Culture & Tradition of India

Valentines Day Invitation: Valentine’s Day is the special day for couples where they plan intimate dinners and romantic nights. So, if you are planning to throw a Valentine’s Day bash for friends, do not mind if the couples arrive late to the party or leaves early, since many may want to have a private romantic date earlier or later in …

Valentine’s Day Getaways: We have brought you a list of romantic getaway ideas and superb vacation destinations for this Valentine’s Day. Some of them may be just by the corner of your street or even in your own backyard, while some of the other ideas are more elaborate and you will need some big money and at least a week’s …

Valentine’s Day Gift Basket: Shower lavish affection and display your good choice on this Valentine’s Day by sending a perfect Valentine’s Day gift basket to your “someone special“. Gift baskets are a great way to express your appreciation and respect to your beloved. Pick up one of those romantic Valentines’ baskets for your wife or husband, girlfriend or boyfriend and …

Valentines Day Greeting Cards: In India, a very popular way to express your love for your beloved is by giving greeting cards for Valentine’s Day. Romantic greeting cards have been around for quite some time, though they have become immensely popular of late with lovers of all ages thronging the stores to find the best one for their beloveds. Romantic …

Republic Day Chief Guests: One of the major national holidays of India, Republic Day is celebrated to remember the transition of India into a republic nation and the implementation of the Constitution of India on January 26th, 1950. A grand event is organized in the capital of New Delhi, wherein the President hoists and unfurls the Indian flag, which is …

Vasant Panchami: As ‘Diwali‘ – the festival of light – is to Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and prosperity, and ‘Navaratri’ is to Durga, goddess of power and valor, Vasant Panchami is to Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and arts. This festival is celebrated every year on the 5th day or ‘Panchami’ of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of …

Pongal Dance: Pongal is one of the most important festivals in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the only Hindu festival that follows a solar calendar and is celebrated on a fixed date i.e. the fourteenth of January every year. It is a harvest festival and celebrated in North India as Makar Sankranti. It also has an astronomical significance …

Four Days of Pongal: A four-day harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, celebrated with gusto and fervor, by the Tamil in the state. All the four days of the festival (from 13th of January to 16th of January) are thoroughly enjoyed by the people. The festival is dedicated to Mother Nature, as farmers thank her for blessing them with bountiful crop. Each day …

Makar Sankranti Customs & Traditions: Makar Sankranti is an important Hindu festival celebrated with religious fervor in almost all parts of India. The festival is celebrated to mark the beginning of the bountiful harvest season after few months of chilly winter. It falls on January 14, every year, as per the Solar calendar. Both geographic and religious significance are associated …

Makar Sankranti Wishes: Sankranti means to go from one place to another place (transition of places). It also confluence and Makar means Capricorn. So, the time when the sun changes direction from one constellation (of the zodiac) to another, the occasion is known as Sankranti. On this occasion, Sun transits from Sagittarius and goes to Capricorn during the winter solstice …