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Xarina

@Xarina

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Posted: 13 years ago

I am confused with all the festivals celebrated in SNS. Apart from Diwali, Kaurv Chauth, Ganesh Chaturti and Raksha Bandan what else is there? 😃 Can some nice people's give me names and dates. Thank yooo!

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Sherry

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Posted: 13 years ago

janmastami, bhai duj and teej and shivratri

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Sunnyahem

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Posted: 13 years ago

Originally posted by: Xarina
I am confused with all the festivals celebrated in SNS. Apart from Diwali, Kaurv Chauth, Ganesh Chaturti and Raksha Bandan what else is there? 😃 Can some nice people's give me names and dates. Thank yooo!

navratri, dussera., holi,

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yhm_craze

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Posted: 13 years ago

i am very bad with dates so somebody else will have to help with that but along with diwali you have a couple of other festivals..and SNS usually portrays festivals that Gujaratis celebrate

just before Diwali you have Dhanteras..its considered auspicious to buy jewelry on this day. Then you have Diwali, then Bhaidooj (known as Bhaubheej to Maharashtrians), then you have the new year for Gujaratis...

apart from that you have Makar Sankranti (kite festival), Holi, Raksha bandhan, Janmashtami, Navratri (9 nights) followed by Dassera (10th day)..i may have missed out on some..

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Sherry

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Posted: 13 years ago

aksha teteya ( dont its right or not )

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yhm_craze

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Posted: 13 years ago

Originally posted by: -GiNa-
aksha teteya ( dont its right or not )

oh yes Akshaya Tritiya! its considered auspicious to buy jewelry on this day too i think...

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DEEPZzzz

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Posted: 13 years ago

Being Gujurati these are the common ones we celebrate

Kite Festival - Jan

Holi - March

Shrivati - Feb or March

Janmasthi - July or August depending on hindu calendar

Ganesh Ji - September

Diwali- October or November

Navarati - October or September

Teej

Dussera

Raskha bahan

Bhaj dhooj

Dates for these Festivals depend on the Hindu Calendar as every yr the calendar changes due to some reason... not sure

Edited by Deepikz - 13 years ago

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Ashwin Maharaj

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Posted: 13 years ago

With a few exceptions we tend to have the same one's in SA.

No Bhai dhooj though. But we do Raksha Bandhan. Dantheras has also been forgotten. And no Makar Sankranti. We do Navratri but not Dussehra.

Holi is not major here either. And that wife fasting for hubby one. Forgot the name. Non-existent here.

The Hindu calendar is lunar Xar. So dates vary every year. Plus I think India has just about a festival for every day of the year 😃

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Xarina

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Posted: 13 years ago

Thanks for the replies. 😃 Compare that with what we get. 2 Eids, The new year and the prophet's birthday-if we are lucky. And if you are living in the UK in a small pocket? Well it is prayer, prayer, prayer all the way. No colour, no pomp, no ceremony.🤢 Thank God for Christmas! 😃

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