ISBN10: 8183291910, ISBN13: 9788183291910, [publisher: Shree Pub] Hardcover Contents Preface. 1. Hindu festivals. 2. Islamic festivals. 3. Christian festivals. 4. Sikh festivals. 5. Parsi (Zoroastrian) Festivals. 6. Jain festivals. 7. National cultural and other festivals. Bibliography. Index. A festival is an event usually staged by a local community which centers on some unique aspect of that community. Among many religions a feast or festival is a set of celebrations in honour of God or Gods. A feast and a festival are historically interchangeable. However the term feast has also entered common secular parlance as a synonym for any large or elaborate meal. When used as in the meaning of a festival most often refers to a religious festival rather than a film or art festival. Fairs and festivals are moments of remembrance and commemoration of the birthdays and great deeds of Gods Goddesses Hero's Heroine's Gurus Prophet's and Saints. Festivals are awaited with interest and celebrated with great enthusiasm. Festivals have become a reason for meeting place of the people and the common language shared of human experience the perception of the larger world as the larger family. They encourage the outward vision and generosity of heart and mind a true celebration of life in every way. Festivals have forever been and will forever be a celebration that is an exaltation and reaffirmation of life itself. This study Encyclopaedia of Great Festivals intends to ...