International Friendship Day celebrations take place on the first Sunday of August every year. The tradition of dedicating a day in honor of friends began in US in 1935. Gradually the festival gained popularity and today Friendship Day is celebrated in large number of countries. On this day people spend time with their friends and [...]

Mount.Abu in Rajasthan is touched by a festive mood on the eve of the Summer Festival that is held every year in the month of June. Mount Abu is bestowed with steep rocks, tranquil lakes, picturesque backdrop and the favorable climate which make it a perfect spot for the festival. Summer festival in Mount Abu, [...]

The modern Mother’s Day holiday was created by Anna Jarvis as a day for each family to honor its mother, and it’s now celebrated on various days in many places around the world. It complements Father’s Day, the celebration honoring fathers. This holiday is relatively modern, being created at the start of the 20th century, [...]

Pentecost is one of the prominent feasts in the Christian liturgical year, celebrated on the 49th day (7 weeks) after Easter Sunday – or the 50th day inclusively, hence its name. Pentecost falls on the tenth day after Ascension Thursday. Historically and symbolically related to the Jewish harvest festival of Shavuot or the day, fifty [...]

Valentine’s Day or Saint Valentine’s Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world. In the English-speaking countries, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine’s cards, presenting flowers, or offering confectionery. The holiday is named after two among the numerous [...]

Bushu is actually a post harvest festival and is celebrated by the Kachari tribe belonging to Nagaland in the month of January according to the English calendar. This grand festival can be distinctly categorized into three different varieties namely, ‘Hangsho’, ‘Surem’ and ‘Jidep Jiba’. A feast of rice and meat followed by other social activities [...]

“Beauty is truth and truth beauty”, yes, if you visit the Garo Hills you would just echo Keats like this. Meghalaya is mainly inhabited by the tribal population, who have a specific religion of their own, the influence of Hinduism in Meghalaya cannot be ignores. This is apparent from the Festivals in the Garo Hills [...]