Traditions and everyday life in IndiaFestivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in India. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.
94 keepsakes from India · page 3 of 4
Nyokum is a pre-harvest festival celebrated annually in February by the Nyishi tribe (My tribe!) of Arunachal Pradesh. The term “Nyokum” combines “Nyok,” meaning land or earth, and “Kum,” signifying collectiveness or togetherness.
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Deepavali is a festival of lights. In this festival of lights, the neighborhood is lit with lights of different colors and people exchange sweets and wish each other happy diwali that is end of ignorance and darkness through light
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Jugaad refers to the chain of actions one takes in order to resolve a problem using the limited resources available to them at that point of time irrespective of their usefulness to the cause in a way that they get the job done.
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Diwali is the festival of lights and symbolyses the the victory of good over evil. People decorate homes, make rangolis, light the whole house with candle, diyas. People also burst crackers, eat sweets and a lot of tasty dishes.
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Onam is all about joy and harmony.personally it rejoins all of my favorite peeps thatswhy its one of my fav events.and we have some yummy sadhya adn do some cultural things including making flower decos and some games.
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Onam is an annual harvest and Hindu cultural festival celebrated mostly by the people of Kerala. A major annual event for Keralites, it is the official festival of the state and includes a spectrum of cultural events.
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The festival of Holi is celebrated in the month of March. The town erupts in to multitude of colors.Friends and relatives have a get together and have fun throwing color and colored water on each other.
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When there is any Marrige at home, Any function or even if someone is learning it theu usually apply the mehndi on their hands, most of the female kids apply mehndi on their hands just to feel good.
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Exploring my country is so much fun!! Especially when you get to travel around in these funky vehicles for less than a dollar and get to eat that tempting "phuchka" or "panipuri" on each Street💕
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West Bengal the city of joy ,the vast diversity of festivals and food,specialy Durga puja where worship mata durga, and the old houses and market from the 90s still there the same.
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This is a Hindu religious festival mostly celebrated by Bengalis. It lasts for 4 days and whole neighbourhoods get together to make the best looking idols and celebrations.
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The images I'm going to include are of my city's famous parks/attractions, they are best suitable for picnics, family gatherings or just to explore the nature around you.
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Pic 1 shows the ancient stepwell at Jaipur in Rajasthan.Pic 2 depicts a man made tree house of Meghalaya and pic 3 colorfully shows the harvest dance called Bihu of Assam.
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Maharashtrian weddings have many rituals even before and after the wedding. Some of my favourite rituals are the Varat, main Ganpati puja and Nanhora after the wedding.
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Losoong is the traditional festival of the Bhutia tribe & the Lepcha tribes, marking the joyful end of the harvest season and the start of the Sikkimese New Year.
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People light candles and diyas and this light is spread all over the country. It destroys all the darkness in the country and is a festival of happiness
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India is a country where you walk a few kilometers and the culture changes, cuisine changes, even the language changes. All is respected and cherished
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I love this place WW2 Commonwealth cemetery which does not know religion or color but gathered together and resting from all corners of the world.
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I love spending time with my friends and family. The simplest things in life give me the most pleasure: cooking a good meal, enjoying my friends.
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Durga puja is a Sovereign Puja among Bengali Culture Peoples. Now a days this puja became a festival among most Culture Peoples of India.
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The deserted place in India with a Lake and Temples . One of the most visited place. Beautiful sunset views . Everything a visitor wants .
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India possess great Hindu Temples which are built hundreds and even thousand years ago. These temples have glorious history behind it.
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Sadhya is a traditional vegetarian feast of Kerala. It is served on a banana leaf and includes more than 20 dishes including dessert.
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Its with full of lights and in festival the most beautiful thing is all country is looking like a big star which is so bright
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This is a Hindu celebration dedicated to honouring Saraswati, the Goddess of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom, and learning.
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Kanchanjungha can be seen from our house. It is the third tallest peak in the world. It looks golden when the Sun rises .
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A Hanuman temple in Lucknow beautifully decorated with lights and what not during diwali- a hindu festival
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Holi is a festival celebrated in March with colors and a huge bonfire in the happiness as winter is ended
Shared by Shruu
Natural Ramdhanu is very much attractive to me. It contains eight colours in it. I love it to much.
Shared by Jiban
We get colour powders (safe) and have fun! It is one of the most celebrated festivals here in India.
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