Lunar New Year
The Lunar New Year also called the Chinese New Year, marks the first day of the year on the Chinese lunar calendar. It begins on the second new moon after winter solstice and usually is the new moon of February. Mostly, the Chinese New Year festive period lasts for 16 days, starting from Chinese New Year’s eve to the…
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a day for expressing our gratitude for all the abundance in our lives! Offering gratitude for what we receive from nature is an occasion celebrated by almost all cultures globally, though at different times of the year. Thanksgiving is one of the oldest and popular American traditions celebrated as a ‘Harvest festival‘. This year Thanksgiving is…
Guru Nanak Dev ji, a profound Saint
Guru Nanak Dev ji is a revered saint, popular for his teaching that ‘God is one’. Guru Nanak is said to have travelled far and wide across Asia and Middle-East to spread the message of ik onkar (meaning ‘one God’), who is the eternal truth and dwells in every creation. Born on the Full Moon day of the Hindu lunar month…
Deepavali, ‘The Fesival of Lights’
ABOUT DEEPAVALI The festive time of Deepavali, “The Festival of Lights” marks the victory of light over darkness. Deepavali or Diwali the ‘Festival of Lights’ is one of the most prominent festival in India and South-East Asia, celebrated with great warmth, joy, and shining grandeur, just like Christmas is celebrated in many parts of the world. The word Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word Deepavali, which means a row of lights….