Page 2 - Lesson Notes

Learning Objective: Students will learn about the important festivals of our country and how
these festivals are celebrated.

 Pongal Festival is the harvest festival of South India. The celebration lasts for 4 days and
it falls in the mid of January every year.
 Pongal is the main dish that is prepared and served to God on this day. The 4 days of
celebrations are: Bhogi, Pongal, MaatuPongal and KaanumPongal.
 The festival is celebrated to commemorate King Mahabali, whose spirit is said to visit
Kerala at the time of Onam.
 It is a harvest festival, one of three major annual Hindu celebrations along with Vishu
and Thiruvathira, and it is observed with numerous festivities.

NATIONAL FESTIVALS

 RepublicDay is a national holiday in India. It honours the date on which the Constitution
of India came into effect on 26 January 1950 .
 IndependenceDay is annually celebrated on 15 August, as a national holiday in India
commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August
1947.

GandhiJayanti is an event celebrated in India to mark the birth anniversary of
MahatmaGandhi. It is celebrated annually on 2 October, and it is one of the three national
holidays of India.

RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS

o We celebrate many festivals all over India for enjoyment and happiness.
o People wear new clothes and wish each other on religious festivals.
o They make new dishes and call friends and relative to celebrate together. Religious
festivals are celebrated to worship Gods and Goddesses also.

Learning Outcome:Students learnt about the important festivals of our country and how these
festivals are celebrated.