Festivals and fairs have always used to be a part of India and will remain so forever to add to India's Colors and integrity. Just give a glance in these fairs and festivals in order to become a part of India. It is a land of festivals and fairs. Every festival has some or the other historic, traditional or religious importance. On each day, there is a festival celebrated in some part of the country.

Pongal is celebrated in the southern part of the India. In the morning on this day families everywhere gather around a new earthen pot. When the pot of milk boils over, marks prosperity, a shout of "Pongal Pongal" fills the air.

Republic Day is India's great National Holiday. The celebrations are most colorful in Delhi, the capital. Republic Day Celebrating the anniversary of India's establishment as a Republic 26th January 1950, all the state capitals resound with the beating of drums and parading of the army including the three armed forces, followed by floats and dancers from all parts of the country starting from India Gate and ending at the famous and historical Red Fort.

Vasant Panchami is a festival in honor of Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom and learning. This festival is particularly important to the people from West Bengal.

Maha Shivaratri This is a day of keeping fast and is dedicated to Lord Shiva, the third deity of the Hindu trinity. Religious people pray throughout the night. Processions to the festivals are followed by chanting of mantras and anointing of lingams. Mostly there are fairs around temples for the entertainment of villagers .

Holi marks the beginning of the spring season and the end of the frosty winters. On the eve of Holi, bonfires are built to symbolize the end of the evil demon Holika.It is celebrated by throwing colored water, powder and balloons at each other.

Jamshed-i Navroz is the New Year's Day according to the Falsi calendar for the parsi community. They celebrate this day by feasting and visiting temple.

Mahavir Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira, The 24th and the last jain Tirthankar.It is a major jain festival. It is a day of prayers. Most of the jains fast on this day’s. There are celebrations in all Jain temples and pilgrimages to Jain shrines.

Ram Navami is the day when Lord Rama took birth and is celebrated as a day of great joy, with the chanting of prayers and the singing of ballads. On this day processions are carried out in Ayodhya,the birth place of Lord Rama.Temples all over India are decorated with lights and flowers.

Good Friday is a festival of Christians and is celebrated with great zeal in India . Good Friday is the day on which Jesus laid down his life for the good of humanity. Services and recitals of religious music are held in the churches.

Easter The Resurrection of Christ is celebrated with fervor by the Christians. The occasion is solemnized in some parts of the country by processions being taken out.

Baisakhi is the joyful festival of the Punjab and is celebrated with dances and happiness. The solar new year's day is observed on this day throughout northern India. Hindus take holy dips in Ganges. The Sikhs attach religious significance to day, as it is day of the formation of the Singh, who converted the Sikhs into a martial race. On this day in 1699, Guru Gobind Singh organized the Sikhs into the 'Khalsa'. In Punjab, farmers start their harvesting operations on this day with great enthusiasm.

Id-ul-Fitr or Ramazan Id is a day of feasting and rejoicing as it marks the end of the end of Ramazan (Ramadan), the Muslim time of fasting.

Buddha Purnima The Buddha's birth, enlightenment and his reaching nirvana, all the three occasions are celebrated on this day. The Buddha is supposed to have gone through each of these experiences on the same day, but of different years.

Rath yatra of Lord Jagannath makes its stately journey from his temple in Puri, Orissa. Similar, but far less grandiose festivals take place in other locations. People gather in huge numbers from all over India to participate in the festival.

Nag Panchami The festival of Nag Panchami is celebrated throughout the country in the month of Shravana (July-August). This festival is dedicated to Ananata, the serpent whose coils Lord Vishnu rests between universes. Offerings are made to snakes as they are supposed to have the power over the monsoon rainfall and keep evil from homes. Snakes are worshiped and offered milk.

Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in India in the month of Shravana (July-August), that signifies the strength of bonding between brothers and sisters. Raksha Bandhan is an integral part of the Hindu family structure whereby a woman ties a rakhi on the wrist of her brother to remind him to protect her if the need arises. The festival is celebrated as Coconut Day in Maharashtra as the monsoon seas are calmed by coconuts thrown to the god of waters, Varuna.

Independence Day India attained independence on 15th August 1947. It is celebrated as the anniversary of India's independence. The prime Minister delivers an address from Delhi's Red Fort. The national flag is hoisted on the red fort. It is celebrated all over the country with flag-hosting ceremonies.

Janamashtami The birth of lord Krishna , is celebrated throughout India. Devotees celebrate it by fasting and prayers, which is followed by feasting. The temples remain open throughout the night .Scenes of lord Krishna's childhood are enacted in Mathura and Vrindavan. On the next morning . Earthern pots filled with butter, favorite of lord krishna are tied to several places at certain heights and People try to break this pot by forming pyramides. This is really a challenging work to do.

Bakri-id It is also known as Id-ul-Azha. It is celebrated on the 10th day of the Muslim month Zil-Haj. Bakr-id celebrates the sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim, who willingly agreed to kill his own son at the behest of God. To celebrate the event Muslims sacrifice one animal per family or group of families. There are prayers in mosques, feasting, and rejoicing. New clothes are bought and greetings are exchanged.

Onam is Kerala's notable festival. It is celebrated with great fun. It is primarily a harvest festival observed not only in every home but also out in the open, against the backdrop of lush green tropical vegetation in which the region abounds. Onam is also celebrated in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The lawns in the houses are decorated with floral motifs, swings are tied, and delicious food is cooked. Processions of caparisoned elephants are taken out and snake boat races are held. People get together for various games, which is followed by dance and music.

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in the honor of lord Ganesha. This festival is dedicated to the popular elephant headed God, Ganesha. Pune, madras, and Bombay are the important centers of celebration. Ganesha is believed to be the remover of obstacles. In Maharashtra, huge images of Ganesha are carried in procession. On specific dates in the following ten days, these images are immersed in the sea or rivers with thousands of worshippers dancing and singing after them.

Ladakh Festival The blend of various cultures of various parts of Asia like Central Asian, Tibetan, Northern India are found in Ladakh. It is a 15 day festival i.e From the 1st to the 15th of September. Folk dances and songs, its age-old social and cultural ceremonies, its art and handicrafts, all come alive in a colorful kaleidoscope.

Navaratri/Dussehra/Durga Pooja. Navaratri, the Festival of Nine Nights, is celebrated in honor of goddesses Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. It is celebrated all over the country with lot of energy and enthusiasm. People wear traditional outfits like ghagra choli and play garba and dandiya ras. The tenth day, Dussehra, marks the victory of Rama, of the epic Ramayana, over Ravana. In many places it culminates with the burning of huge images of Ravana and his accomplices, celebrating the victory of the good over evil. It is also known as Vijayadashami. In Mysore in the hilltop Chamundi temple, Dussera is a picturesque festival. With the decline of the royal family of Mysore however the festival has lost some its traditional lustre.

Deepawali, the festival of " love ", is the most important of all Hindu festivals. It is celebrated in the month of Kartika according to the Hindu calender. It is believed that it was on this day that Rama entered Ayodhya after 14 years of exile. This is perhaps the happiest of Hindu festivals. Diwali is an occasion of great excitement and rejoicing all over the country. Every single place is turned into a fairyland with thousands of flickering oil lamps and electric lights illuminating homes and public buildings. Huge number of lamps are lighted at night, giving the impression that the stars have descended on earth. These lights are symbolic of the spiritual light dispelling evil and the darkness of ignorance. Deepawali is also celebrated as the day when the demon of darkness and dirt, Narakasura, was destroyed by Krishna. People burst crackers and distribute sweets and greet each other.

Gandhi Jayanthi- Gandhiji is called the father of the nation. It is celebrated on the 2nd of oct every year. Prayers and meetings are held at Raj Ghat where he was cremated. He was a great freedom fighter and the follower of Non voilence. He told that non violence can prove more effective than violent ways of solving a problem.

Gurupurab or Guru Nanak jayanti is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak who founded the Sikh faith. For two days and nights preceding the festival the Granth Saheb (Scriptures) is read. On the day of the festival, the Granth Saheb is taken out in a grand procession. The celebrations all over the country specially at Amritsar are the most impressive. Prayers, meeting and processions are carried out particularly in punjab. Sikh conduct 'langer' {distribution of food }in the Guru Dawara

Govardhan Pooja A Hindu festival dedicated to the holiest of animals for the Hindus, the cow.

Christmas is widely celebrated all over India and is especially in Goa and Kerala, where some of the local culture has been absorbed into the festivities. The birth anniversary of Jesus Christ is celebrated by Christians with special enthusiasm in big cities like Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta, where shops and homes take on a festive air. Families get together around decorated trees and gifts are exchanged.