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Christmas wish is the ideal way to pray for love and peace for all.

December 25, 2009 By: Rita Thakkar Category: Festival

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Christmas wish is the ideal way to pray for love and peace for all.
Wishes can be given to anyone, whether you know a person or not. It is
the way to share your feelings and happiness with all those whom you
come across on this sacred occasion. You never know; you might make a
lonely person smile because of your Christmas wish. The idea of
Christmas wishes can go a long way in maintaining relationships and
creating a bond that can only become stronger with time. Christmas
wishes come in many different forms but have one single essence - To
spread peace and happiness on this sacred occasion.

Wishes For Christmas

* Wish you a Merry Christmas and may this festival bring abundant joy and happiness in your life!
* May this Christmas be so special that you never ever feel lonely again and be surrounded by loved ones throughout!
* You are special, you are unique; may your Christmas be also as special and unique as you are! Merry Christmas!
* Here’s wishing you all the joys of the season. Wish you and your family a Merry Christmas!
* May joy and happiness snow on you, may the bells jingle for you and may Santa be extra good to you! Merry Christmas!
* May this Christmas be bright and cheerful and may the New Year begin on a prosperous note!
* Love, Peace and Joy came down on earth on Christmas day to make you
happy and cheerful. May Christmas spread cheer in your lives!
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Sending the warmest Christmas wishes to you and your family. May God
shower his choicest blessings on you and your family this Christmas!
* May all your days be merry and bright and may your Christmas be white! Merry Christmas!
* It is that time of the year again, when you are thankful for
everything merry and bright. May this Christmas be a delight! Wishing
you a Merry Christmas!
* May Christ bless you with all the happiness and success you deserve! Merry Xmas!
* I am dreaming of white Christmas, with every Christmas card I write,
May your days be merry and bright, and May all your Christmases be
white. Merry Christmas.
* May your world be filled with warmth and
good cheer this Holy season, and throughout the year! Wish your
Christmas be filled with peace and love. Merry Xmas.
* May the good
times and treasures of the present become the golden memories of
tomorrow. Wish you lots of love, joy and happiness. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
* Chritmas ka yeh pyara tyohaar jeevan mein laye khushiyan apaar, santa
clause aaye aapke dwar, subhkamna hamari kare sweekar. Merry Christmas.


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Halloween is the day when the evil spirits - Festivals Ceremony and Celebrations

October 29, 2009 By: Rita Thakkar Category: Festival


Originated as the Celtic New Year festival of Samhain, it is believed that Halloween is the day when the evil spirits, such as vampires, ghosts and witches, come to Earth and terrify people. In the past, the Celtic people used to paint their faces and wear terrifying costumes to scare off these evil spirits. The tradition has continued to the day, in the form of ‘trick-or-treat’, when children and even adults dress up as witches, ghosts, pirates, etc and go from home to home in groups. They get candies and apples as treat and those who dare not to entertain them get the blunt end of the stick i.e. pranks and tricks are played on them. It’s the day of the devil and the time to unleash the monster within.

Halloween is celebrated almost all across the world. However, different countries celebrate the holiday according to their own customs and traditions. For instance, in Ireland, Scotland and parts of Northern England, the cultural event has been celebrated for centuries and the practice is still going strong. It is also celebrated in Central and South America, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Austria, Romania, Switzerland, Italy and Denmark. The Arab Christians, based in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, celebrate Saint Barbara’s Day or Eid il-Burbara, a festival similar to Halloween.

A corrupted version of Romans’ ‘All Hallows Eve’, during which they used to honor their saints, ‘Halloween’ is one of the very popular and beloved festivals of the world today, especially among children. It is associated with interesting customs, magical spells and the wicked costumes. So, start now by making your home a ghoulish place for the ghosts to live and use our creative ideas to make the Halloween delicacies in all the terrible forms, fit to be chewed upon and drunk by your witch and vampire guests. Don’t forget the terrible ‘Jack-o-lanterns’ to light up their way. Hee Hee Hee Hee

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Diwali Celebration - Indian Festivals Ceremony and Celebrations

October 11, 2009 By: Rita Thakkar Category: Festival


Wishing you all Happy Diwali and Prosperous New Year. (In Advance)

Here is my little effort to get you all information about Diwali Festival and Celebrations, hope this will help you to know all about the festival Diwali.

This also includes Recipes made before and during Diwali (mostly Sweets), I am sure you will try few to make some delicious Indian Sweets and send me to taste, please send me some recipes that you make for Diwali festival.

Diwali Celebrations


The festival of Diwali is celebrated by the Indians throughout the world with special enthusiasm and zeal. May be this is why, it is the most popular as well as liked festival in the country as well as abroad. This festival of lights brings along with itself immense enthusiasm and pleasure. Unlike other Indian festivals, the Diwali celebrations are not limited to just one-day but it brings a series of festivals and holidays with itself. As Diwali is the festival of Goddess Lakshmi,the goddess of wealth, it is celebrated with great pomp and show. Lights, crackers, sweets and abundant shopping are the most awaited features of the Diwali season. Diwali is the festival, which means celebration one after another, each day with a new philosophy. Given here is a list of events that Diwali brings along with itself.

First Day - Dhanteras
Diwali begins with Dhanvantari Trayodashi (Dhanwantari Trayodashi), which is the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha, of the Hindu month of Kartik. Dhanvantari Trayodashi is popularly known as Dhan-teras.
Legends have it that Lord Dhanwantari (Lord Dhanwantari) came out of the ocean with Ayurvedic on this day for the welfare of the mankind.
The people worship Lord Yamaraj, the God of death, on this day and
light a ‘Yama-Diya’ in the night to offer prayers to Him. Purchasing a
new utensil by the people on this day is also a tradition related with
Dhanvantari Trayodashi.

Second Day - Choti Diwali
After the Dhanvantari Trayodashi the second day of Diwali is Narak
Chaturdashi. Legends have it that Lord Krishna killed the demon Narakasur on this day to make the mankind free from his fear. It is a
tradition to massage the body with oil and to bathe on this day. According to an interesting saying it is believed that those who do not
bathe on this day go to the Narak (hell).

Third Day - Badi Diwali or Lakshmi Puja
The third day of DIWALI also called Badi Diwali is the main day of celebrations of the festival of Diwali. People perform Lakshmi Pujan
(worship of divine Goddess Lakshmi) on this day and offer prayers to her to bless them with wealth and prosperity. On this day people clean their homes and decorate it with various colorful lights and fire crackers to express their joy.

Fourth Day - Govardhan Puja (Gowardhan Puja) or Padwa
As the name itself suggests the fourth day of diwali is devoted to Govardhan Pooja (worship of Lord Govardhan Parvat). Legends have it that Lord Shri Krishna once performed the Govardhan Pooja along with the people of Vraja for their protection from heavy rains. Since then it became a tradition for Hindus to worship Govardhan Parvat to honour that first Pooja on this day.

Fifth Day - Bhai Duj (Bhaiya Dooj) or Bhratri Dooj
The fifth day of the diwali is Bhai Dooj, the time to honour the brother-sister relationship. Legends have it that in the Vedic era, Lord Yamaraj (the God of death) visited his sister Yamuna on this day and blessed her with a boon that if brothers visit their sisters on this day then they will be liberated from all their sins. Since then it is a tradition that brothers visit their sisters on this day and the sisters sweeten their mouths with variety of sweets. In the Bengali culture this day is celebrated as ‘Bhai Fota’. The celebration of the Bhai Dooj marks the end of the five days long festivities of Diwali.

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