Baisakhi is an important festival of Punjab which is celebrated on Vaishakh Sakranti at harvesting time of the Rabi crops with vigor and joy. Baisakhi is derived from the word Vaishakh, which is the second Hindu lunar month in which Baishakhi falls. Based on the Indian solar calendar, this festival falls on April 13 every […]
Diwali is a distortion of the Sanskrit word ‘Deepavali’ meaning row or cluster of lights. This most celebrated festival of Hindus is called so because of the lights that form its main characteristic. Diwali is celebrated on the new moon day of the month of Kartik (October/November). Significance of Diwali: On Diwali night, little clay […]
