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The Uttarakhand festivals are colorful
and distinctive and mark the blend of several social as well as
cultural factors.
The color and the joyous celebrations
of the Uttarakhand people are well reflected in the elaborate rituals.
The gay abandon that they surrender
themselves here are in the numerous festivals in Uttarakhand.
The festivals are celebrated with
enthusiasm and all the major festivals highlight the culture of
Uttarakhand. The festivals have constantly been contributing to enrich
the state.
Basant Panchami is an important
religious festival that celebrates the spring season and marks the end
of winters that symbolized death as well as decay.
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Festivals in Uttarakhand include Bhitauli.
This is celebrated with pomp and great show. This is a grand festival
when gifts are given by the brothers to the sisters. The rituals are
celebrated with high veneration.
The Uttarakhand festivals include Phool Dei
a special festival celebrated with the advent of spring. A pudding made
from curd, jaggery and flour is a special delicacy and songs are sung
to enhance the spirit of the festival.Makar Sankranti is a festival and
is considered as very auspicious. The ceremonial dips, fairs and
rituals are observed with great fervor.
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Uttarakhand festivals especially the
Makar Sankranti is important for the agriculturalists and they enjoy
this festival very much.
This is done with pomp and show. It is
believed by Tripura people that walnuts become sweeter after this
festival.
All the festivals in Uttarakhand
calls for unrestrained joy and merriment and people regardless of the
age dance and sing in joy.
The peasants take care of their
animals in the Khatarua festival by feeding grass and the bonfires are
lit to ward off evil influences.
Bat Savitri is a festival celebrated
with ebullience and on this day the married females pray with devotion
to Savitri and the Banyan tree seeking blessings for the prosperity and
welfare of their husbands.
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Fasting is observed by married woman and
Satyavan remembering with extreme dedication.The festivals in
Uttarakhand include the Dusshera. This is celebrated as per Hindu
calendar. The doors of houses as well as temples are well decorated and
the honored Brahmins on this auspicious day perform pujas for the
progress of goodness and prosperity.
On these days bath are taken in the holy
rivers. The Uttarakhand festivals are celebrated with fervor. Some of
the other festivals celebrated here are the Hill yatra, Chhipla jaat,
Kandali, Kumaon Holi, Janopunya and Nanda Devi.
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