KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, GANDHIGRAM, DINIDGUL

JANUARY(2017)

Class: II A & B Subject: EVS

Topic: Festivals & National Festivals

Religious Festivals:

Festivals are celebrations of special events. In India, we

celebrate many festivals. They spread joy and happiness around us.

Dussehra:

Dussehra is a festival of the Hindus. It is also known as Vijay

Dashmi. It starts with Ram Lila. Ram Lila staged for ten days.

Dussehra marks the victory of ‘good over evil’.

Diwali:

Diwali is the festival of lights. We worship goddess Laxmi. We all

exchange greetings and sweets. We light diyas and candles.

Children enjoy fireworks and crackers.

Durga Puja:

Durga Puja is a festivals of Bengalis. We worship Goddess Durga.

Holi:

Holi is the festival of colours. We play with gulal and coloured

water.

Gurupurab:

Girupurab is celebrated as the birthday of Guru Nanak. It is the

festival of the Sikhs. They go to Gurudwaras and pray. Langar - a

community lunch is served there.

Onam:

Onam is celebrated in Kerala. Boat races and feasts are arranged

on this day. This festival is celebrated to welcome King Mahabali.

Pongal:

Pongal is the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu. It is celebrated in

the month of January. They worship the Sun God, the Rain God,

their domestic animals cows and bulls.

Christmas:

Christmas is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Jesus Christ on 25th

December. Christians go to the churches to pray. Christmas trees

are decorated with gifts.

Eid:

Eid is celebrated on the day after Ramzan. Muslim men go to

mosque and pray. Sevaiyan are the special dish on this day.

National Festivals

National festivals are celebrated by all the people of the

country.

Republic Day:

Republic Day is celebrated on 26th

January. The president of

India hoists the flag and parade is organized in Delhi at Rajpath in

Delhi.

Independence Day:

Independence Day is celebrated on 15th

August. It is the day of

our freedom from British rule. On this day our Prime Minister hoists

the National Flag at Red Fort in Delhi.

Gandhi Jayanti:

October 2 is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti. It is the birthday of

Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi is remembered as the Father of

the Nation. People put flowers on his Samadhi at Rajghat in Delhi.

I) Fill in the blanks:

1) Dussehra is celebrated for 10 days.

2) Diwali is the festival of lights.

3) Durga Puja is the festival of Bengalis.

4) On Holi people throw coloured water on each other.

5) On Gurupurabs the people eat food in Langars.

6) Boat races are arranged on the day of the festival Onam.

7) In which state is the festival of Pongal celebrated? Tamil Nadu.

8) A Christmas tree is decorated in every house of Christians.

9) Id comes at the end of Ramzan.

10) Who hoists the National flag on Independence Day? Prime

Minister.

II) On which dates are these festivals celebrated?

1) Christmas 25th December

2) Gandhi Jayanti 2nd October

3) Independence Day 15th August

4) Republic Day 26th January

III) Choose the best answer:

1) Gandhi Samadhi located at __________________ in Delhi.

a) Rajghat b) Bihar c) Agra

2) Prime Minister hoists national flag on the ________________ on

Independence day?

a) Rajghat b) Red Fort c) Chennai

3) Which festival marks the victory of ‘good over evil’?

a) Holi b) Christmas c) Dussehra

4) Which goddess worship in the festival of Diwali?

a) Durga b) Laxmi c) Rama

5) Gurupurab is celebrated as the birthday of __________________.

a) Guru Nanak b) Mahatma Gandhi c) Nehru

6) Pongal is celebrated in the month of __________________.

a) January b) March c) April

7) Christians go to ___________________ to pray Jesus.

a) Temple b) Church c) Mosque

8) Who celebrate Id? _______________________

a) Muslims b) Hindus c) Christians

IV) Which festivals do these remind you of?

1) Diyas - Diwali

2) Sevaiyan - Id

3) Jesus Christ - Christmas

4) Gulal - Holi

5) Boat races - Onam

6) Cow - Pongal

7) Parade - Republic Day

8) Redfort - Independence Day

9) Mahatma Gandhi - Gandhi Jayanti

V) Answer the following Questions:

1) What is Ramzan?

Ramzan is the month of fasting.

2) Name any religious festivals:

i) Pongal ii) Onam iii) Christmas iv) Holi v) Eid vi) Diwali

3) In which state is the festival of Onam celebrated?

The festival of Onam is celebrated in Kerala.

4) Which is the festival of light?

Diwali the festival of light.

5) Which festival is celebrated on 25th December?

Christmas is celebrated on 25th

December.

6) When did India become free?

India became free on 15th

August 1947.

7) When did India become a Republic?

India became Republic on 26th

January 1950.

8) Who is called the father of our Nation?

Mahatma Gandhiji is called the father of our Nation.

9) Name two National festivals:

i) Independence Day ii) Republic Day