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Description and comparative analysis of the celebrations of different religions and confessions

Celebrations

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7.2. Hinduism
Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world, It does not have one God but thousands of gods and goddesses. Hindu’s choose who to worship and this may be influenced through tradition, culture and family life. So the tree ceremonies below are the most popular in the Hindu religion.

Hindus have many Holy days and these depend on which god or goddess they follow. Diwali is the best known and celebrated by many Hindus followed by Holi (Sikh celebration of the return of the sixth Nanak from detention in the Gwalior Fort coincides with Hindu festival of Diwali). Hindus will then celebrate Holy days connected to their chosen gods and goddesses such as Lord Ganesh.

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