India is a country of festivals. Festive season never takes leave from this country.Throughout the year,different festivals are celebrated in different parts of India. Like the country's variegated states, its culture and customs are also different.
In West Bengal, the most popular festival is Durga puja.This is celebrated with a great festive spirit. Both rich and poor mix together alike during the fesival. In the eve of Durga puja people do their shopping, go to the eateries, go pandal hopping and enjoy the days to their heart's content. All forget their agonies and miseries, offer their prayer piously to the goddess of strength to destroy their sorrows and to absolve them. No one keeps ill-will against the other and stretches hands of friendship. In this festive season, the city is bedecked with ligthings like a newly wed bride.People of all caste and creed participate in this festival with much fervour and gusto.
There are many more festivals in India like Diwali,Holi,Id,Christmas etc. that are celebrated with the same festive spirit.
Diwali is a festival of light.People decorate their house with lights and burst crackers. Holi is another big festival which is celebrated by all people.It is a festival of colour. People as well as their souls is get coloured by the colour of holi.
Rakhshsbandhan is such a festival in which every sister prays for her brothers' safty and long life.
There are many more festival that are celebrated throughtout India. These festivals are of great importance to both India and its people. Indian culture is already rich like its variegated states but these festivals enrich the Indian culture to a great extent.They add shine and colour to the lives of people. They erase the lines of sadness from the faces of the people,though for short period of time.
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