FESTIVALS
This festival celebrates victory of good over evil.
Diwali
This diamond shaped sweet is made with silver leaf
Kaju Katli
Festival is celebrated to honor the goddess Durga victory over Mahishasura
Navratri/Dussehra
Hindu God birthday is celebrated with Dahi Hindi
Lord Krishna
This festival in Spain involves massive food fight
La Tomatina
This festival marks arrival of spring
Holi
Syrup soaked sweet made from deep frying milk solids called khoya
Gulab Jamun
Celebrated in Germany and around the world, famous for beer tents and Bavarian music
Octoberfest
This deity is celebrated by making clay idols
Lord Ganesha
Kai po che
This festival celebrates people dancing the bhangra and lights bonfires
Lohri
This Maharashtrian dumpling is made from rice flour and jaggery and its a favorite of one main god
Modak
This festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh as a way to thank the Sun God
Pongal/Makar Sankranthi
This person is known for his righteousness and skill in archery and is one of the 5 brothers
Yudhishthira
Name the movie- Balam Pichkari Jo tune....
Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani
This festival marks the Tamil New Year and celebrates sun's movement into Capricorn
Pongal
This sweet from Odisha and Bengal is made from fresh china, soaked in milk
Ras Malai
This festival commemorates the rededication of second temple in Jerusalem, celebrated for 8 nights
Hanukkah
This figure was born in Bethlehem and spent 40 days fasting in desert
Jesus
Name 4 names of KRISHNA
madhusudana govinds gopala vasudeva keshava shyam devakinandan ranchhod yashodanandan kanha
This festival features boat races, flower carpets and legend of King Mahabalis annual visit to his people
Onam
Prepared during Makar Sankranti is considered auspicious and eaten to welcome harvest season
Sesame ladoo or sesame chikki
Mexican festival honors deceased loved ones with marigolds, sugar skulls
Day of the Dead
Son of Guru Dronacharya and was cursed with immortality after he killed some sleeping sons of great warriors
Ashwatthama
American Holiday originally marked the armistice ending world war 1 in 1918
Veterans Day/Armistice Day