Page 76 - EVS Class 01
P. 76
a month fasting Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated with joy. On this day,
Muslims dress up in new clothes and offer prayers. They greet
each other by saying ‘Eid Mubarak’. Elders give Eidi to younger
ones.
Read more about the festival of colours and listen to the story
behind it.
Christmas
Christmas is celebrated on 25th
December, it is the most important
festival of Christians. It is celebrated
to remember the birth of Jesus Christ.
People decorate the Christmas tree
and Santa Claus leaves gifts for
children under the Christmas tree.
People visit the church and attend the
midnight mass.
Do you know that Santa Claus did not originally wear red? Early pictures
depict him wearing outfits coloured either green, blue or purple!
Diwali
Diwali is the festival of Lights, It marks
the beginning of the Hindu New Year. It
is believed that Lord Rama returned to
Ayodhya with his wife Sita after
completing fourteen years of exile.
EVS-1
76
