Most Popular Fairs and Festivals of Haryana
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5. Gangore:
The festival of Gangore is annually celebrated in the state of Haryana. It is celebrated in the months of March and April, or in the month of Chet Sudi-3 by the Punjabi calendar. The idols of Gangore and Ishar are decorated. They are taken out as a part of a procession. There are devotional melodies sung by the women in praise of the Lord. This is a festival that celebrates the advent of spring. Goddess Gauri is worshipped in this festival by the unmarried women of the household.
6. Baisakhi:
This festival marks the Hindu New Year. It is the beginning of the harvest season and is celebrated at the peak of summer. This is a very important festival in the agricultural state of Haryana. It is celebrated on the 13th of April. The Sikhs offer prayers at the gurudwaras on this day. Feasts are prepared and these are consumed after the religious rites of the festival are complete. The community lunch or langar ends the ceremonies. Fairs, songs and dances are an integral part of this celebration.
7. Teej:
Teej is celebrated every year in the state of Haryana. The festivities are held on Sawan Sudi. It welcomes the monsoon season and looks forward to the first showers of the southwest monsoons. The girls apply henna on their hands and receive new clothes from the members of the household. The boys are excused from work. Feasts are prepared.
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The families join to offer prayers. Puja is offered in the mornings. The chowks are decorated and dance and song is held in the evenings, along with the lighting of the lamps. There are processions and the houses are decorated with flowers and rice lights. Temples give away alms to the poor. The families reunite after long breaks to celebrate the festival of Teej together.