why we celebrate dussehra festival in India

 Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami, Dussehra, or Dashain) is a Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. It is a gazetted holiday in India and the brightest half-tenth day of the month of Ashwin (Ashvayuja) (Shukla Paksha) according to the Hindu calendar. In Hindu culture, Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, Dussehra, Durga-Visarjan or Dussehra, is celebrated nine days after Navratri. festival of Dussehra begins on the sixth day of the waning moon in the month of Ashwin / Karthika and ends on the tenth day of September or October according to the Gregorian calendar. According to the Hindu lunar calendar, Dussehra falls on Monday, October 26, 2020.

Is Dussehra/ Vijaydashmi a Public Holiday?

Dussehra is a public holiday. It is a holiday for the general public, and schools and most businesses are closed. In 2020, it will be Sunday, and some businesses may decide to follow the opening hours of Sunday.

In this Day What Do People Do?

Dussehra is celebrated by many Hindus in India or in temples in India through special prayer meetings and food offerings to the deities. They hold dot door fairs, festivities and large parades with statues of the ancient Sri Lankan king Ravana. In the evening the burning statues burn. Dussehra is the culmination of the Navratri festival.

In some parts of India, many local festivals last up to 10 days. Local events:

• Performances of Ram Leela (short edition of the epic Ramayana) in northern India.

• A big festival and procession including the Chamundeshwari Devi on the elephant throne in the city of Mysore in the state of Karnataka.

• Blessing of household appliances like books, computers, cooking pots, vehicles in the state of Karnataka.

• In Bengal, specialities are made including Lucchi (Deep Fried Flat Bread) and Alur Dome (Deep Fried Masala Potato Snacks).

Many Hindus believe that it is lucky to start a new venture, project or journey in Dussehra. The leaves can be gifted from the Shami tree (Prosopis spezigera) as a symbol of the exile of the Pandava brothers in the Mahabharata stories.

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Why We Celebrate Dussehra festival in India

Dussehra celebrates is the victory of the Hindu god Ram over the sprite and the victory of good over evil. The epic of the Ramayana tells the story of the take-over of the beautiful Sita by the wife of Sri Ram which should be carried only by Ravana, the demon king of Lanka.

Ravana plays an important role in the Ramayana. Ravana had a sister named Surpanakha. She fell in love with Rama and Lakshmana brothers and wanted to marry one of them. Lakshmana refused to marry her, and Rama could not because he was married to Sita.

Shurpanakha threatens to kill Sita to marry Rama. This irritated Lakshmana who had cut off Shurpanaka's nose and ears. Ravana kidnaps Sita to avenge his sister's injuries. Rama and Lakshmana later fought to save Sita. They were helped by the monkey god Hanuman and a large army of monkeys.

The Mahabharata is another Hindu story that participates in the Dussehra festival. The Pandavas are five brothers, they fought against the evil forces with a distinctive arsenal of weapons. They laid down their arms and went into exile for a year. They hid their weapons in a Shami tree. They were found in the same place when they returned from exile. They worshipped the tree before they went to war, and they won. This epic is also remembered on the occasion of Dussehra.