Dev Uthani Ekadashi, Prabodhini Ekadashi Date: On the 11th Day or Ekadashi of Shukla Paksh in the month of Karthik, the festival of Dev Uthani Ekadashi is celebrated. It is also called Prabodhini Ekadashi. It is believed that on this day Lord Vishnu had woken up after a rest of four months. Hence, this day marks the end of Chaturmaas. …

Seng Kut Snem: Meghalaya is also known as a “Tribal Land” with a number of tribal communities living here. As different tribal groups have different traditions and customs associated with them, all the major festivals celebrated here are based on the religious and spiritual sentiments of the natives here. Seng Kut Snem: Meghalaya Khasi Community Festival Among all the tribal …

टपकेश्वर महादेव मंदिर, गढ़ी कैंट, देहरादून: वैसे तो भारत में अनेक अद्भुत मंदिर हैं, जो शिल्पएवं वास्तुकला के आश्चर्यजनक उदाहरण हैं और हर एक की छवि मनमोहक एवं निराली है परंतु फिर भी उत्तराखंड की राजधानी देहरादून का टपकेश्वर मंदिर स्वयं में एक ऐसा शांत स्थान है, जिसे देख कर कोई भी व्यक्ति यह कहें बिना रह नहीं सकता कि …

Thanksgiving Poem on being a Turkey: Thankful – In the United States, the Thanksgiving holiday is a four-day holiday over a weekend, starting on Thanksgiving Thursday and ending on Sunday. Families and friends usually eat a special meal together (usually with a turkey as the main dish). This meal also usually includes mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, several casseroles, …

Short Turkey Songs: Thanksgiving brings with it the perfect occasion for the recitation of songs. You can either sing them at dinner time or write them on the cards and then exchange them with your friends and relatives. Turkey forms the main dish of the Thanksgiving dinner and runs as the common favorite of everyone. So, making it your theme …

Thanksgiving is a holiday in the United States and Canada when people give thanks. In the United States, it is on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada it is on the second Monday of October. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln said the last Thursday of November would be a national Day of Thanksgiving for the United States. American immigrants brought …

The Pumpkin: John Greenleaf Whittier uses grandiose language in “The Pumpkin” to describe, in the end, his nostalgia for Thanksgivings of old and bounteous love for pumpkin pie, the enduring symbol of those holidays. The poem begins with strong imagery of pumpkins growing in a field and ends as an emotional ode to his now elderly mother, enhanced by similes. …

A Thanksgiving Day Prayer: Thanksgiving is the time when we thank the Almighty for his continuous grace. It is a festive occasion celebrated with much enthusiasm and joy in US, Canada and many other countries. On this occasion, families offer prayers to the great Lord, at churches as well as in homes. Customary Thanksgiving prayers are quite popular before the …

History of Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving has been an annual tradition in the U.S. since centuries, and the present day thanksgiving celebrations are held on the fourth thursday of November across the country. The history of Thanksgiving is woven in many instances of Thanksgiving ceremonies organized throughout the US, owing to different reasons. Settlers from Europe also have also contributed to the …

Catholic Thanksgiving Prayer: On the Thanksgiving Day, Catholics thank the creator of this universe for all the gifts and blessings that He has endowed them with. Family members together read scripture during the Thanksgiving dinner and then, take turns sharing things for which they are most thankful to god. The idea is to express an honest gratitude towards god and …