Hindu Festivals

Hindu Festivals

There are lots of cultural and traditional festivals celebrated by the people of Hindu religion all over the world. Hinduism is considered as the oldest organized religion of the world as well as counted as the third largest religion of the world. Each Hindu festival celebration has a special ritual to be celebrated in that way by the act of worship, offerings to deities, offering Ganga Jal, fasting, bathing in Ganga jal in early morning, feasting, Dan, Dakshina, Puja, Katha, Hoom, aarti and so many. All the people of Hindu religion celebrate their festivals by uniting together in community without any distinction of age, caste and gender.
The dates of the Hindu festivals are fixed according to the dates of the Hindu calendar, lunar calendar which depends on the sun and moon movements throughout the year. Some of the festivals of Hindu are celebrated as the historical mythology, some for seasonal changes and some for cleaning and keeping the environment safe. Some of the festivals celebrations are limited to the specific sects or Indian subcontinent regions.
There are many believes in the Hinduism because of various historical sculptures (Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata and Ramayana), ancient and sacred religious text (Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda), Hindus deities and etc. The birth and death anniversaries of the god and goddess are also celebrated in the Hinduism with lots of fun and frolic activities such as music, dance and etc. Below is the list of all the Hindu festivals:

Festivals in 2015

Hindu Festivals
Lohri
Makar Sankranti
Pongal
Vasant Panchami
Thaipusam
Maha Shivaratri
Holika Dahan
Holi
Chaitra Navratri
Ugadi/Telugu New Year
Gangaur Festival
Mewar Festival
Ram Navami
Mahavir Jayanti
Hanuman Jayanti
Rath Yatra
Guru Purnima
Onam
Raksha Bandhan
Kumbh Mela
Janmashtami
Ramlila
Ganesh Chaturthi
Brahmotsavam
Pitr Paksh
Rambarat
Navratra
Dussehra
Maharishi Valmiki jayanti
Karva Chauth
Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Dhanteras
Diwali
Govardhan Puja
Bhai Dooj