United colours of Holi

Revelry:Youngsters celebrating Holi, the festival of colours, at Chinnakada in Kollam...

Source : Hindu | 89 Day(s) Ago
Category : City | City : National

Holi celebrated in city with traditional fervor

Festival of Colours, Holi, was celebrated with traditional fervor in the capital on Sunday.The festival is celebrated on Phalgun Purnima which falls at the end of February or in early March.The Holi festival has an ancient origin and celebrates the triumph of 'good' over 'evil.The colourful festival bridges the social gap and renews sweet relationships. On this day, people wish each other 'Happy Holi'...
Source : Newkerala | 89 Day(s) Ago
Category : National | City : Hyderabad

Fathers Day is an occasion to celebrate Fatherhood. Just like mothers day, Fathers day is celebrated every year on different dates all over the world. In most countries including Pakistan, UK, USA, Canada and China, Fathers Day is celebrated on Third Sunday of June. Fathers Day will be celebrated this year on 19 June 2011, and on 17 June 2012 next year. Sending special gifts to your father on Fathers Day in Pakistan is important. It is your father who spent his lifetime earning money so he can provide the best for you. It is your time to give back to your father even if it is as small as a gift on Fathers Day. This day is just an excuse to show him how much you appreciate him sending him a small token of love.

Diwali is the Hindu New Year festival and the biggest occasion in the Hindu calendar. It is also celebrated by Sikhs and Jains. It is called the festival of lights because it celebrates the victory of good (light) over evil (darkness). The name of the festival comes from the Sanskrit word dipavali, which means row of lights. Lights play an important role in Diwali. Throughout the five-day celebration,Hindus place special, decorative lights in their temples and homes.There are also lots of colourful fireworks displays. In India people make small lamps and try to float them across the Ganges river. It brings good luck if the lamp manages to get all the way across.Children love it because of the lights and because they get sweets from adults. There are two legends of Diwali in which Hindu gods overcome evil.In one, Lord Krishna killed the evil demon king of Pragjyotishpur to set free 16,000 daughters of the gods. The second legend has the Hindu king Rama destroying Ravana, the wicked tenarmed, tenheaded king of Sri Lanka. Ravana kidnapped Ramas wife for 14years. Many Hindus love these mythical stories. The Times of India newspaper, however, summed up the modern meaning of Diwali: Regardless of the mythological explanationwhat the festival of lights really stands for today is a reaffirmation of hope, a renewed

commitment to friendship and goodwill, and acelebration of the simple - and some not so simple - joys of life

Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights, the festivals like Diwali remind us of the brilliant display of colorful fireworks which explode in the dark nights, sweets, new cloths by young children, it is also a day when people worship goddess Lakshmi, the Hindu deity of wealth and prosperity. Diwali is longed by young children for year long so that they can enjoy fire crackers, put earthen lamps fill with oil and light them and decorate their houses. They also wait for Diwali or Deepawali fes88888888888888888888888888888888

Corruption means the moral degradation of a person who gives undue favors to someone. This phenomenon is rampant in almost all the walks of public life. It can be seen in policies, educational institutions, government departments, offices, in trade and commerce and almost everywhere. It is a disease which has not just plagued India but can be seen across the world. Corruption has many causes. The best way to deal with this menace is to eradicate it from its roots. This requires a wholehearted suppot and co-opERATION OF THE PEOPLE
This phenomenon is rampant in almost all the walks of public life. It can be seen in policies, educational institutions, government departments, offices, in trade and commerce and almost everywhere. It is a disease which has not just plagued India but can be seen across the world. Corruption has many causes. The best way to deal with this menace is to eradicate it from its roots. This requires a wholehearted support and co-operation of the people.

MY BEST FRIEND PARAGRAGH

my best friend is one of my schoolmates. Her name is------------and we have known each other since we were 4 years old. If I were to describe how she looks, I would say she is very pretty. She has short brown hair, brown almond-shaped eyes, a small nose and a small pointed chin. She is not very tall but not short either and she is quite slim. She doesn't like to dress up so I usually see her wearing jeans and a T-shirt or sweater. It seems like she and I are always talking or laughing about something. She has a very nice personality and a wonderful sense of humor but she can also get a little depressed from time to time. I can always count on her to be honest and to give me the best advice.

New year The birth of a New Year is a whole new beginning and marks the time when the world awakens from it's wintry slumber. So almost all the Hindu New Year festivals fall on the beginning of the spring months when nature turns bountiful and blesses the earth with fruitful greenery. The beautiful flowers that bloom in spring, the early bird songs, the fresh harvests which are the fruits of past labour and the commencement of a new agricultural cycle . All these symbolise the dawn of another year. Thus, every colourful spring festival of the hindus, with all the expectations, apprehensions, hope and joy woven in the festivities, is essentially a New Year celebration