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Among many festivals, the most important ones are: Lantern Festival, Holi Festival and Ten Victory Festival. These three festivals are actually Hindu festivals.

Holistic festival

February and March of the solar calendar are Hindu festivals and national festivals. This section originated from the Indian epic Mahabharata, which is about March in the solar calendar, and its position in India is probably second only to the Lantern Festival. As soon as the weather in India passes, this festival becomes hot, so there is the Indian Spring Festival, also known as Holi Festival, which is one of the oldest festivals in India, representing the end of monotonous winter and indicating the richness of the land in spring. There is also a story about the origin of Holi. Once upon a time, there was an evil king named HIRANYAKASHIPU, who forced his subjects to respect him as a god, while the little prince PRAHLAD still insisted on believing in Vishnu. To this end, the king asked his sister Holika, who was not afraid of fire, to jump into the fire with Prasad in her arms in an attempt to get rid of the little prince. However, contrary to expectations, Holika was burned to ashes, while Prasad was safe and sound because of Vishnu's protection. To celebrate, people sprinkled red on the little prince. Therefore, people set 65438+February every year as Holi Festival. On the second day of Holi Festival, people splash and daub each other with water and various pigments. At night, people throw the statue of Holika tied with grass and paper into the fire and burn it. Indians will also drink a milky drink on Holi Festival, which is said to ensure safety and health in the coming year. When Holi Festival comes, people, whether they know each other or not, can splash red water on each other, or splash powders of various colors on each other, and paint each other with various colors to make big robes. Besides people, cars are not immune. In the evening, people will play music, sing and dance. If it is in the countryside, a bonfire will be lit, symbolizing the burning of Holika and the destruction of evil.

the Lantern Festival

Indian Lantern Festival is from June 10 to June10 every year, that is, the fifth day after the Indian calendar can't see the moon in August. At this time, the suffocating heat has subsided and the most pleasant season of the year is coming. Businessmen are used to exchanging new books on this day in order to open the market and make money. Therefore, some Indians call Diwali their New Year. The Lantern Festival celebration lasted for half a month. During this period, parks, temples, commercial centers and squares were arranged like fairyland in the imperial garden, and cultural programs were colorful and fascinating. In the park, people come and go, bustling. Teams of bands wearing golden boat hats and golden flashing costumes sat cross-legged in the makeshift tower, playing melodious music. There are stalls selling lanterns and candles, fireworks and firecrackers and holiday gifts everywhere. Vendors of local snacks are busier. There are also tents set up by fortune tellers and wizards in the park. All kinds of cultural programs, such as dancing, riding elephants, playing snakes, playing bears and games, are dizzying. Fireworks are set off regularly three times a night. Fireworks were tied to several tall poles. When a pole is lit, sparks fly back and forth, and fireworks on other poles will fly, showing colorful flowers all over the sky.

Celebrating the Lantern Festival is especially lively in Lakshmi Temple, the goddess of wealth. This is a magnificent Hindu temple in Delhi, India. Hindus from all directions come to worship. During the Lantern Festival, there are a sea of people inside and outside the temple, and songs are like the sea. Devout Hindus filed barefoot into the temple. There were three temples in the front yard, with Lakshmi Narain in the middle. Believers put their hands together to pay tribute to idols, and some even bowed down and offered flowers and paper money. The priests in the temple gave the believers "holy water", and the believers took it in their hands and immediately drank it or sprinkled it on their heads, hoping that everything would go well and their wealth would prosper in the future. The yard was full of festive atmosphere, and teams of musicians sat cross-legged on the floor, singing songs praising the gods while playing. Believers gather around musicians to listen to music and sing in a low voice to express their reverence for God.

There are also dance dramas and other wonderful cultural programs describing the origin of the Lantern Festival in the lively square. According to the Indian epic Ramayana in the 2nd century BC, Rama was defeated by ten songs of Ravana. When he returned to Beijing, every household lit lights outside the door to welcome him back in triumph. So this day became the Lantern Festival, which continues to this day. There are also different opinions about the Lantern Festival. Some people say that this day is the day when Lakshmi, the goddess in charge of human wealth, travels around the world. The goddess Lakshmi likes light, so she expects happy people to clean up their rooms and light the lights at night, and wealth will accompany them. Some people think that this day is the day when krishnan, the great black god, fights against Narakas, the demon, and saves people from tyranny. In order to celebrate the victory and welcome the light, people lit lights and set off fireworks happily.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, lights are on in front of every household and on the roof of the yard. There are colorful electric lights, colorful lanterns, small candles and unique small oil lamps. Looking up, the lights, like stars, have been extended to the sky, forming a beautiful starry night map. People like to set off firecrackers and fireworks when celebrating the Lantern Festival. There are many kinds and colors of fireworks in India. There are "pomegranate flowers" sprayed into the air, as well as "lightning", "colorful competition" and "scattered flowers" similar to those in China. At night, adults and children set off fireworks with joy, and pearls burst out, illuminating the vast night sky.

Ten Victory Festival Ten Victory Festival: Get together for one night

Ten Victory Festival is a Hindu festival and a major national festival. According to the Indian calendar, the Ten Victory Festival starts from the first day of the wet-tied Kuge month and lasts for 65,438+00 days. It is usually between September and June in the solar calendar. The Ten Victory Festival comes from the epic Ramayana and has a tradition of thousands of years. This festival is called "Ten Victory Festival" because it is to celebrate the Hindu hero Rama and the ten-magic Lavana who won a total victory after 10 days of fighting.

During the Ten Victory Festival, all parts of India were immersed in festival celebrations. Whether it is located in a remote village or a bustling city, it is full of excitement and excitement everywhere. In northern and central India, the celebrations are even more grand. In the first nine days of the "Ten Victory Festival", performances were staged in various places, from the birth of Rama until Rama finally defeated Lavana completely. This activity is called "Ramalira". "Ramalira" is usually held in the open air. 65438+ 10 September is the beginning of the most comfortable season in India. On a crisp night, a bright moon is high in the sky and a cool breeze is blowing gently. It is indeed a rare enjoyment to watch a vivid "Rama Lira" in the melodious Indian folk music. It's just that this performance lasts for three hours, or even longer, and the dance rhythm is particularly slow. If you are not an expert in Indian dance language, it is difficult to understand the mystery. However, Indian audiences, both adults and children, have long been familiar with the story of Ramallah, but the number of people who go to watch it every year is still endless.

On the evening of 10, the celebration reached its climax, which was called "Ten wins and the tenth day". Many places will choose a large open space to stage the finale of the Ten Victory Festival. Three huge pieces of paper will be erected in the clearing as evil spirits, representing ten evil spirits Lavana and his brother and son who are in cahoots with him.

Paper men all over the world vary in size, and some are even tens of meters high. They are dressed in colorful and fierce faces, and they are full of gunpowder and firecrackers. The three demons have a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. They grinned and their images were disgusting.

In the moving songs and music, people will flock to the open space in groups of three or five, and it won't be long before it is crowded with people. When I was in Delhi, I saw the Ten Victory Festival in the square in front of Hongbao, and hundreds of thousands of people went to watch it. It was a sea of people. Vendors selling balloons, ice cream and various snacks and toys can be seen everywhere in the crowded crowd.

The first program is Ramayana. Although the actors who play the characters in the play are not so neatly dressed on the stage, they are all red and green, some riding horses and some riding ox carts, and marching around the field with the accompaniment of the band.

Then, they performed the story of Rama's final victory over Lavana. At the same time, the famous storyteller is sitting on the high platform, telling stories with rich voices through the loudspeaker. Also on the high platform, Indian women wore saris, veils and piled oil lamps on their heads, dancing traditional dances.

At sunset, the most exciting moment came. The actor who played Rama became the center of the audience's attention. He is brave and clever. He bows and arrows, aiming at trolls. The arrow is a small fireball. Just then, three rockets flew to three trolls "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh". Under people's gaze, people held their breath, "Boom, Boom, Boom" sounded three times, and the audience cheered. Suddenly, firecrackers exploded, fireworks soared, and the fire tree was shining with silver flowers. Three behemoths collapsed in the boiling flame, which was terrible and reduced to ashes. Rama won a great victory, and goodness finally defeated evil. At this time, the audience around the square cheered for Rama's victory.