Culture & Tradition of India

Diwali Lamps And Diwali Lantern Ideas: Illuminating the homes and premises with beautiful earthen diyas, on the festival of lights – Diwali – is a good old tradition. The traditional oil lamp – diya remains the center of attraction of the occasion. It has evolved from being a brown colored clay lamp to colorful lamp, made of different materials. While …

Diwali Pooja Thali Decoration Ideas: The festival of Diwali is not just limited to bursting of firecrackers, shopping, wearing new clothes and sharing sweet delicacies, decorating homes and offices attractively, but also about worship of the Almighty to ensure health, wealth and prosperity. The ceremonious occasion, which lasts for five days of extravaganza, encompasses spiritualism in it, which reminds us …

Diwali Rangoli: Rangoli is the art of drawing images and figures on the floor, at the doorstep of one’s home. With the beautiful combination of colors, rangoli makes a magnificent piece of art. It has been a tradition in culturally rich India, to draw rangoli on festivals and other auspicious occasions, as it is considered a holy ritual. It makes …

Diwali SMS: Diwali Culture & Tradition – On the festive occasions like Durga Puja, Holi and Diwali, we often miss people who are far away. Though we can’t fly to them, we can always send our blessings and good wishes to them through advance telecommunication facilities we have. Sending a text message of SMS is the best option as it …

Diwali Decorations: Diwali is celebrated with great enthusiasm by the Hindus across the globe. In India, it is a five-day festival that brings with it good cheers. It is the time to celebrate the victory of good over the evil. People clean and decorate their homes in the best possible way, so that Goddess Lakshmi enters their premises and showers …

Diwali Legends: Diwali is a lively and sparkling occasion in India and across the world. It is a festival full of ecstasy and joy. This festival actually celebrates the abundance of autumn harvest and is dedicated to numerous gods and goddesses. It also marks the auspicious ceremony of the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after a long exile of …

Halloween Around The World: Halloween is a secular festival that is celebrated annually on the 31st of October and is also referred to as the “All Hollows Day” or “All Saints Day”. The festival has its roots in the Celtic beliefs of Samhain and is sometimes regarded as the Celtic New Year. It was a popular belief among the ancient …

Halloween Movies: Halloween is one of the most awaited times of the year, especially for kids. This is because the festival gives them the perfect reason to indulge in naughtiness. On top of that, they can even get away with it, since it is Halloween! Even adults love to take part in its celebrations and spend some time in fun …

Halloween to give heebie-jeebies to Delhiites: Donning horns, smeared with “zombie” make-up and wearing Dracula capes, party-loving Delhiites, at their “creepiest-best”, are all geared up for Halloween night on 31st October. Although the culture of celebrating Halloween party is “too western to succeed in Delhi“, as many restaurateurs and party organizers feel people, especially children and college-going youth, are leaving …

Halloween Fortune Games: One of the traditional aspects of Halloween is attempting to know what the future has in store, for which people play a variety of fortune telling games. Such games are seriously pursued by some, while others are just intrigued by the mere idea of getting to know their fortune and do it for the sake of fun. …