It's Festival Time!
By Swapna Dutta
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"The book introduces the reader to the major festivals celebrated around the world, especially in India. It also gives a brief write-up on how winter festivals were celebrated before and after the advent of Christianity. It mentions well known legends related to festivals and concludes with a few contemporary stories, each with a festival as its
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It's Festival Time! - Swapna Dutta
It's Festival Time!
Features, Legends and stories related to important festivals
Swapna Dutta
Ukiyoto Publishing
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Published in 2023
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To the little ones in my family – Paramarth, Alisha and Sara - with Love.
Acknowledgements
When It’s Festival Time first appeared in the Children’s Page in The Pioneer. Brother-Sister Festivals first appeared in the Target magazine, brought out by The Living Media. Winter Celebrations Around The World first appeared in Scottish Home and Country (UK). Legend of The Christmas Tree first appeared in Sunday Herald. The Home Coming first appeared in the anthology Celebrate! Your Festival Handbook Diwali (2013) published by Hachette India. Sudeep’s Holi first appeared in the anthology Celebrate! Your Festival Handbook Holi (2013) published by Hachette India. The Night of the Eighth Day first appeared in the anthology Celebrate! Your festival Handbook Dussera& Durga Puja (2011) published by Hachette India. ZubieKhala’s Dupatta first appeared in the anthology Celebrate! Your Festival Handbook Eid (2012) published by Hachette India. A Song that Lives On first appeared in the anthology Celebrate! Your Festival Handbook Christmas (2011) published by Hachette India.
Contents
When It’s Festival Time
Brother-Sister Festivals
Winter Celebrations Around The World
Legends Of The Christmas Tree
The Home Coming
Sudeep’s Holi
The Night Of The Eighth Day
Zubie Khala’s Dupatta
A Song That Lives On
About the Author
When It’s Festival Time
F
estival time means the time for celebrations, rejoicing, sweets, new clothes, fireworks and lights. It includes everything that gives joy and happiness.
All of them symbolize something.
Briefly speaking, all these festivals celebrate victory.
Navaratri, Durga Puja and Dussera celebrate goddess Durga’s victory over Mahisasura, the buffalo-headed demon. Both these symbolize the same thing – the victory of goodness over evil.
Dussera especially celebrates Rama’s victory over Ravana. Rama was the prince of Ayodhya who was sent on a 14-year long exile by King Dasrath, his father. Dasrath had three queens and had once promised the second queen that he would grant her any two things she asked for. That was a long time ago. Just when Rama was about to be crowned as prince-regent, the second queen asked the king to keep his promise and grant her the two wishes. The first thing she asked for was that her own son Bharata should be made the prince-regent instead of Rama. Her second demand was that Rama should be sent away on a 14-year long exile. King Dasrath was astonished and heartbroken and begged her to ask for something else. But the queen was firm. Rama willingly went on exile so that his father’s promise might be honored. His brother Lakshmana and wife Sita also accompanied him. During his exile Ravanna, the demon king abducted Sita. A fierce battle followed in which Rama defeated Ravana.
However many versions there might be about the story of Rama and Ravana of the original epic, there is no doubt that this is what the festival celebrates. What’s more, we are also expected to remember that it is possible for a human being to achieve this victory, for wasn’t Rama born as a human when he did it?
Diwali , celebrated as the festival of lights all over India, symbolizes much the same thing – the victory of light over darkness. It is the time to bring out all our good feelings and light the