Q1.
There are some festivals or months in which people like swinging on swings. Collect some information about those festivals or months, and share it with the class.
Answer
This is a find-out-and-tell task. Ask at home first — grandparents know these festivals best. Then look in the library or on a news website with an elder.
What to collect about each festival: its name, the month, the state or region, and what people do with the swing.
| Festival | Month | Where | What happens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hariyali Teej | Sawan (July–August) | Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab | Swings are hung from the trees. Women in green clothes swing and sing Teej songs together. |
| Jhulan Yatra | Sawan (July–August) | Vrindavan, West Bengal, Odisha, Manipur | Idols of Radha and Krishna are placed on a beautifully decorated swing and gently swung. |
| Raja Parba | mid-June | Odisha | Rope swings are tied to mango and banyan trees. Girls swing on them and sing songs. |
| Onam | Chingam (August–September) | Kerala | Tall oonjal swings hang from big branches. Children take turns on them during the ten days. |
| Dol Purnima / Holi | Phalgun (March) | West Bengal, Odisha, Assam | The deity is placed on a swing, called a dola, and rocked while people sing. |
How to share it with the class:
- Choose one festival, so you can speak about it properly.
- Say its name and its month in the first sentence.
- Say where it is celebrated.
- Say what people do on the swing.
- End with one line about your own family, if they celebrate it.
Sample answer: I found out about Hariyali Teej. It comes in the month of Sawan, when the rains have made everything green. In Rajasthan and Haryana, people tie swings to the big trees. Women wear green bangles, swing together and sing Teej songs. My aunt says she swung on a neem tree swing in her village every Sawan.
Why so many swing festivals fall in Sawan: Sawan is the rainy month. The fields are green and the air is cool after the hot summer. It is the pleasantest time to sit on a swing under a tree — which is exactly what our poet felt.
Try this: Ask your grandmother or grandfather whether they had a swing when they were children. Ask what it was made of, and where it was tied. Their answer is the best information of all.