Assignment of class VI - A

  Chapter - FESTIVALS OF INDIA

Q 1 )  How do people celebrate Gokul Ashtami ?

Ans :  The people celebrate their birthday of Lord Krishna on Gokul Ashtami . The streets are filled with    

          men and boys singing and dancing . They hold hands and form a long of chain and they dance . The 

          men make a tall pyramid by climbing on one another's shoulder . The man write on the top of the 

          human pyramid then breaks the pot hung high up above the street . They usually find some money            

          inside the pot which they share among themselves .

Q 2) Which is the most important  Muslim festival ?

Ans : The most important Muslim festival is Ramzan Id . It comes at the end of the month of fasting for all

         Muslim .

Q 3) Which important festival do the Sikhs observe ?

Ans : The important festival the Sikhs observe is the Birthday of Guru Nanak __ a great saint of the Sikhs .    

Q 4) What is the Parsee new year day ?

Ans : The important festival of the Parsee is Pateti . The day after that is their new year .

Q 5) Why is Christmas celebrated ?

Ans : Christmas is celebrated by Christian all over the world to mark the birthday of lord Jesus Christ . 

Q 6) Why is Diwali called the " Festival of Lights " ?

Ans : Diwali is called the " Festival of Lights " because throughout the country even the poorest home is            

         decorated with rose of clay lamps lit with oil . In the evening the people burst crackers and let off all        

         sorts of fireworks .

Q 7) Why do Hindu businessman consider Diwali and important day ?

Ans : Hindu businessman consider Diwali as important day because it is the beginning of their business year .

Q 8) What does Vasant dance represent ?

Ans : The Vasant dance represents a change of seasons . It tells us about the coming of spring .

Q 9) Why do people spray colour on one another at Holi ?

Ans : The people spray colour on one another at  Holi because the colours represent the bright look that 

         nature puts on in spring .

Q 10) Which are the national holidays observed in our country ?

Ans : The national holiday observed in our country are Independence day on 15th of August , Republic day on 26th of January and Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd of October