On Easter Sunday, many children wake up to find that the Easter Bunny has left them baskets of candy. He has also hidden the eggs that they decorated earlier that week. Children hunt for the eggs all around the house. Neighborhoods and organizations hold Easter egg hunts, and the child who finds the most eggs wins a prize. The Easter …

What is the mystery of Easter Island? Easter Island is the eastern-most island of Polynesia, located 3,200 km west of Chile, which annexed it in 1888. The island is called so because it was discovered on Easter Sunday in 1722 by Dutch Admiral Jacob Roggeveen. Its mystery lies in the hundreds of carved stone statues, as high as 12 metres, …

Congregation: Easter in Bulgaria At midnight on the Saturday before Easter Sunday, people in Bulgaria gather at church, with red painted eggs and bread. The priest proclaims three times “Christos Voskrese” (Christ has risen) and the congregation replies “Vo istina voskrese” (Indeed he has risen). One of the Easter breads is specially decorated with one or more (but an odd …

The Ramayana is an ancient Hindu epic poem, telling the story of Rama – an incarnation of the god Vishnu, his love for his wife Sita, and his struggle against the demon Ravana, who has abducted her. Test your knowledge of this important scripture.

What is Ram Navami History? Annually observed in the Hindu month of Chaitra, Ram Navami is one of the holiest Hindu festivals that is observed in nearly every part of the world inhabited by even the least number of Hindus. Every year, the month of March-April witnesses a flurry of activities in the pilgrimages and religious spots around India teeming …

What is Significance Of Ram Navami? Salutations to Lord Rama, an Incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who is measureless, who is of the nature of pure Consciousness and bliss, who is the consort of Sita, Master of Sri Hanuman, and the Lord of the three worlds, who took His birth at His own will in order to establish righteousness, destroy the …

अप्रैल फूल दिवस भारत देश के साथ-साथ विश्व के अनेक देशों में भी मनाया जाता है। इस दिन लोग यह कोशिश करते हैं कि दूसरे को किस तरह मूर्ख बनाया जाये। वैसे मूर्ख बनाने की परंपरा काफी प्राचीन है। शोधशास्त्री इस अप्रैल फूल दिवस की शुरुआत फ्रांस में ही हुई मानते हैं। अप्रैल फूल धीरे-धीरे विश्व में फैल गया। फ्रांस …

आज शैतान मोंटू बन्दर को सुबह से ही बहुत मजा आ रहा था। आखिर 1 अप्रैल जो आने वाला था। वह हर साल इस दिन का बेसब्री से इंतज़ार करता था। आखिर इस दिन लोगों को मूर्ख बनाने में कोई ज्यादा डांट भी नहीं पड़ती थी, वरना वो तो पूरे साल किसी ना किसी को तंग करने के चक्कर में हमेशा …

यूं तो हर रोज आप अपने दोस्तों के साथ मस्ती करते होंगे, उन्हें परेशान करते होंगे, जोक मारते होंगे लेकिन जैसे कि वैलेंटाइन डे को प्रेम दिवस कहा जाता है और सभी प्रेमी-प्रेमिका इस दिन का इंतजार करते हैं ऐसे ही कुछ खास बात है अप्रैल फूल डे में भी। पहली अप्रैल यानि कि अप्रैल फूल डे जल्द ही आने …

Today, a number of gift galleries have come up with attractive greeting cards for various ceremonious occasion. It is not surprising to see greeting cards for Hindu festivals flocking the markets, because sending and receiving cards has become customary amongst the people. Greeting cards for religious occasions such as Ram Navami are also available in India, in most of the …