Bhoot Chaturdashi

Originally posted on Indrosphere:
ভূত চতুর্দশী or Bhoot Chaturdashi (‘bhoot’ means ‘ghost’ and ‘chaturdashi’ is the fourteenth night of the moon’s cycle) is a kind of Indian Halloween, which is observed in every Bengali household on the fourteenth day of Krishna Paksha i.e. during the waning period of the moon, and it happens before the…

Manda festival: Praying for rain

Originally posted on Indrosphere:
With Sarhul festival over on Sunday, April 10, Manda festival was on Wednesday, April 13. While Sarhul is celebrated to mark beginning of New Year by worshiping trees, Manda is celebrated to pray for rain. The traditional festivals of the tribals are being celebrated even today with undaunted belief and maintaining…

Earth Day – Save Earth from Humans

Earth Day is on April 22nd every year. Earth Day is a day to remember to take care of our planet, Earth. We can take care of our planet by keeping it clean.  On Earth Day, we remind ourselves and everyone on Earth  that  we  must  do  these  things.  We  must  do  these  things  every …