Priya Hemenway, “Hindu Gods: The Spirit of the Divine”, 2003 was the topic of an earlier blog post.
Here I present: Om Lata Bahadur, “Hindu Festivals & Ceremonies “, 2nd edition, 1997 a book on Indian holidays.
The table of contents is shown ABOVE; and, each of the 24 items are holidays in the book. The calendar is shown BELOW; and, with the dates of the 24 holidays is given.
Here I presented: Om Lata Bahadur, “Hindu Festivals & Ceremonies “, 2nd edition, 1997 which was an Indian holidays.
“Diwali” is celebrated in the month span of October-November. “Diwali”, like the Jewish “Hanukkah” is a festival of light. It is holiday #24 on page 208 of the book.
Om Lata Bahadur, “Hindu Festivals & Holidays”, 2nd edition, 1997 is a useful reference book for Indian events; and, is recommended by me.
The Hindu-Buddhist world, (from India to Japan) is best understood as Siddhartha Gautama the Buddha. The Judeo-Christian world, (globally) is best understood as Jesus the Christ. Hindu-Buddhist and Judeo-Christian holidays are many and diverse.
Ugadi marks the new year in the south Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Telangana. Ugadi in the year 2022 is Saturday, April 2. Hindu calendar New Years Day is Ugadi.
The book contains Hindu time concepts; again, Ugadi (non-religious) holiday is New Years Day.
2 April 2022 was New Years Day (Ugadi) on the Hindu calendar. It always falls into the month span of March-April in the lunar Hindu calendar. Gudi Padwa is the name of New Years Day in Goa & Maharashtra of south India (still 2 April 2022). In Hinduism the year is 2079.
All of India celebrates three annually: Dussehra, Diwali & Holi (Holi is a festival of colors); and, every twelve (12) years Kumbh Mela.
The graphic ABOVE is to emphasize these annual events: Dussehra, Diwali & Holi.
The ritual bathing of Kumbh Mela, every twelve (12) years is a pilgrimage to the sacred Ganges River by the Hindu.
The numerous Buddhist festivals and ceremonies mirror the importance of the religion. Every festival in Buddhism is marked by an important event either in the life of the Buddha as well as the bodhisattvas. While some of these have their origin in the Theravada sect the other festivals and ceremonies are closely associated with Mahayana School.
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