Dehradun is oldest city of India. Dehradun is cultural and green city that
makes it, famous in World.Dehradun culture is very developed.Fair and Festival
are unique interesting features in India.Uttranchal is known as land of Fair and
Festival.Due to its cool climate. In fact, if it would be said that it is the
land of fairs and festival, it won't be wrong. Uttranchal is the state
where various temple are positioned.Uttranchal has it's own Fairs and
Festivals.These Fairs and Festivals have been transferred from one generation to
another generation.generation follows these since centuries.In our age, these
fairs and festivals have been converted into venues of fair.People come from all
over the Country.
Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is famous festival of north Indian.With the change of season,it
is celebrated. People give beg to the poor and begger and take dips in to holy
river. Uttarayani fair is conducted around this time. Another festival that is celebrated
around this time is Kale Kauva. At this day children like to fly kite in North
India.
Basant Panchmi
Basant Panchmi is famous festival in northern India, marks the starting of
hot season. It is usually celebrated sometime between mid January to mid
February. On this day Goddess Saraswati is worshipped, she is considered as the goddess of knowledge and so the festival
contains special meaning those who takes educational degrees.
Phool Dei
According to the Hindu and Hindu calendar, the festival is celebrated in the
starting of month of Chaitra It is mainly a festival of
young girls, where in they go from house to house with plates full of rice, jaggery, coconut, green leaves and flowers. These girls give their blessings and
wishes for the richness of the house.
Harela and Bhaitauli
This festival is celebrated on first day of navaratri. It's an famous
festival.On the occassion of this festival women fill baskets with dirt and sow seven different
seeds. On the last day, when the seeds have germinated and grown, women
pluck them and put it on head and behind the ears.During this
time, brothers send gifts to their sisters. The presents are called Bhaituali.
Other festivals that are celebrated in Uttranchal given below:
Olgia
Khatarua
Bat Savitri
Dasar