why is dewali celebrated?
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when ram came ayodhya he was welcomed with lamps and light of fire.so,dewali is celebrated to rejoice the happiness of coming of ram safly.
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because "Independence Day" is a celebration of independence for white americans and a commemoration of a day First Nations people lost theirs, for the most part. \n\nThanksgiving is a commemoration of a time when Indians saved the lives of the Pilgrims by preventing their starvation. in thanks for that, they were called devils, hunted and murdered en masse, and starved. go figure.
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Great question. Birthdays are a celebration of one person's birth by all who surround her or him. It's an annual way of saying it's great to have you around, to share life with you, we love you and hope to celebrate again year after year.
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It is not disrespectful if you do have the intention to treat it with disrespect... in fact, the one who wears it gets a blessing of the body from having the physical body come in contact with such a wonderful being and anyone seeing your tee-shirt will get what eastern religions call a "Mind Blessing through Sight"... as Ganapati symbolises Kindness and Wisdom, by seeing your tee shirt and admiring it, the one who sees gets a blessing of Kindness and Wisdom in their hearts and minds.\n\nImagine if you will, wearing a Devi Sri Laxmi's image, how many people will be blessed by the energy of Wealth, Luck and Fortune!!!! You have given me a great idea ... never actually thought about it until now :)\n\n\nOm Shanti!
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I don't celebrate either one. I choose as Paul said not to " esteem one day above the next." I treat each day as a day to love and praise my Father for sending Jesus to show me the Way! The days you mention are man's teachings not the teachings of The Spirit of God.
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Boxing day is an English tradition it is celebrated the day after Christmas because you took the gifts that you did not care for or got two of and boxed them up and gave them to other family friends or relatives. Maybe the boxing boy is because a large number of Gay men celebrate this holiday. Many of my friends do.
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well in india...Pt.Jawahar Lal Lehru India's first Prime Minister was born and it is now celebrated as  the children's day.\non this day there is a holiday but children still come to school coz they get the opportunity to wear casual clothes(since we have a school uniform).so,its a nice day to flaunt ur style and attract the opposite sex.this is a very unofficial information.\nofficially there are cultural progarmmes dance and music and also the teachers perform on stage specially for the students as we did for our teachers on teacher's day. so its lot of fun afterall
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Its a day when u show ur significant other how much u love and appreciate them although u should be showing them everday but for the people who dont...why not take one day out of the year to just appreciate and love ur mate.
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Other than th usual ones we celebrate annually.\nHappy divorce (sort of a contradiction in terms isn't it?)\nSome people now go through a divorce ceremony.
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it is symbol for married women in india \nit is religious(for hindus)
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Because most of them loves pakistan. Thats why they are celebrating when in cricket pakistan win over India,
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I am a Muslim and I celebrate Eid and all the festivities that go around with it. Let me tell you what the differences are between Eid and Christmas.\n\nMuslims all around the world celebrate two Eids in the Islamic year. The first Eid is after the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic year where every Muslim fasts for the entire month. The Islamic calendar is based on the sighting of the moon.  On the last day of the month of Ramadan, Muslims look for the new moon in the sky so they can see if the new month will start the next day. After the last day of Ramadan, the 1st day of the 10th month in the Islamic calendar, named Shawwal, is the celebration of Eid. This Eid that comes after the holy month of Ramadan is called Eid ul Fitr. \n\nWhy is Eid ul Fitr celebrated? What are the origins? \nEid al-Fitr, is an Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. Fitr means "to break the fast" and therefore symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period. On the day of the celebration, a typical Muslim family is awake very early and then after praying the first normal everyday prayer, is required to eat in a small quantity, symbolizing the end of Ramadan. They then attend special congregational prayers held only for this occasion in mosques, in large open areas, stadiums or arenas. The prayer is generally short, and is followed by a sermon (khutba). After prayers, Muslims greet each other with the spirit of peace and love. Children get presents, and festivities are in every house where Muslim friends visit each other.  \nEid ul Fitr is celebrated as a victory of fasting for one month, and it is a day where Muslims seek forgiveness, and unite with one another.  It's like sharing and being with family such as you would be if celebrating Christmas, but celebrating Christmas and Eid are two different types of holidays for two different religions.\n\nWe also celebrate another Eid on the last month of the Islamic year called Zul Hajj. This is the month where Muslims all around the world go to the pilgramage to Mecca to see the holy Kaa'ba (holy mosque shrine that Muslims face when praying to God). The first 9 days of the month are ritualistic for those who are on the pilgramage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The 10th day is Eid. This Eid is called Eid ul Adha and it is significant in meaning and in celebration. Much like Eid ul Fitr, there is the special prayer and Muslims unite as one. The difference though between Eid ul Adha and Eid ul Fitr, is that in Eid ul Fitr, we celebrate the ending of fasting whereas in Eid ul Adha, we celebrate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in the name of God. Eid ul-Adha is celebrated by Muslims worldwide as a commemoration of Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son (Ishmael) for (Allah) God. Others celebrate Eid-ul Adha as it marks the end of the Pilgrimage or Hajj for the millions of Muslims who make the trip to Mecca each year. Like Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha also begins with a short prayer followed by a sermon (khutba). In Mecca, the Khutba is delivered from Mount Arafat. It is indeed a very holy time. Because of Prophet Abraham's sacrifice, we sacrifice a goat or a lamb, or any animal we normally eat, like chicken or beef and then give out the sacrificed meat to other Muslim friends to cook with. It's symbolic for the Prophet's sacrifice and it is something we must do for this Eid. \n\nChristmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas is actually mixed with a Paganistic holiday as well so it is not completely a Christian holiday. Examples of winter festivals that have influenced Christmas include the pre-Christian festivals of Yule and Saturnalia. Many of the traditions associated with the holiday have origins in these pagan winter celebrations. You can read more about this at the following website:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas\n\nChristmas has the same un
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Diwali falls on the New Moon day of the Indian calendar month of Kartika - and in 1948, it fell on 01 November.
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I celebrate it myself. I am Azeri, not Persian, but every aspect of my culture has been strongly influenced by Persian culture, including the vocabulary of our language. In my language, the holiday is called Novruz. \n\nThe holiday is celebrated on March 20th and 21st. The four Wednesdays before it are also celebrated, each for the four main essences of life: Fire, Water, Air and Land. I am not sure what order they are celebrated in.\n\nThe house has to be very neat in the morning when everybody wakes up. If it is not, then you enter the new year with a dirty house, which is bad luck.\n\nWhen Novruz finally arrives, there are many things that are fun to do. \n\nOne of everybody's favorite is the "egg" fighting. Everybody has a colored egg, which is done in a special way, before Novruz, whih is also boiled, and on the day of celebration, "fighters" hold the egg in a certain way and hit it lightly to the other egg. Whoever's cracks loses and usually eats the egg, while the winner can go around and get some other people to "egg" fight.\n\nAlso, at night people gather and make fire. Everybody has to jump over the fire 3 times for good luck. Jumping the 4th time is considered bad luck. After everybody jumps, they add more wood to make the fire brighter, for a bright new year.\n\nNovruz also has a similar tradition to Hallooween. At night, kids ring the bell of a house and put their hats in front of the door and run away. When they are back they usually have candy of all sorts inside it.
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Probably d celebration did take place jus that d media din tk heed coz:a)he isn't a national hero unlike sachin neither a pin-up boy unlike irfan or mahi b)now that indian cricket is down 2 d dogs there r a lot of othr things 4 d media 2 air.SO NOW U KNW;- cheers!!!!!!!!
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I know for sure they the Navruz aka New Year is celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, the same is for Uzbekistan i am sure. Some people in afghanistan don't even celebrate the new year in december because their new year is in march
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It is the day when people celebrate the dead.It is in Mexico.They go to the cemeteryes,they bring flowers and other gifts(like food,drink)and they put it to the graves of the dead or share it with poore people in memory of the lost ones.They also go to churches and take part in religious gatherings.They tend not be sad in this day,but to think that the dead ones found rest and peace,and they're happy for them.This thing happens everywhere in the world in my opinion,in different ways of course.It is a very well celebrated day in my country,in Romania,where people,on the other side morn the dead ones.