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Sant Ravidas Biography For Students

Sant Ravidas

Sant Ravidas — The details of Guru Ravidas’ life are controversial. According to some he was born in 1376/7 or else 1399 CE but many scholars offer later dates. Schaller estimates his lifespan as 1450-1520 while the Encyclopædia Britannica contents itself with a floreat of 15th-16th century CE. Partly this is due to traditions that make him, one one hand, …

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What is the Lantern Festival?

What is the Lantern Festival?

What is the Lantern Festival? The 15th day of the first lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan and in ancient times people called the night Xiao. The 15th day is the first night when the full moon is visible. So, it’s called Yuan Xiao Festival. According to Chinese tradition, at the …

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Chinese New Year Facebook Covers

Chinese New Year Facebook Covers

Chinese New Year Facebook Covers: Chinese New Year is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. It is also known as the Spring Festival, the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Celebrations traditionally run from the evening preceding the first day, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first …

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Lantern Festival: Yuan Xiao Festival

Lantern Festival: Yuan Xiao Festival

Lantern Festival – Yuan Xiao Festival — The New Year season ends with a full moon and glowing lanterns. The Lantern Festival is a 2,000-year-old Chinese tradition that closes out the Lunar New Year season. This observance falls on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar and changes each year. Lantern Festival: Description The Lantern Festival …

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What is Chinese New Year and Why Celebrate?

What is Chinese New Year and Why Celebrate?

Chinese New Year is an occasion for thanksgiving and family reunion. It is a way to give honor to the family ancestors, the god, and the Heaven and Earth.There are Chinese people living in every part of the world including India. New Year is celebrated in India but on a smaller scale.The first day of Chinese New Year starts with …

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When is Chinese Lunar New Year?

When is Chinese New Year 2008?

The Chinese New Year that is celebrated for about fifteen days is one moment in the year when the whole nation feels united as they can imagine each other’s enjoyment. The Chinese New Year gets determined by the Lunar calendar and therefore it is sometimes called the Lunar New Year. In 2022, the Chinese Lunar Year Festival would start from …

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Good Old Days: Nostalgia by Akshay B. Singh

Good Old Days: Akshay B. Singh

Good Old Days: The Indian independence movement consisted of efforts by individuals and organizations from a wide spectrum of society to obtain political independence from British, French and Portuguese rule through the use of a variety of methods. Post-independence, the term “freedom fighter” was officially recognized by the Indian government for those who took part in the movement; people in …

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