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Competencies
C-1.2, C-4.2

• Critical thinking
• Socio-emotional skills
• Information literacy
21st CENTURY SKILLS
• AIL
• Collaboration
4 The Festivals We Celebrate

Warm Up

This is a festival of lights. This festival is celebrated by the Jewish
people. What festival is it?

I B O V L L B I

Write the previous letter of
each letter and you will have

the answer.

Festivals are the celebrations of some events. A
festival is a special moment. India is a land of

festivals. Almost every day, some festivals are being
celebrated in some part of our country. Festivals

bring fun, joy and happiness. It is the time for
singing, dancing and fairs. Some festivals are

celebrated throughout the country by everybody. Saraswati Puja in West Bengal
Some festivals are celebrated in some states only. We generally celebrate the

national, religious and harvest festivals. We also celebrate the birthdays
of some great people as festivals.

The National Festivals

We celebrate three national festivals. These are Independence Day, Republic

Day and Gandhi Jayanti. These festivals are celebrated in all the States
of India and by everybody.

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