2007-10-21 22:15:52 · 14 answers · asked by Vick (Philadelphia Phreedom) 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Vijayadashami (Hindi and Marathi: विजयादशमी, Kannada:ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ), also known as Dussehra (Hindi: दशहरा, Kannada: ದಸರ, Marathi: दसरा), "Dashain" in Nepali, or Mohani Nakha in(Nepal Bhasa:मोहनी नख:), is a festival celebrated across Nepal and India. It is celebrated on the tenth day of the bright half of the Hindu month of Ashwayuja or Ashwina, and is the grand culmination of the 10-day annual festival of Dasara or Navaratri. The legend underlying the celebration, as also its mode of conduct, vary vastly by region; however, all festivities celebrate the victory of the forces of Good over Evil. It is also considered to be an auspicious day to begin new things in life. It is the largest festival of Nepal and celebrated by Hindu and non-Hindu as well.
In Southern India, Eastern India and Western India, the festival of Navaratri which culminates with Vijayadashami commemorates the legend in which the Goddess Durga, also known as Chamundeshwari or Mahishasura Mardini, vanquishes the demon Mahishasura, an event that is said to have taken place in the vicinity of the present day city of Mysore in Karnataka. In Northern India, the same 10-day festival commemorates the victory of Rama, prince of Ayodhya in present-day Uttar Pradesh, over Ravana, the ruler of Lanka, who according to the Ramayana had abducted Sita Devi, the consort of the former, and held her captive in his realm.
2007-10-21 22:22:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well we have nothing here in Johnson City but nearby the have a bunch of hillbilly festivals which I can not bother to keep up with. Oh, we do have the Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough TN. I always head down to Sundown in the City though in K-Ville, TN.
2007-10-22 05:47:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tower Days. It's named after the water towers. I know, what? Apparently, just because the water towers were painted like Old Glory for the bicentennial in '76, they decided that was the best thing about my city and named the week-long June festivities Tower Days.
2007-10-22 05:27:12 · answer #3 · answered by PontificalPape 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
juat a wee bit west of me is the Laurel Leaf Festival, and a wee bit south of us is Everything Groundhog... from groundhog day to a festival a month every month to worship that little rodent
2007-10-22 05:49:07 · answer #4 · answered by Metemucil Mama 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We have an annual River festival,takes place around the Arkansas River....and in Ks. we call it the "Ark-kansas" river
not "Ar-ken-saw"..just a lil' tip in case ya ever drop by Ks. for a spell..=)
2007-10-22 05:30:20 · answer #5 · answered by legendary~cool 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Last weekend we had our Applebutter Festival.
It's not really big and it's mostly about how applebutter used to be made in a copper kettle over an open fire.
I've lived here since 1987 and haven't been to it yet.
2007-10-22 06:05:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sundown in the City. Knoxville, Tennessee.
2007-10-22 05:18:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
What month/ week/ and season?
Every week there is some ethnic festival going on where I live.
2007-10-22 16:37:23 · answer #8 · answered by staymay 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's called Rosefest.
2007-10-22 05:23:03 · answer #9 · answered by Novella (again) 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
we have music festivals: baybeats and mosaic
arts/ dance festival: womad (world of music and dance) and bienalle
2007-10-22 05:19:33 · answer #10 · answered by hannie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋