Changing Face Of Festivals

India is a secular country and has many festivals being celebrated throughout the country.Indian calendar is incomplete without festivals.

- Achita Ahuja

Festivals were majorly celebrated to respect the Gods and Goddesses. Merely, on that point are many festivals to keep the seasonal activities like to welcome rain or crop harvesting.These festivals are perhaps the genuine individuality of our nation.Festivals in India are celebrated by one and all irrespective of their social or economic condition. As the year draws to a conclusion, it leaves us in sumptuous fashion with many festivals for people of all faiths to enjoy.

When we talk of festivals the one thing all of us enjoy is the festivities and celebrations related to it.Every festival has a historical and/or religious origin while some are related to seasonal changes, but one thing common in all is it brings together people from all walkways of life and provides a sense of belonging for religious, societal, or geographical groups.It is this special aspect of festivals that form the celebrations truly grand. All of us might remember how back in our school days, festivals meant break from school, time to feast, get new clothes, gifts, toys and catch up with your near and dear ones. I even remember the festival of lights, the festival of Diwali would be the fourth dimension for which our parents would be saving up to buy some new things for the house and observe it in a wonderful way.The good old ways of festivals, celebrations were far merrier than the ugly display of wealth that our festivals celebrations are becoming translated into. It is said that change is the only constant but some things are better unchanged.