August is a special month in the year 2012. Generally a full moon occurs after every 29.5 days, so there in one full moon day in every month. But in the month of August, 2012 we will have two full moon days i.e on august 2nd and another on 31st august.
Krishna Janmashatmi: Aug 9th & 10th
Krishnashtami or Gokulashtami is the birth anniversary of Lord Sri
Krishna. Lord Krishna was born on the Astami thidi on Krishna paksha
during Shravan Masam. Mathura, Gokul and Vrindavan
in Uttar Pradesh, the places where lord Krishna had spent his
childhood, attracts visitors from all over India and they participate in
these festival celebrations with joy. People in the city of Dwaraka in
Gujarat where Krishna has established his kingdom; celebrate the
festival by visiting the Dwarakadhish temple. On this holy day Kite
flying is an important part of celebrations in Jammu. In Puri, Orissa
and Nabadwip in West Bengal people celebrate Janmashtami by fasting and
praying till midnight. This festival is celebrated in Manipur at two
temples in Imphal. First temple is the Govindaji temple and the second
one is in International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)
temple. Gokulastami popularly called in Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra as Dahi Handi, is celebrated with enormous zeal and enthusiasm.More…
Onum: Aug 29th
Onum
is the most important festival in Kerala. It is celebrated in the
beginning month of chingam, the first month of Malayalam calendar
(Kollavarsham). Onum is a 4 days festival. The most important day in
Onum is the Thiru Onum and is celebrated in 2nd day of Onum. On this
holy day people decorate their houses with flowers arranged in beautiful
patterns to welcome the King (Lord Krishna). Feasts served on banana
leaves(feast known as Onasadya), dancing, sports, games, and snake boat
races form an important ritual on this festival day. An important
feature of Onum is the performance of beautiful dances like Kummatti
Kali - the Mask dance, Pulikali / Kaduvakali, Kathakali, Thumbi Thullal
and Kaikotti Kali. More….
Nehru Trophy Boat Race: Aug 9th – 12th
The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is the most important sporting event, held in the Punnamada Lake near Alappuzha
in the state of Kerala. This event took place for the first time in
1952. Pd Jawaharlal Nehru, our first prime minister of independent of
India visited Kerala in 1952. He enjoyed the thrill of being part of the
snake boat race, and announced a trophy to the winner.
During the race, each snake boat has 95 Oarsmen, five ‘Amarakkar’ or
Controllers, and 10 ‘Nilakkar’ or Cheerleaders. Vanchipattu, or songs
with very catchy beats are sung by about 10 singers on board, keeping
the boatmen’s spirits high. These beats have devotional and mythological
themes. This boat race also called as snake boat race. More…
Independence Day: Aug 15th
Independence Day in India is celebrated every year on the 15th of
August. On 15th August 1947, India achieved her independence from
British rule and became a paramount nation. On this day India’s tricolor
flag was first hoisted by Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first prime minister
of India, at the Red Fort of Delhi.
The Independence Day is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over the
nation. On this day Indians proudly hoist their National Flag, sing
patriotic songs like “Vande Mataram”, “Jana Gana Mana” etc. The Prime
Minister hoists the National Flag at the Red Fort accompanied with the
gun shots, Parades by armed forces, amazing live performances and music,
He delivers his symbolic “Address to the free nation”. More..
Festival of the Month
According to Islam, the ninth month of the Muslim or ‘Hijri’ calendar – ‘Ramadan’
is the holiest month of the year. During Ramadan, believers of Islam
observe strict fasting from dawn to dusk during which period; they
abstain from food and drink and spend the days in spiritual reflection.
After 30 days of Ramadan is ‘Shawwal’ – the tenth month according to the
Hijri calendar. And the first day of the Shawwal month is ‘Eid-ul-Fitr’
– the joyous festival of breaking the 30-day Ramadan fast. Eid-ul-Fitr
celebrations span three whole days when Muslims worldwide meet all their
families and friends in person to partake of the Eid celebrations.
From the sighting of the first crescent of a new
moon after the eighth Islamic month, the ninth month – Ramadan begins
when Muslims observe fasting, reflection, devotion, sacrifice and
generosity – the five Tenets of Islam. Not only do the Muslims comply to
this imperative, they feel blessed by this compliance.
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