Category: Festival

No language can express the power, beauty n heroism of parent’s love.

Happy Parent’s Day….!!!

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God couldn’t be with me always, so he gave you to me.

Happy Parent’s Day….

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You bring a smile on my face when I’m sad,

You set my spirits high when I feel low,

But you simply make my everyday brighter

With your love and care.

Happy Parent’s Day..!!

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I know that u already know this,

but it is worth telling you again today.

I have the Best Parents in the world.

Wish you a lovely Parent’s Day..!!

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When I fall down, you give me a hand.

When I cry, you rub my tears and comfort me to be strong.

How can I forget you?

Happy Parent’s Day..!!

Fresh, gentle breeze replaces the chilling cold with a touch of rejuvenation in the air and blossoming landscapes in 50 shades of yellow, welcoming the beautiful spring.

Basant Panchami is a festival full of religious and seasonal significance and is celebrated by people all across India with enthusiasm and optimism. “Basant Panchami’ has a specific meaning. ‘Basant’ means ‘spring’ and ‘Panchami’ means ‘the fifth day’. The festival indicates the coming of the spring season. Basant Panchami is celebrated every year on the 5^th day or ‘Panchami’ in the month of ‘Magha’ which falls during January – February. The festival of Basant Panchami is also associated with Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, education, arts, culture and music. It is believed that, on this day, Goddess Saraswati was born. People celebrate the festival with great fervor in temples, homes, schools and colleges.

The day is celebrated as Saraswati Puja primarily in the eastern parts of India and as the Basant Festival of kites in the Punjab region. The colour yellow holds great significance in the festival as it is related to the bloom of mustard flowers during this period. The colour symbolizes prosperity, light, energy and optimism. It is also considered auspicious to start education of the new learners on this day. This year, Basant Panchami will be celebrated on 24^th January.

Traditional Celebrations:

• Celebrants wear yellow coloured clothes, Goddess Saraswati is worshipped in a yellow dress and sweet saffron rice and yellow sweets like kesar halwa, boondi laddoo, etc. are prepared and distributed.
• On the day of Basant Panchami, a log with a figure of ‘Holika’ is placed in a public place. Over the next 40 days, devotees add twigs etc. to form a pyre, which is lit on Holi.
• Kite flying is also associated with the festival of Basant Panchami.
• Colourful fairs, Saraswati Puja, traditional dances, etc. are also organized to celebrate this festival.

Celebrate the festival of Basant Panchami with your children, by following few of the tips given below:

• Dress your children in yellow coloured dresses and explain to them the significance of the colour on this day.
• Take your children to the temple and worship Goddess Saraswati.
• Encourage your children to participate in kite-flying activities.
• Cook traditional yellow dishes and tell your children about the festival.

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10 Tips to Celebrate Basant Panchami

Saraswati Puja SMS, Basant Panchami SMS, Wallpapers and Greetings

A. Find the State

Give the political maps of India to the teams and they will get one minute to fill in states. The team filling maximum right states will win the point for this game.

B. Hoist the Flag

Things Required

• Two Flag poles

• Two Indian National Flags

• Two Flag stands

• Two 10 meter flag rope

• Two bags of flower petals

How to Play

• Divide the participants into two teams

• Hide the above items in the party area and ask the teams to search for the items.

• Both teams should find all the five items before starting the hoisting activity.

• Start with attaching the pole to the stand and putting the flag rope over the top pulley of the pole.

• Attach the ends of the flag rope at top and bottom of the flag

• Now, fold the flag with flower petals inside.

• Raise the flag to the top of the pole and the pull the bottom end of the rope.

C. Pin the Ashoka Chakra

Things Required

• A big poster of Indian Flag without the Ashoka Chakra

• Printed Ashoka Chakra (as per the number of participants)

• Double sided tape or glue.

• Band to close the eyes.

• Pen/Pencil

How to Play

• Fix the large poster of Indian Flag against a wall.

• Give each participant the printed Ashoka Chakra and ask them to write their name behind it.

• Now cover their eyes with a band, revolve them and ask them to pin the Ashoka Chakra on Indian Flag one by one. Hooting, guiding and misguiding each other will increase the fun of this game. Let’s play and have fun

D. Match the Slogans

Things Required

• Take printouts of below image as per the number of participants:

• Pen/Pencil

How to Play

• Give one printout & pen/pencil to each participant. • Participants now have to match the slogans with the freedom fighter’s name who said it.

• Time limit is one minute.