Festivals of Bihar
Bihar
is a place with very good history, land of Buddha, where freedom movement was
started, which has given birth to lot of intellectuals whose knowledge, is
spread worldwide. Bihar is a place which has rich culture heritage and follows
even till today.Traditional festivals are celebrated with happiness. Some important festivals
celebrates are Chatth Puja, Sama-Chakeva, Ram Navami, Makar-Sankranti, Bihula,
Madhushravani, Teej, Pitrapaksha Mela at Gaya, Sonepur Fair.
Chatt Puja:
This pooja is celebrated twice a year. Once in Chaitra
and the next in the month of Kartik. People worship sun during the sunset time.
This is a festival for cleanliness. Even though it is festival celebrated for 4
days people maintain purity for even a month. Women do fasting during this
pooja time for family well being.
Sama-Chakeva:
This festival is celebrated during the time of year
when birds migrate from Himalayas to Mithila. This usually happens during the
winter season. The specialty of the festival is that girls make idols of birds
with and decorate them. This festival also marks relationship between brothers
and sisters. This festival starts when birds migrate to Mithila and ends when
they go back. This is basically to welcome them and wishing them to return next
time.
Ram
Navami:
People
celebrate the day when Lord Ram was born with fasting and prayers.Makar-Sankranti: celebrated as the beginning of summer season, also known as
Tila Sankranti. People offer to poor on this day, fast and pray.
Bihula:
People pray Goddess Manasa
for the wellness of the family. Celebrated mostly by the people in Bhagalpur
district.
Madhushravani:
This is the festival celebrated with great joy in
the reajoin of Mithilanchal remainding people to follow tradition and region in
day to day life.
Teej:
It is the festival celebrated by women. This festival is
dedicated to Goddess Parvathi and Lord Shiva.
Pitrapaksha Mela:
It is a festival that takes place at Gaya where
Pindaadan is performed by the relatives of the people who are dead.
Sonepur Fair
It is the animal fair which takes place every year,
Asia’s biggest fair which takes for a period for 15 days. Millions People from
so many places visit here every year.
Shraavana Mela
Shravana mela is of Sultanganj is of great importance. Shraavana Mela
is organized every year in July-August. Bihula-Bishari Puja of Anga region also
is a great festival of Bihar.Apart from Chhath, all major festivals of India are
celebrated in Bihar, such as Makar Sankranti, Sarasawati Puja, Holi,
Id-ud-Fitra, Id-ud-Joha (Bakrid), Muharram, Ram Nawami, Rath yatra, Rakhi,
Mahashivaratri, Durga Puja, Diwali, Laxmi Puja, Christmas, Mahavir Jayanti,
Buddha Purnima, and several other local festivals as well.
Long story short all I can say is rest of the nation know BIHAR as a politically corrupt state. But blogs such as this one unveils what lies behind those walls of misjudgement . People have a tendency to believing what's wrong and doubting what's right . But now with open eyes we all see that Bihar is a traditionally rich state that there is.. And less politically divided as it's inhibitants are culturally united :) I thank the blogger for sharing and encourage him to write more :)
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