Tips to celebrate Republic Day with your family

Happy Republic Day

“Freedom in our Mind, Faith in our Words, Pride in our Heart and Memories in our Souls.

Let’s Salute the Nation on Republic Day.”

India became a free nation on August 15, 1947, although it declared itself as a Sovereign, Democratic and Republic State with the adoption of the Constitution on 26th January, 1950. 66 years back, a salute of 21 guns and the unfurling of the Indian National Flag by Dr. Rajendra Prasad (the First President of India) announced the historic birth of the Indian Republic, 894 days after our country became independent, following the withdrawal of the British Rule. Since then, every year, this day is celebrated with great pride and happiness all across the nation.

The transition of India from a British colony to a sovereign, secular and a democratic nation was a very long journey, which lasted for about 2 decades (20 years). It started with the conceptualization of the dream in 1930, when the Declaration of Independence was officially announced on 26th January, 1930. The Congress regularly observed 26th January as the Independence Day of India since then, until 15th August became the official Independence Day. The actual realization of the dream of a republic nation took place 20 years later, in 1950, when the Constitution of India, as drafted and approved by the Constituent Assembly of India, was directed to take effect on 26th January 1950, to commemorate the declaration made in 1930.

On Republic Day, flag hoisting ceremonies and parades by school children are held in different parts of the country. The grandest and most significant of these parades is held at Rajpath in New Delhi, which showcases a multi-hued image of the country’s rich cultural & traditional heritage and their military prowess. The parade is presided over by the President of India. The Prime Minister of India lays a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate to pay tribute to the martyrs who have sacrificed their lives for the country. After that there is the 21 gun salute, unfurling of the National Flag and singing of the National Anthem. Next, the Paramvir Chakra, Ashok Chakra and Vir Chakra are presented to military persons, citizens and children for showing courage in the face of adversities.

The Republic Day Parade is concluded with a fly-past by the Indian Air Force Fighter jets over Rajpath, as viewers look on with their hearts filled with pride. The Republic Day celebrations of India have rightly become world famous as one of the greatest displays drawing thousands of eager spectators from all over the country and different parts of the world as well.

This Republic Day, celebrate the feeling of great pride and joy towards our country with your child, using the following tips:

  • Hoist the National Flag in your building’s parking lot or garden and sing the National Anthem.
  • Take your child to watch the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath or watch the LIVE telecast of the parade at home.
  • Make tri-coloured sandwiches or foods for your child, for e.g. use cucumbers, tomatoes, etc for the sandwiches.
  • Dress your child in tri-colour clothes.
  • Explain your child about the significance of this day.
  • Watch patriotic movies with your child and ask her what she liked about the movie.

 

Republic Day Messages, Wallpapers and Greetings

Republic Day SMS and wishes

We don’t look forward to 26th Jan as Republic day.

But only as day, we could sleep till late. Get up India. Rise and Shine..!

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How long should one sleep on a National Holiday?
Isn’t these many Years enough?

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Independence a Precious gift of God.Republic Day- 26th January, Republic Day Wallpapers and Greetings
May We Always Remain Independent Ameen.
A Very Happy Republic Day to You.

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Aao Desh ka saman kare

shahido ki shahidat kare
Ek baar fir rastra ki kaman
hum hindustani apne haaton mein dhare
Aao swantrata diwas ka samaan kare.

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azad bharat k nikamo,
kal agar dipawali ya new year hota to aaj sms ki line laga dete.
Ab kam band karo aur sabko msg karo.
Happy republic day Chak de India

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National Girl Child Day

“Give the Girl Child, wings to Fly, let her blossom and touch the Sky.”

Every year, on 24th of January, National Girl Child Day is celebrated all over the country to support girls and prosper respect and love for them amongst people. In the year 2008, the celebration of this special day dedicated to girls, was started by Women and Child Development Ministry, Government of India. And since 2012, United Nations has now started celebrating The International Day of the Girl Child on 11th October, every year.

Till today, a lot of girls face inequality in the society with respect to their right to education, nutrition, legal rights, etc. The main objective of celebrating this day is to spread awareness in the society about these inequalities. The day is observed for enhancing opportunities for the girls in the country and to ensure that the girl children get respect and equality in rights. This day also focuses on making sure that the girl children become aware of their rights.

Government of India started the celebration of National girl Child Day as an initiative under the National Girl Development mission. The mission aims at raising the respect for girls and elevating their position in the society. The government has been taking many measures to stop social discrimination and biases against the girls at home, school or other places. Government ministries also take this day for working against the diminishing sex ratio and transform people’s thinking about the girl child. The main aim of all the programmes they run is to promote gender equality.

Traditional celebrations of National Girl Child Day

Many political leaders do conferences and seminars to lecture the masses about promoting equality in education and other fundamental rights for girls in the country. Government broadcasts ads and launches social campaigns to raise awareness about the equality for girls. Several events and programmes are organized in schools and colleges to promote the idea of empowerment of girls.

Tips to celebrate the National Girl Child Day with your family

  • Make this day special for your daughter, niece, younger cousin, or any other Girl Child in your family.
  • Teach your children about the equality for Girls and their empowerment.
  • Tell your children to respect each and every individual, irrespective of the gender.
  • Donate a sum of money or clothes or any other gifts to an NGO working for girls.

Republic Day SMS | Republic Day Messages

  • Freedom in Mind,republic-day-pictures
    Faith in Words,
    Pride in our Heart,
    Memories in our Souls.
    Let’s Salute the Nation on
    REPUBLIC DAY.
  • Other might have forgotten,
    But never can i,
    The Flag of my country
    Furls very high
    Happy Republic Day.
  • Na zuban  se,  Happy Republic Day1
    Na nigahon  se,
    Na dimag se,
    Na rango se,
    Na greeting se,
    Na gift se,
    Aapko “Jashne Azadi Mubarak” direct dil se
    Happy Republic Day
  • Hope peace regins in your part of the world today and everyday
    Happy Republic Day.
  • Our life is full of colors and I hope this 26th January will add more colors in ur life.
    Happy Republic Day.
  • Happy Republic Day

We salutes out Great Freedom fighters
“JAI HIND”…
“VANDE MATARAM”

 

  • Let’s celebrate and salute the noble cause,Happy-Republic-Day-Greetings-and-Wishes-Card-Wallpaper-with-Image
    Its our nation which is shining as it was,
    Its REPUBLIC DAY Today…
    Don’t forget the effort, make it movement of mass

 

  • We the youth of India should take the pledge that till our last breath we will fight terrorism, we will protect our mother INDIA with all we have — JAI HIND!!
    Happy Republic Day
  • 1,618 languages
    6,400 castes
    6 ethnic groups
    29 festivals
    1 COUNTRY, PROUD TO BE: INDIAN
    Happy Republic Day
  • Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
    Happy Republic Day

Saraswati Puja Wishes SMS| Happy Saraswati Puja Messages

Happy Basant Panchami 2015 Festival – Saraswati Puja SMS, Messages and Vasant Panchami SMS, Wishes and wallpapers send to your friends and relatives:

May you be bestowed with
knowledge and wisdom
Have a Blessed Vasant Panchami!

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Is se pahle k sham ho jaye,
Mera sms auron ki tarha aam ho jaye,
aur Sare mobile network jam ho jaye,
Apko basant panchami ki shubh kamnayen …
Happy Basant Panchami

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May the occasion of Vasant Panchami,
Bring the wealth of knowledge to you,
May U be blessed by Goddess Saraswati & all your wishes come true

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Halke halke se ho BADAL,
khula khula sa akash,
happy Basant Panchami,
appho mere pass

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No greeting card to give,
No sweet flowers to send,
No cute graphics to forward,
Just a carrying heart wishing u
Happy Basant Panchami.

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Maa Saraswati Aapko Sadev Good Thought Pradan Karti Rahey Maa Saraswati ki blessing aap par sada rahey
Happy Vasant Panchmi.

Wish you are very happy Basant Panchami

 

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10 Tips to Celebrate Basant Panchami

 

 

How to Celebrate Basant Panchami? Read the Blog Here!

Basant Panchami is one of the most popular spring festivals of India, celebrated across different parts of country with fun and fervour. The festival, celebrated on the fifth day of the month of Magh (between the months of January and February), marks the end of winter season and welcomes the arrival of spring season. This year, the festival of Basant Panchami will be celebrated on 15th February.

The festival of Basant Panchami is associated with yellow colour, a colour of spirituality. The colour holds a special meaning for this celebration, as it signifies bright yellow sunshine, brilliance of nature and the vibrancy of life. During this season, the fields in the countryside, especially the rural areas of Punjab, are brightened with yellow colour of mustard crop, which adds to the spirit of the festival. As a part of the traditional celebrations, people wear yellow coloured clothes, cook kesar halwa or sweet rice with saffron and offer yellow flowers to the God.

Basant Panchami is also celebrated as the birthday of Goddess Saraswati, who symbolises knowledge, wisdom, purity and truth. Worshipping Goddess Saraswati on this day is considered very auspicious, especially to begin a child’s education. On this day, students pray to the Goddess of Knowledge-Goddess Saraswati and place their pens, pencils and notebooks at her feet to be blessed by her before they start using the stationery items. Basant Panchami is observed as a holiday in schools, colleges and government offices.

How to celebrate the festival of Basant Panchami with your children:

    1. Tell your children about the significance of the festival.
    2. Explain to them about the changes that occur in nature with the arrival of the season of spring (Basant).
    3. Ask them to wear yellow clothes to symbolize the significance of the colour, in the festival.
    4. Involve them in the preparations for the puja of Goddess Saraswati.
    5. Teach them Saraswati Vandana and ask them to chant the Mantra during the puja.
    6. Ask them to offer prayer to Goddess Saraswati, seek her blessings by placing the stationary items like pen, pencils and notebooks at her feet. Tell your children to use these stationery items after the puja is over.
    7. If your children have not started going to school, instruct them to write an auspicious sign like Om or Swastika on a piece of paper and place it at the feet of the Goddess.
    8. Tell your children about the significance of the act of donation on this day and encourage them to distribute stationery items like pen, pencils and notebooks to poor children.
    9. Involve your children in preparing saffron halwa and sweet saffron rice, which are special offerings to the Goddess on this occasion.
    10. Enjoy the colourful festival and bright sunshine of spring with your children by flying kites with them.

Celebrating Basant Panchami with your children will help them to understand the significance of changes that occur in different seasons. This will further help them to accept and welcome the changes in their life, with enthusiasm and confidence.

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How to celebrate Makar Sankranti at home?

 

Makar Sankranti is a harvest festival that is celebrated every year on 14th January, in the month of Magha, as per the Hindu calendar. Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar, as it holds a religious significance for the Hindus. According to the Puranas, on this day, the Sun visits the house of Shani, the Swami of Makar Rashi. Also, this day symbolises the importance of special father-son relationship. It is believed that on this day Lord Vishnu conquered the demons and buried them under the Manadara Parvata, thereby marking the day as the victory of good over evil. Apart from this, this festival holds special mention in the epics of the Mahabharata. The story relates to Bhishma Pitamaha, wherein during a war, Arjuna’s arrows injured Bhishma Pitamaha. However, he chose to wait for the Uttarayan to set in so that he would get salvation and free himself from the cycle of rebirth.

The festival of Makar Sankranti is also given due importance in the Sikh community as the tenth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh got Moksha (salvation) for fourteen Sikhs. This festival is celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm in the states of Karnataka, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Besides this, Makar Sankranti is also celebrated in other parts of the country and is known by different names viz. Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Bihu in Assam, Bhogi in Andhra Pradesh and Uttarayan in Gujarat.

Traditional Celebrations

The traditional celebrations and rituals associated with Makar Sankranti vary from state to state. Since the festival traditionally coincides with the Sun’s northwards journey into the Uttarayan, when it enters the sign of Makar Rashi (the Capricorn), people in huge number take dips in the holy Ganga River at Haridwar and offer water to the Sun God (Surya). It is believed that by doing this, all sins will be purified and one can attain salvation. Also on this day, people worship Goddess Saraswati who is considered as the Goddess of knowledge. Apart from this, kite flying is a popular tradition on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. This is so because this festival coincides with the International Kite Festival which is held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 14th January.

 

How to celebrate Makar Sankranti at home?

  • Wake-up early in the morning, before sunrise, have bath and dress up in new traditional clothes.
  • Tell your children the significance of celebrating the festival of Makar Sankranti.
  • Teach ‘Gayatri Mantra’ to your children.
  • Worship the rising sun by offering water, flowers while chanting the Gayatri Mantra.
  • Prepare special delicacies such as rice khichadi, til ke laddu, coconut chikki, ganee ki kheer etc.
  • Encourage your children to make bright kites of different colours, sizes and shapes.
  • Involve your children in flying kites.

So, on this auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, pray to God for the well-being of one and all.   

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Celebrate Lohri Festival With Great Fun!!

Happy Lohri 2014

 

Lohri is a popular harvest festival celebrated by people in the North Indian States of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and parts of Himachal Pradesh. Lohri is celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm especially among the farmers since this festival is associated with the harvesting of the winter crops. The festival is also said to mark the end of the cold chilly winter and welcomes the arrival of spring. It is a fun-filled festivity celebrated every year in the month of January on the longest night of the year.

Lohri is celebrated on the 13th of January every year, when the earth changes its course and start moving towards the earth. For the farmers, the day after Lohri, signifies the beginning of a financial new year. The festival also coincides with the festival of Pongal in Tamil Nadu.

There are various stories associated with the festival of Lohri. In the ancient times, people would light fire on this day and chant a special mantra to call upon the Sun God to express their gratitude towards him for protecting them from the cold winter.

Another famous folk tale associated with the festival of Lohri is the tale of Dulla Bhatti. Dulla Bhatti lived in Punjab during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar and was regarded as a hero. He used to rob the rich people distribute the wealth among the poor. He rescued girls who were being taken as slaves and arranged for their marriages and provided them with dowries. Among these girls were two girls named ‘Sundri’ and ‘Mundri’ who gradually became part of the Punjabi folklore and folk songs.

Traditional Celebrations of Lohri

  • People dress up in new clothes and gather in large open spaces or outside their homes to celebrate the festival.
  • The main attraction of the Lohri festival is the bonfire celebration where people light bonfires outside their houses and throw peanuts, popcorn and sweets into the flames.
  • People hold a puja which involves a parikrama around the fire and distribution of Prasad which comprises of til, gajak, gur, moongphali, phulliya, etc.
  • After the puja, people dance and sing Punjabi folk songs around the bonfire.
  • People greet each other by wishing ‘Happy Lohri” and exchange sweets.
  • They cook traditional Punjabi dishes like ‘Makki ki roti” and “Sarso ka Saag”

This Lohri, follow the tips given below to celebrate this seasonal holiday with your child:

  • Dress your child in traditional Punjabi dresses and explain to her the significance of the festival.
  • Cook traditional Punjabi dishes like “Makki ki roti” and “Sarso ka saag” at home.
  • Distribute til, gajak, gur, moongphali, etc. among the children of in your locality.
  • Tell your child about the folk tales behind Lohri.
  • Arrange for a bonfire in the evening and encourage your child to participate in the Parikrama, keeping in mind the safety measures.
  • Sing Punjabi folk songs like ‘Sundar Mundariye, Hoi!’ and enjoy the bonfire with your child.

 

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