greens

Mid-Autumn Festival :The festival has a long history. In ancient China, emperors fol-lowed the rite of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and to the moon in autumn.

The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival. It usually falls in October in the Gregorian calendar.

Double Ninth Fest-ival:

After the Winter Solstice, days will become longer and longer. As ancient Chinese thought, the yang, or muscular, positive things will become stronger and stronger after this day, so it should be celebrated

Winter Solstice Festival:

Festivals of japanOne week in early February Sapporo Snow FestivalLarge snow and ice sculptures are built in the city's centrally located Odori Park during the Sapporo Sno

Festival (Sapporo Yuki Matsuri).  February 15 and 16 Yokote Kamakura FestivalMany igloo-like snow houses, called kamakura, and hundreds of mini kamak-ura are built at various locations across the city during this Yokote Kamakura Festival in one of Japan's snow-richest regions.

March 1-14 OmizutoriOmizutori is a Buddhist religious service rather than a festival, held every year at the Nigatsudo Hall of Todaiji Temple. The most spectacular among its many cere-monies, is the nightly burning of torches on the balcony of the wooden temple hall.

April 14-15 and October 9-10 Takayama Matsuri Large and elaborately decorated floats are pulled through the old town ofTakayama. Held in spring and autumn.

May 15 Aoi MatsuriThe Aoi Masturi's main attraction is a large parade of over 500 people dressed in the aristocratic style of the Heian Period (794-1185) that leads from the Kyoto Imperial Palace to the Kamo Shrines, the festival's host shrines.

Weekend closest to May 15 in odd numberd years Kanda MatsuriThe Kanda Masturi in Tokyo consists of numerous events held over an entire week, but the main action happens over the weekend closest to May 15. Highlights of the fest-ival are a daylong procession through central Tokyo on Saturday, and parades of port-able shrines (mikoshi) by the various local neighborhoods on Sunday.

Third full weekend in mid May Sanja MatsuriThe festival of Asakusa Shrine, the Sanja Matsuri is one of Tokyo's three big festivals. Mikoshi are carried through the streets of Asakusa.

July 1-15 Hakata Gion YamakasaThe Hakata Gion Yamakasa in Fukuoka's Hakata district takes place from July 1 to 15 and climaxes with a spectacular time trial race of festival floats in the early morning hours of July 15.July Gion Matsuri The festival of Yasaka Shrine, Gion Matsuri is ranked as one of Japan's three best fest-ivals, featuring over 20 meter tall festival floats. The highlight of the festival is the parade of floats on July 17, and the festivities in the evenings before the parade.

July 25 Tenjin MatsuriThe festival of Osaka's Tenmangu Shrine, the Tenjin Matsuri is ranked as one of Japan's three greatest festivals, featuring a lavish procession not only through the streets of Osaka, but also on boats on the river that is accompanied by a firework display.

August 2-7 Nebuta MatsuriThe Nebuta Matsuri features festival floats with huge lanterns, some measuring more than 10 meters. The festival attracts several million visitors every year.

August 3-6 Kanto Matsuri

Over two hundred long bamboo poles with up to 46 lanterns attached to each are bal-anced by the members of this popular festival's nightly parades.

August 12-15 Awa Odori 

This is the most famous of many traditional dancing festivals held across Japan during the obon season in mid August.

October 7-9 Nagasaki Kunchi

The festival of Nagasaki's Suwa Shrine, the Nagasaki Kunchi features Chinese style dragons and floats shaped like ships.

October 22 Jidai Matsuri (more details) Kyoto

A spectacular historical parade which covers the over 1000 years during which Kyoto served as Japan's capital. The procession leads from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Heian Shrine

Festivals of UK

Standon Calling, Hertfordshire / 3rd – 5th August

South West Four, Clapham Common, London 

Parklife, Manchester / 9th+10th June

Natural Rhythm Festival, East Anglia / 6th-7th July

NASS Festival, Somerset / 6th-8th July

Lovebox, Victoria Park, London / 15th-17th June

Lounge On the Farm, Kent / 6th–8th July

Kendal Calling, Lake District / 27th-29th July

Detonate Indoor Festival, Nottingham / 6th May

Bestival, Isle Of Wight / 6th – 9th September

Beatherder Festival, Lancashire / 29th June – 1st July

Beacons, Skipton, Yorkshire Dales / 17th-19th August

Evolution Festival, Newcastle / 3rd-4th June

BoomTown, Winchester / 9th-12th August

Global Gathering, Stratford Upon Avon / 27th-28th July

Love Saves The Day, Bristol / 3rd June

BLOC, London Pleasure Gardens / 6th-7th July

 Camp Bestival, Lulworth Castle, Dorset / 26th-29th July

Glade, Houghton Hall, Norfolk / 14th-17th June

Secret Garden Party, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire / 19th – 22nd July

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