Free Essays on Pongal Festival

  1. Me Flowers

    is a folk art from India. It is usually made during Diwali, Onam, Pongal and other Indian festivals. Typically consisting of bright colors, rangoli is a decorative design made in living rooms and courtyard floors during Hindu festivals . They are meant to be sacred welcoming areas for the Hindu deities...

  2. Makar Sankranti

    The colourful kite-flying festival of Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan, which falls on January 14 each year, marks the end of a long winter and the return of the sun to the northern hemisphere. Hence the name Uttarayan. According to Hindu astronomy, it is on this holiest day in the Hindu calendar, that...

  3. esssay

    2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Hindu Festivals: Jan 15 : Makarsankranti / Pongal Jan 15 : Tamil New Year Jan 24 : Vasant Panchami Feb 17 : Maha Shivaratri Mar 06 : Holi Mar 21 : Hindi New Year Mar 21 : Telugu...

  4. World Religion

    are based on idol worship. They worship in the temples or in their homes, visiting temples is not crucial, most only visit temples during religious festivals. Although when a woman is menstruating she is not supposed to worship or go to a temple because they must achieve ritual purity and blood is considered...

  5. IMAGINING LIFE WITHOUT FESTIVALS,

    India is a city of FAIRS AND festivals but imagine if there were no festivals what would happen? I know a life without these amazing festivals would become like hell. Firstly we would have no holidays and secondly no celebrations .and as we all know a normal routine life is really boring .following...

  6. Indus Valley Civilization

    European-style trousers and shirts for men, are also popular. Many Indian festivals are religious in origin, although several are celebrated irrespective of caste and creed. Some popular festivals are Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Ugadi, Thai Pongal, Holi, Onam, Vijayadasami, Durga Puja, Eid ul-Fitr, Bakr-Id, Christmas...

  7. A case study of sponsorship at Glastonbury Festival

    the music festival market in UK is remarkable in its size and breadth, with over 600 events held each year (Anderton, C). Meanwhile, the overall commercialization of these UK music festivals in resent years is considerable. Finkel (2010, p. 237) argues that the “degree to which an arts festival is commercialized...

  8. Festivals in China and America

    Festivals in China and America 外文学院2001级3班 郑晓韵 NO.010214321 Festivals are days or time of religious or other celebrations. Although some festivals are shared and celebrated in many countries all over the world, how people celebrate them and what people do during the festivals are usually...

  9. The Qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival

     The Qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China, falling on April 4-6 each year. After the festival, the temperature will rise up and rainfall increases. It is the high time for spring plowing and sowing. But the Qingming Festival is not only a seasonal point...

  10. hung king festival

    year, a national festival called Hung King temple Festival is held to worship the Hung Kings, who were instrumental in the founding of the nation. The festival used to last for 3 days from the 9th to the 11th of the 3rd month of the lunar calendar (lunar March). From 2010 the festival is from the 1st...

  11. The Lantern Festival

    talking about Lantern Festival in Auckland. As one of Auckland's most popular summer events, the Auckland Lantern Festival brings Chinese New Year celebrations to a glowing finale with hundreds of beautiful lanterns, including brand new designs from China. Lantern Festival is the fifteenth of January...

  12. Festival in Vietnam

    Mid-autumn festival is called Tet Trung Thu in Vietnam. It is organized in the middle of the Autumn which is the eighth lunar month of the year. Mid-autumn festival is the festival of the children. From the beginning of the month, people have prepared for the festival with colorful and different shape...

  13. Festivals and Rituals

    Festivals and rituals with varying purposes took place in various times during the year of traditional European life from the 15th century to the late nineteenth century. Florentine, Lutheran, English, French, and Russian writers observed the diverse intentions concerning both rituals and festivals...

  14. Festivals

    Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is sometimes called the Lunar New Year, especially by people outside China. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar...

  15. Bulness Festival

    Bulnes Festival In Bulnes there is a day in which the people make a big party. That party celebrates the founding of Bulnes. This celebration is in October 3rd and it began 120 years ago. People celebrate this event bye doing a parade, selling almost about everything on stalls, and to end the...

  16. Malay Festival

    Malay Festival Hari Raya Aidilfitri Hari Raya Aidilfitri is celebrated by the Muslims people all over the world. “Hari Raya Aidilfitri can also refer as Hari Raya Idul Fitri and also Hari Raya Puasa is the Malay term for the Muslim Festival of Eid ul –Fitr. Hari Raya is also known as Lebaran. Muslims...

  17. Preservation

    Brahma and the Hindu Trinity The Goddess Local Deities The Ceremonies of Hinduism Domestic Worship Life-Cycle Rituals Temples Pilgrimage Festivals Islam Sikhism Tribal Religions Christianity Zoroastrianism Judaism Modern Changes in Religion India - The Vedas and Polytheism Hinduism...

  18. Strategies for Retailing: a Conceptual Study on Big Bazaar Retail Strategies

    of psychological discounting (Rs. 99, Rs. 49, etc.) is used as promotional tool. Big Bazaar also caters on Special Event Pricing (Close to Diwali, pongal and Durga Pooja). Differentiated Pricing: Time pricing, i.e., difference in rate based on peak and non-peak hours or days of shopping is also a...

  19. Teacher

    CHINESE FESTIVALS Module Hong Kong and its Neighbours Unit Festivals Programme Outline This is a documentary drama that explores the traditions, customs and rituals behind two Chinese festivals, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. Cannie, a T.V. reporter who takes great...

  20. Visitation Report

    Festivals: Paths to Unity Festivals play a significant role among all religions, but especially among Hindu and Sikh traditions. Every religion has numerous festivals (rituals), but what is the point of having such ceremonies? I believe festivals play an important role in religious life because...

  21. Microeconomic

    during the time of Dragon Boat or Dumpling Festival . One of the dumpling sellers, Loh said that his dumplings would cost 50 sen more this year and another seller, Lor said he will sell his dumplings at the cost RM 2 more until end of the Dumpling Festival period. Normally, the price of ingredients increases...

  22. Crawfish

    CRAWFISH FESTIVAL One of Breaux Bridge's main attractions is its cuisine, especially crawfish. Restaurants of Breaux Bridge were the first to offer crawfish openly on their menus, and it was here that the now world-famous crawfish etouffee was created. Breaux Bridge became so well known for its crawfish...

  23. essay on diwali 2

    An Essay on the Diwali Festival for School and College Students Essay Diwali is one of the most important festivals of India. The word Diwali is an incorrect from of the word "Dipawali" which means "rows of light". The festival of Diwali takes place on the fifteenth day in the month of Kartik when...

  24. Hgmhj

    Spring Festival Spring Festival is a traditional festival of Chinese people. It is on the first day of lunar January, namely the first day of New year. Thus, Chinese think Spring festival is very important. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the ways people in my hometown and...

  25. How to Fund a Non-Profit Book Fair

    Community Book Festival Team A University of Phoenix COMM /215 Week 5 September 23, 2008 Abstract The University of Phoenix Charity Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes literacy and continued learning. A community book festival is both educational...

  26. Are You Ready to Enjoy Korea?

    Korea. First, we will look into the last Korean Dynasty ‘Joseon’, and then we will eat Korean traditional food, finally we will enjoy Korean unique festivals. Let’s back to the Joseon Dynasty. Korea has a continuous history of five thousand years. The last dynasty in Korea is the Joseon Dynasty. The...

  27. School

    Trinidad and Tobago Festival and Festivals (James, 2014) Trinidad & Tobago is rich in culture and diversity in terms of the festivals that occur throughout the year, such as Trinidad and Tobago’s most known festival is their Carnival, one of the best known worldwide street festivals. It is a street party...

  28. Deepawali - Essay 1

    present here, today I, Arpit Patel of standard 8th is going to give a speech on DEEPAWALI. DIWALI or DEEPAWALI, the festival of lights, is one of the important and widely spread festival celebrated in India. It is a celebration of lights, and for many, it is truly a sensory experience; some families decorate...

  29. Text

    Front. Archit. Civ. Eng. China 2007, 1(2): 255–259 DOI 10.1007/s11709-007-0032-0 RESEARCH ARTICLE LIU Yuan, CHEN Chong The effects of festivals and special events on city image design © Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag 2007 Abstract City marketing provides a good vehicle to strengthen...

  30. Celebrating Valentine’s Day

    1/1/2005 Celebrating Valentine's Day Page 2 of 16 the Muslim should do with regard to it. The story of the Festival of Love (Valentine’s Day) The Festival of Love was one of the festivals of the pagan Romans, when paganism was the prevalent religion of the Romans more than seventeen centuries ago...

  31. Wedding Ceremony

    Malay culture, there is a lot of festival. But the most important festival is the fasting festival. This festival is celebrate for one month. The Malays will fast for one month and will celebrate the festival on the 1st day of the following month. At this festival time the Malays will visit to the...

  32. REL 212 WEEK 10 ASSIGNMENT 2 BROCHURE OR PRESENTATION

    Choose Buddhism, Judaism, or Islam and create a four to six (4-6) page brochure in which you: 1. Focus on one (1) of the following topics: a. major festivals (discuss a minimum of two [2] of your choice) b. meditation (purpose, method, etc.) c. rites of passage (funerals, marriage, etc.) More Details...

  33. my little happiness

    did was related to the great festival——the Spring Festival. It is not only an ordinary traditional festival but also the greatest and most important festival in China. We celebrate it with various methods, like playing firecrackers, hanging lantern, affixing Spring Festival couplets and so on. Meanwhile...

  34. Alas

    Saturday, young Quezonians from different high schools in the province took part in a parade celebrating the niyog.  The aptly called Niyogyugan Festival—a combination of the words "niyog" and "yugyog"—aims to shine the spotlight on the coconut and coconut products, which have been the main source of...

  35. Retention Strategy

    the company did not vary too a lot through the year. However, there has generally been a marginal increase in attrition during the festive seasons of Pongal & Diwali (some class 4 employees leaving for native places and not returning). 5) Solution: The company tackled the problem by providing sufficient...

  36. Vietnamese cultures and society

    and fashionable, reflecting a higher level of integration, especially that of urban youth. Major Festivals: Festivals are typical folklore cultural activities in all regions of Viet Nam. Such festivals bring peace to the heart and mind of the Vietnamese people, wipe out their pressures from daily life...

  37. Diwali

    Diwali festival is a 5 day Hindu festival in India which usually celebrated in October or November and lasts five days. Diwali when translated means "rows of lighted lamps" and the occasion is also referred to as the Festival of Lights. During Diwali, Indian homes are cleaned and windows are opened...

  38. Neo

    know the meaning of life. During this great festival of the East, people, especially Bengalis, come home from all over the world leaving behind all that they consider to be important and that is exactly what I look forward to every year in this festival. No song sounds as sweet in our ears as the home...

  39. Tourism

    Attendance: Unlike most festivals that have one or a small audience WOMAD caters for a many different groups from the global community. People attending may have differences within their demographics such as a vast age gaps or cultural variations but also share similarities such as environmental awareness...

  40. Why Is Rosh Hashanah Important?

    Monday 31st October 2011 Dear Google Management Team, I am writing this as I have an idea for the Google 'doodle' for the festival celebrating the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah is on different dates in different years. So in 2011 it is from September 28th (at sundown) to 30th;...

  41. Jamaican Immigration

    York .Jamaicans celebrate Bob Marley’s birthday and Boxing Day. They also celebrate National Heroes Day. Some festivals are the Accompong Maroon festival and the Amateur Culinary Arts festivals. Which are all in New York City. The National Dance Theartre celebrates the unique traditions of Jamaica. They...

  42. REL 212 WEEK 10 ASSIGNMENT 2 BROCHURE OR PRESENTATION

    Choose Buddhism, Judaism, or Islam and create a four to six (4-6) page brochure in which you: 1. Focus on one (1) of the following topics: a. major festivals (discuss a minimum of two [2] of your choice) b. meditation (purpose, method, etc.) c. rites of passage (funerals, marriage, etc.) More Details...

  43. Quiz

    c. relation between organisms and their environment -ANSWER d. tissues Festivals 1.One of the Hindu festivals is celebrated by fasting throughout the day and staying awake at night in prayer. Which is this festival? - 'Mahashivarathri 2. While 1st January is New Year's Day according to the Gregorian...

  44. English Entertain Ment

    his presence at major festivals and events dedicated to him, as well as his music. He is honoured also as an interpreter of French music both on stage and in concert halls. First Banff Mountain Film Festival was launched (What happened) The Banff Mountain Film Festival was launched in 1976 and...

  45. Hero

    sit in fire taking Prahlad in her lap. Fortunately Prahlad, who was blessed by Lord, was saved and Holika was burnt to ashes. This gave birth to the festival of holi. Another legend speaks of the everlasting love between Radha and Krishna. The legend is celebrated with great pomp and show. All hearts...

  46. Pageants

    Dear Mr. Guerra Greetings from the Succotz Festival Drum Corp! Succotz Festival Drum Corp is proud to present this year’s Noche Cultural: the competition of cultural and modern worldwide dancing and our fifth annual Mr. and Miss Succotz Festival raise funding activities as part of our: “on the...

  47. Lol

    in the desert and a lot of other places. However the happiest memories in my childhood were in one festival called “Modhesh”. Modhesh is the name of a character in Dubai summer festival. This festival is the most enjoying memory for me because of many things, including the icy playgrounds, contests and...

  48. El Salvador

    is the dry season and the winter months. Christianity is one of the most popular religions in this country. It is wide spread and there are many festivals that celebrate the life on Jesus Christ.El Salvador is a wonderful country to visit. It is full of wonderful facts and exciting things to do. And...

  49. All Community Profile

    members of the community interact such as festival, grocery stores, community events, and so forth. There is an annual Harvest Festival in the town of Ridge Spring that is held every year in the late October. People travel from all over to attend this festival. There is a meat market that is also very...

  50. haiyan

    must on the eve of Spring Festival. People believe that the firecrackers drive away demons and bad luck for the coming year. stay up all night 通宵守岁;light firecrackers 放鞭炮;drive away 赶走 2. When the aroma of zongzi is in the air, you know it’s time for Dragon Boat festival, which falls on the fifth...

  51. Coronas history

    movie and Edwards Theater then go shopping and have dinner all in one shopping center. Corona offers many cultural events, including parades, and festivals. These are only a few reasons why Corona is a great place to live. Corona, California, is a great place to live. Corona is located in So Cal in between...

  52. Australia

    six million people from across the world came to Australia to live, one of those reasons is that Australia is multicultural, from its diverse food, festivals and faith to their rich and timeless traditions. In Australia, 226 languages were spoken - after English, the most popular language used are Italian...

  53. Holiday

    having too many holidays. I say ‘disturbing’ because who has heard of having ‘too many holidays’? We’ve got along all these years celebrating every festival that ison the calendar and still managing to keep up with the work that has to be done.To students, a public holiday means having fun and relaxing...

  54. Wor the Bermuda Community

    single week to highlight the love of jazz both in Bermuda and throughout the Caribbean. Since its introduction, the programs offered during the jazz festival have benefited individuals and families throughout the island and beyond. Bermuda Jazz is a nonprofit organization and depends on its contributors...

  55. Fsfs

    third method is to submit the project in film festivals where the film competes for potential distributors and buyers of the film’s rights. In this method, the film is already assumed completed; however, film markets a simultaneous event to film festivals are channels through which producers create...

  56. Traditions of Easter

    celebration in the second century, Easter has had its non-religious side. In fact, Easter was originally a pagan festival. The ancient Saxons celebrated the return of spring with an uproarious festival commemorating their goddess of offspring and of springtime, Easter. When the second-century Christian missionaries...

  57. Hi Every Body

    even the narrator who is obviously belongs to a very intelligent sort of people also refers to the past, namely to the ancient Roman festival of the Terminalia. This festival was celebrated in Rome and in the country on the 23rd of February. The critic depicts it as follows: “the neighbours on either side...

  58. y,dy,du,ytd,u

    known as Deepavali and the "festival of lights", is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year.[3][4] The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair.[5][6][7] The festival preparations and rituals typically...

  59. World Religions Chart

    Things Nature of God View of Human Nature View of Good and Evil View of “Salvation” View of After Life Practices and Rituals Celebrations and Festivals Week 2 Hinduism Hindu: Has either a specific moment of origin or a specific founder. Tradition understands itself to be timeless. Hindus believe...

  60. my love story

    The experience of the APEC Youth Science festival was incredible. It has had an enormous impact on me in many ways, changing the way I look at the world and connecting me with people and events far beyond my formerly limited experience. I am extremely glad to have had this opportunity. It was a wonderful...