Culture & Tradition of India

Parents Day Flowers: Parents are our lifeline. They raise us with unconditional love and sacrifice a lot to make us better human beings. But often we tend take them for granted. Parents day gives you the opportunity to thank your parents for everything they did for you in your upbringing and what can be more apt than a thoughtful gift …

Single Father: Though the world often makes a hue and cry for a Single Mom and how pathetic life can be for her, handling everything alone. People hardly discuss or care about Single Fathers whose life also becomes equally tough shuffling between work and home.  Though the choice of being single father could be due to chance or choice, the …

Parents Day History For Students: Parents day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of July in many countries. It is a day meant to honor the parents for all the sacrifices they do throughout their lives to provide their children with the best of everything. Parent’s day gives children an opportunity to reunite with their parents and have a good …

Personalized Gifts For Parents: “I’ll always remember, those were the best of times, I’ll cherish them forever, the best of times”. So go the lyrics to the song ‘The Best of Times’ by American progressive legends Dream Theater. The song was written by Mike Portnoy, the drummer of the band, as a tribute to his father who died of cancer. …

Thank you cards for parents! Now, aren’t they the greatest yet simplest of ways of letting your parents know that you care or know that you will always be there for them? Sadly, when it comes to thank you cards and parents, most children take a few lines from a poem and try passing it off as words that help …

Unique Gifts for Parents Day Celebration: The word ‘Parents’ evokes in us strong feelings of love, affection and warmth. Is it not surprising that their mere presence uplifts our mood and makes us feel so safe and secure? Undoubtedly, parents have an integral role to play in raising children. It is a truth universally acknowledged that parenting is a life-long …

Buddhism in India flourished during the reign of King Ashoka (274 – 232 B.C.). In the 2nd century B.C., King Kanishka sponsored a fourth religious council at Kashmir, at which the Sanskrit canon of the scriptures is said to have been fixed. This fixation was demanded by the new schism that broke between two radically different concepts of Buddhism, to become …

Any symbol is an arbitrary sign that has acquired significance over the ages. And Easter, also known as Resurrection Sunday, is the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. And hence, the significance of this Cross is very high in Christian religious faith. However, this cross was the symbol of Crucifixion and not Resurrection. But Constantine, …

Easter Celebration In Denmark On the eve of Easter, the Danish homes and shops are decorated in green and yellow colors. New-leaved branches and daffodils are largely used for the decorations. Easter egg is the predominant symbol of Easter in Denmark. Children usually receive Easter Eggs made of chocolate as the gifts for the festival, from their parents and grandparents. …

The dichotomous nature of Easter is reflected in the celebration of the festival. On one hand, the festival is a tribute to the Resurrection of Jesus while on the other, celebration of Easter heralds the advent of the spring season. Religious observations in churches, exchange of gifts, making flower bonnets and Easter eggs mark the celebrations of the spring festival. …