JANMASHTAMI CELEBRATIONS
Janmashtami marks the birth of Lord Krishna. All rituals and
puja happen after midnight becauseit is said that Lord Krishna was born on a
stormy rainy night at 12. Through thenight, devotees sing songs of Lord
Krishna. On the next day of Janmashtami,there is the Dahi Handi.On this day, ahandi or a clay pot filled with buttermilk is
tied high up. A human pyramid ismade and the topmost person on the pyramid
tries to break the handi by hittingit with the help of the coconut put on the
top of the pot. The Dahi Handi festival symbolizes the mischievouspranks of
Lord Krishna and his love for buttermilk. Dahi Handi is celebrated in
Maharashtra only. Other states celebrate in other varied fun ways.Janmashtamifestival was celebrated on Tuesday, 09thAugust
2012. Boys of the Junior Kg. class came
dressedlike Lord Krishna and girls came dressed like Radha and Gopi's. Aspart
of the Janmashtami celebrations, children were shown a short movie on
LordKrishna. A dahi-handi event was arranged in the school premises and
the school staffperformed the activity of breaking the dahi-handi. Children
witnessed the eventwith a great excitement.
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