Question

monsoon is a unifying bound. write a short note on festivities associated with it in variouis parts of the country.

Answer 1

1) Himalayas protect India from extremely cold winds of Central Asia and this enables North India to have uniformly higher temperatures when compared to other areas of same latitudes
2) Similarly, Peninsular plateau experience moderate temperature conditions and thus, monsoon plays unifying influence on India as the seasonal alteration of wind systems and the associated weather conditions provide a rhythmic cycle of seasons
3) Indian festivals are associated not only with Gods but they are closely connected with elements like wind, rain, fire, trees etc. In Tamil Nadu, women celebrate Aadi Perukku as a tribute to water and this festival is celebrated mostly near rivers, lakes, etc
4) Minjar festival of Himachal Pradesh is celebrated as a thanks giving ceremony to Rain God and it is also a prayer for good harvest.
5) In Orissa, Raja Parva is a monsoon festival celebrated by women and they pray for good harvest
6) Thus, monsoon binds the whole country by providing water every year to set the agricultural activities alive and as a result, people of India from North to South and from East to West eagerly await the arrival of monsoon in India