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प्रश्न
Name the festival that you enjoy most of all. Fill in the facts about that festival.
- Name of the festival:
- When it is celebrated:
- Why it is celebrated:
- How it is celebrated:
- Special cuisine:
- Other special features:
उत्तर
- Name of the festival: Diwali
- When it is celebrated: It is celebrated every autumn between October and November.
- Why it is celebrated: Diwali is a holiday in South India celebrating the day that Lord Krishna killed the demon Narakasura. In northern India, rows of clay lamps are lit in honor of the tale of King Rama's return to Ayodhya following his victory over Ravana.
- How it is celebrated: Along with their homes and places of employment, people also clean and decorate temples. Candles and oil lamps are used to brighten the surroundings, and devotional offerings, or puja, are made. Additionally, people frequently wear jewellery and brand-new, elegant clothing or cleanse themselves with water and aromatic oils. Families may plan feasts where gifts and sweets (mithai) are exchanged. Many towns, cities, and villages host fairs (melas) and light fireworks in the evening.
- Special cuisine: Samosa, aloo bunda, gulab jamun, sooji halwa, murukku, namak pare, gajar ka halwa, gujiya, kalakand, batasha, rasgulla, soan papdi, etc.
- Other special features: People dress to the nines, light fireworks, worship Lakshmi, the goddess of riches and prosperity, light diyas and rangoli to light up the inside and outside of their homes, and give gifts and mithai (sweets) during family feasts during Diwali.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following passage and do the activities:
B1 Match:
Match the areas given in Column ‘A’ with the description of Mehendi design given in Column ‘B’:
| 'A' | 'B" | ||
| (i) | North African | (a) | A mix of Indo-Pakistani and Arabic design |
| (ii) | Indian | (b) | Delicate loops and curves, paisleys, teardrops |
| (iii) | Arabic | (c) | Geometrical images |
| (iv) | South Asian | (d) | Local textiles, paintings, and architecture |
Henna comes from the leaves of the plant Lawsonia inertias. The plant grows in hot and dry climes and is native to North Africa, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East. The leaves of the plant are dried and crushed to powder. Various additives such as coffee decoction, tea, lime juice, Mehendi and eucalyptus oil are mixed with the henna powder to increase the potency of the dry, this also helps to bind the powder to a paste-like consistency. The mixture is applied through cones in intricate patterns depending on the region of use.
Album of Patterns
Four major styles can be found in the vast dictionary of Mehendi designs. Earlier the application was restricted to hand and feet, but the adoption of Mehendi by different cultures throughout the world has seen experimentation on different body parts including the neck naval and back.
North African patterns rely on geometrical images to trace the shape of hands and feet, Arabic designs borrow heavily from local textiles, paintings, and architecture. These are more spaced out, to allow the design to stand out boldly from the skin parts left untouched by henna. The Indian style comprises of delicate loops and curves, paisleys, teardrops and flowers that give a dainty filigreed glow-like effect. Though intricate patterning is the name of the game today, this trend took off in India only during the 20th century. The patterns preferred by the South Asian countries are mixed with Indo-Pakistani and Arabic design schemes. Chinese and Celtic symbols now find a place in the vast repertoire of Mehendi designs as well.
B2 Complete:
Complete the following and write:
(i) The procedure before applying henna _______
(ii) The reasons for using additives _______
(iii) The suitable climatic conditions for the henna plant _______
(iv) Mehendi is used on _______
B3 Find words:
Look at the following description and find out proper words from the passage and write:
(i) Existing naturally in the place : - n _______
(ii) Consist of something: - c _______
(iii) Delicate decoration made from gold, silver and copper wire: - f _______
(iv) Substance that is added in small quantity : - a _______
B4 Language study:
Fill in the blanks with suitable subordinators given in the box:
| as well as, so that, however, which |
(i) The mixture is applied through cones in intricate patterns _______ depend on the region of use.
(ii) The intricate pattern is the name of the game of today _______, this trend took off in India, recently.
(iii) North African pattern relies on geometrical images ______ they can trace the shape of hands and feet.
(iv) The patterns preferred by the South Asian countries are mixed with Indo-Pakistani _______ Arabic design schemes.
B5 Personal Response:
Which Mehendi design do you like? Why?
What, according to Russell, is the importance of love in life?
What would you say are 'the finer growths' that the story supports in a novel?
Form groups and discuss what must have happened to the handkerchief. Write the story in your own words.
Read aloud with the leader: Form groups of five. Read the passage aloud in groups. The leader begins every sentence and stops after a few words. The other members complete the sentence, reading it aloud in the chorus.
Read the passage and answer the following:
Which book is introduced in the passage?
Find out how the following game is played.
Football
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
springtime
Why did the farmer have to travel far?
Identify the character or the speaker.
“I was cruel and selfish.”
